I was very worried having bought this without playing, and seeing enough negative reviews I was genuinely worried... I am very glad I didn't cancel my spot! This game is very fun, and belongs in a *HOME* collection. On a route, I don't think I would like it at all. In fact, my first few games on it my heart sunk a bit. I didn't *love* it... it was only after a few games that I really started to get into the genuine fun... the one more game feeling is in this one just like Rick and Morty...
PROs
-Hard enough, deep enough out the gate. Impressed. Nice variety of shots and modes even with the early code. There's a "first shot" 2 ball multiball, and the ability to set the skillshot. They use their many targets wisely. And I think the code will only get better!
-Looks fantastic. Great looking game. The art, the playfield, everything. It looks fantastic and other than the bushes which I'm not a big fan of, not cheaply done at all. Each Spooky game in my opinion looks less and less like a "home brew" and this is no exception. Best looking game yet
-Spooky knocked the theming out of the park - the "story" and clips from the movies are SPOT ON, although I'm not a fan of *their* animations (Michael in the back seat for example), they look.... I don't know, far from amazing. Almost like stop motion animation.... think early South Park lol. I think they could have done better in this department. They also could use a few more videos, although I haven't discovered nearly all of them
-Great callouts!!
-The sound system is phenomenal. Great speakers. Kills competitors in my opinion.
-Price. Compared to competitor's, for what you get this is really good value
Cons
-A bit confusing on where to shoot at any time
-Rules could use some polish. There's one mode that the callout says "Don't shoot the red targets" and there's a message on the screen "hint: Shoot red targets". That's only example. I think this is stuff that can be fixed though..
-Animations, as mentioned above, are just meh.
-Had some problems with various things, and unfortunately the only way I could fix the orbit shot was getting 3rd party magnet switches (forget the name)
-Too many subway shots kills the flow. Although this is probably more on purpose than anything, the amount of subway shots (5) that each take 2-3 seconds minimum to get the ball back really hurt the flow of the game. It's the most start-stop game I have probably ever played. For this reason, I can't also see this game on route or a casual fan (unless they are really into Halloween) really liking this one
At any rate, if you like Halloween, or have a collection of more than 3 games I think this will fit in great. I would recommend it, but I could also see why some people wouldn't like it as well. It's very start-stop like I mentioned and if you don't take time to figure out the rules (yes I know there's a rules card lol) you may not like it much, but for me it's lots of fun. I'm not sure what my combined rating will come up to but I would give it an 8.5/10. It's also worth mentioning that it's probably the best horror game ever.
Oh, and there is most definitely a ONE MORE GAME feel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Black Lagoon, CA
Jakarta
La Pocatière, QC
