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Family Guy

Pinside Rating

This game received 364 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.864 _/10

7.864

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #109 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 7.828

Artwork: 7.681

Sounds/Music: 7.827

Other Aspects: 7.879

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9.500/10

7 years ago

GIL

Time4akshun

Pinside member

Morris Plains, NJ

8y 27,150 61 13 10

Excellent Pat Lawler game. Have one that is HUO and love it. So beautiful. Kids love it too. Keeper.

Time4akshun has owned this game in the past.

6.703/10

8 years ago

BRU

brucipher

Pinside member

12y 91,300 1,697 23

I wanted to love this game since I love Family Guy, but in the end I really didn't like the mini pinball machine and felt it takes a lot away from the rest of the game.

6.103/10

8 years ago

ALB

BertoDRINK1

Pinside member

Acworth, GA

8y 75,800 586 27 25

This doesn't do it for me the flow isn't right for me and the upper play field doesn't work well.

7.244/10

8 years ago

JAM

jroakland

Pinside member

Oakland, CA

13y 60,050 106 7 111

jus pretty good ,i dnt care for the small upper playfield,every time i play one on location it jus dosnt seem to fun to me,if there was one f.g to play on location close to me i would pass on it. south park and sherk are the others... if there wer only those three to play id probly play family guy.not a keeper

6.653/10

8 years ago

YOS

Yoski

Pinside member

Sebring, FL

9y 88,150 456 17 133

Fairly fun pinball with good call outs and plenty of toys. the layout is not the best which limits flow. The right side is a bit cluttered. The mini playfield seems like a good idea but gets old pretty quick. fun in an arcade but due to limited lastability nothing I would want to own. I know some people absolutely love this game but it just wasn't my thing.

Yoski edited previous rating on June 29, 2016.

9.424/10

8 years ago

TMK

tk-the-jammer

Pinside+ Addict

9y 101K 379 12 109

This is the only Pinball that has caused me to lose a ball numerous times from laughter. Lots of adult humor and innuendo. Being a fan of Family Guy is not a prerequisite to truly appreciate this machine, although I am. The game is fun to play and ball control gets a little crazy. If you do not appreciate the commentary and the ridiculousness of Family Guy it could diminish some of the fun factor. If you are offended this game is definitely not for you. There is not a whole lot of strategy to completing this game just making shots. Shooting the Lois loop to light the TV gets repetitive. A real challenge to play the Stewie pinball multiball on both playfields. I have more fun playing Family Guy than any other table in my collection. It is a real challenge to get to TV Wizard and even harder to get to sperm Attack. There are a lot of underlying objectives to complete.

tk-the-jammer edited previous rating on December 07, 2016.
tk-the-jammer currently owns this game.

7.048/10

8 years ago

JCD

WaddleJrJr

Pinside member

Avon, OH

9y 91,900 2,738 22 20

A decently fun to shoot game with okay rules. The modes are typically low value, and some are time-out-able, however others are worth playing and can be worth big points when stacked with something. Between Stewie Pinball, Crazy Chris, and TV modes, the game does a decent job of requiring the player to shoot around the playfield, however it does start to feel a bit repetitive and grindy.

7.127/10

8 years ago

CDF

Collin

Pinside member

Columbus, OH

11y 116K 5,271 29 82

Pros:
Just plain fun
Good sounds (though I feel they'd get old in home use)
Stewie pinball is kinda fun
Looks good, and well-lit

Cons:
Feels like it doesn't have as many shots as a Lawlor game should
Upper flipper isn't terribly useful
I find the theme a bit obnoxious, but that's all personal preference

8.176/10

8 years ago

DUB

pyrowolf

Pinside member

Unknown

8y 21,800 21 3 6

Oh the amount of VO on this machine is unreal. It's neverending one liners.

pyrowolf has this game on the wishlist.

8.660/10

8 years ago

KL

knockerlover

Pinside+ Frequent

9y 126K 2,002 39 1

I was pleasantly surprised by this one, I actually caught myself giggling while playing the stewie pinball.

5.009/10

8 years ago

RHO

spiroagnew

Inactive member

11y 121K 982 161

I'm surprised this is a Lawlor game. I'm a Pat Lawlor fanboy, I thought he could do no wrong...until I got some time on Family Guy. The game plays like an exercise in style over substance, showcasing the theme above any sort of meaningful gameplay experience. While the Stewie mini-pinball is a novel idea, but I think it cuts the game off at the knees: there is a lot going on beneath and around that area that is blocked from view making for a very frustrating experience. In sum, there are a couple of neat modes, clip-art FG artwork you've come to expect from FG branded merchandise and the overall Stern build-quality cheapness of the era...kind of a shame Lawlor has this one in his oeuvre.

7.792/10

8 years ago

CIN

Lumo

Inactive member

Schieti

9y 9,250 6

The problem I have with this machine is in the balance: the left part of the pinball is kind of empty, where the right part is full, giving me that sense of unbalance in the playfield that somehow annoys me.

Other than that it's a very funny game with a very good ruleset.

9.160/10

8 years ago

TSC

Bowlingpin

Pinside member

Nassau County, NY

9y 62,900 636 3 41

Definitely has that "funny" factor. The show is implemented well into the game/modes.

Update
Sometimes a game rubs off on you once you own it.. Can't quite say it's my favorite theme, but it's definitely good fun! As a player the rules and layout are enough to have you coming back for more. If you're a big fan of family guy and pinball it's a win win.

Bowlingpin edited previous rating on December 24, 2019.
Bowlingpin currently owns this game.

8.364/10

9 years ago

CNY

TheCnyPinGuy

Pinside+ Addict

Sherrill, NY

11y 123K 3,594 10 54 2

Heh Eh Eh

I love Stewie Multi-Ball

and the Humor

if you love the show and pinball = Awesome

Pat Lawlor does it again

TheCnyPinGuy has owned this game in the past.

7.919/10

9 years ago

YPS

cooldan

Inactive member

London

13y 54,800 129 5 53

it's Family Guy, what's not to love?

the Stewie Pinball mini-pinball table complete with mini ball and flippers and ramps is pretty memorable and probably this machine's best feature. it has wonderful cartoon comedy in visuals, sounds and animated dots, but you do get a bit tired of those same old lines after a while.

still, it's a great looking game, a ton of fun to play, and highly recommended.

cooldan edited previous rating on November 21, 2017.
cooldan has owned this game in the past.

8.716/10

9 years ago

JCZ

Meegis

Pinside member

9y 100K 2,741 242

Cant wait to get one of my own.

9.120/10

9 years ago

BBF

Bigbossfan

Pinside member

Oromocto, NB

10y 56,300 1,012 3 18

Incredibly fun pin to play. I like humour in my pins, and FG certainly does not disappoint. It's crude in good old Family Guy standard. Not a good pin if you have young kids.....but a hoot to play with buddies over some beers. Would like to get back in my collection some day.

Bigbossfan has owned this game in the past.

2.500/10

9 years ago

PHI

dirkhermans

Pinside member

Puurs

10y 24,050 66 8 20

Had this one for 2 weeks and sold it again..
Most boring pin i ever owned... Beer can is standing in middle of the playfield which blocks most shots; game rules are boring to me...

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9.012/10

9 years ago

PPE

ff6735

Inactive member

10y 76,150 1,765 6

Fast and flowing. Great call outs, they did an excellent job working with the audio for this game. The humor in the adult version is so Family Guy'ish which makes it really appealing to me.

7.624/10

9 years ago

ARS

thedefog

Pinside member

10y 93,350 5,673 72

This is a decent game, but you'd really have to like Family Guy to want to own it obviously. Can get a little boring and generic feeling in comparison to a number of other games (meaning it really doesn't innovate much, just kinda borrows from a lot of other games). Overall a solid game though.

7.806/10

9 years ago

CJF

PinballChicken

Inactive member

Provo, UT

9y 29,150 21 11 14

Fun Game, hilarious voices that bring you back to to the show. Unique features especially with minature playfield. Great game that will play both the family guy and the shrek code well.

PinballChicken edited previous rating on November 02, 2014.

9.000/10

9 years ago

KEV

Kevgascan

Inactive member

Shelburn, IN

12y 37,400 659 22

Some of the best call outs I've ever heard.

Kevgascan has owned this game in the past.

6.380/10

9 years ago

USA

MrMaryShellys

Inactive member

Unknown

9y 5,750 1 2 9

Ehh..

9.660/10

9 years ago

WAM

Aicfuel

Pinside member

9y 26,400 8 3 16

This is as close to perfect for a modern pinball as you can get for me. It's an easy play that has great graphics....Stewie's machine is a great feature.

9.740/10

9 years ago

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Philipstone

Inactive member

Unknown

10y 11,250 1 9

Greatest comedic pinball machine ever made , sounds and jokes are great, plays fast and fun a must have in a top collection

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