Stern
Indiana Jones Pinside Rating
This game received 216 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.252 /10
Indiana Jones
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 6.978
Artwork: 7.219
Sounds/Music: 7.362
Other Aspects: 7.211
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7.450/10
49 days ago
Gambrills, MD
Will always (rightfully) pale in comparison to the Williams masterpiece, but man, seeing that 8 ball Ark multiball as a kid was the coolest thing in the world.
6.965/10
11 months ago
I wanted to like this machine as I love the theme but it's actually really bad, mainly due to the rules. Nothing seems coordinated, and it's just hit a shot so many times to start a mode which doesn't seem like it even has anything to do with the movies. Really bad theme integration.
8.500/10
1 year ago
Kongsberg
The machine has the same graphics on both sides, so that is a bit cheap. However the graphics are great with colors that I really like. A beautiful thing to look at. The play field is very pretty. One mission for each movie. The Crystal skull is a bit annoying because it is a ramp shot that has to be extremely precise to work. This is also the ramp to get the extra ball. The Ark is the coolest feature of the game. It contains 4 extra balls that rolls out into the play field. 3 more balls are shot automatically from the plunger. You now have a multiball with 8 balls..... Chaotic, but fun. Temple of Doom is a cool mission as well. "I`m not leaving without that stone". All in all I love the game and always play it at least a couple of times when in the game room.
9.853/10
2 years ago
I absolutely love this game. This is the one game my wife and I play and keep coming back to. The fast paced play makes it fun to play and the 8-ball Ark is always insanity! We have played countless machines and this is very under-rated.
Newtownards
6.876/10
2 years ago
I didn’t like this- really wanted to but too many scoops and too much delay in the gameplay. Love Indy but this was a swing and a miss for me- only played a few games so can’t really comment on how it would play over an extended time in the home- hated how it invariably went into a scoop on the left of the pf- maybe it wasn’t set up level but seemed like a design flaw to me. Pity because the theme sings to me as a child of the 80’s and I love Borg games usually (Tron Rules!!!)
5.737/10
2 years ago
If your a Indiana Jones then your probably own the game purely for that and not the gameplay for Lastablity. The game gets old quick. its not particular challenging and for the most part I felt like it was not a well thought out design.
4.495/10
3 years ago
Played Stern Indiana Jones for the first time today in an arcade. There were a few surprises in this game. I particularly liked how the ARK opened up and spilled balls out during multiball. However, the game was pretty meh. It seemed like the ball went into the far left scoop off of too many shots, and the ball spent half the game in there. The art on this game is subpar, and the theme loses points because it features the Crystal Skull movie... which is... bad. Overall, this is a fun game to pop a few games into at the arcade for the sake of variety, but a pin I would not want to rotate through my basement.
8.092/10
4 years ago
Sydney
It's a good game,fun to play.Not a game I'd play every day but still a interesting game.May not be as good as the original but a great game in its own right.If it was compared to other pinballs and not compared to the original IJ this machine would rate better
7.313/10
4 years ago
Aachen
I got to say: I prefer this Indiana Jones pinball.
The original Williams one may be a classic, but I like this one much more. It has cool toys, it´s just fantastic when that 8-Ball Multiball starts and nice shots. The Williams had awful shots and awful artwork. Even if Stern´s Indy´s artwork isn´t perfect as well, it´s still beter than the Williams. The rules may be a bit broken, just backhanding scoop all day is working quite good, but if you don´t play it that way, it can be a lot of fun.
The original Williams one may be a classic, but I like this one much more. It has cool toys, it´s just fantastic when that 8-Ball Multiball starts and nice shots. The Williams had awful shots and awful artwork. Even if Stern´s Indy´s artwork isn´t perfect as well, it´s still beter than the Williams. The rules may be a bit broken, just backhanding scoop all day is working quite good, but if you don´t play it that way, it can be a lot of fun.
7.054/10
4 years ago
Bologna
Another good game ruined by bad rules. Hitting the scoop over and over to score millions. Without this, it would be a nice game. Played it a lot last 5 years and always enjoyed it. I love the 8-ball multiball activable by hitting the ark.
Buffalo
8.476/10
5 years ago
Laval, QC
I had this machine on a trade. I had no great expectations because of it's rating. Big surprise, it's a family and friends favorite. The music, artwork, and theme are very good. Rules are not very deep. Good machine for beginner and whole familly.
8.112/10
5 years ago
This is a tough game for me to rate fairly. But I’ll try. First off, I LOVE Indiana Jones movies. This is a top 3 theme for me, so that alone makes this a keeper for me. But I do admit that the 1993 Williams version is deeper, more well designed and better in many key ways. However, Indy4 has better sound, music, video clips and I prefer the art package to the Williams comic book cartoon animation on the playfield. But this version is simple, easy to play and understand, and has some decent shots (the ramp and orbits feel good), and the rising captive ball is clever. Finally, the 8-ball multiball is bonkers. I’m not saying it’s great, but it’s unusual. I do believe if the 1993 version didn’t exist, this game would be considered a better game. Not great, but easy to play, with good music, sound and callouts, with some pretty good DMD scenes. It’s Indy! It’s still fun for what it is. Plus, you can pick up a really nice one, if you can find it, for about half the price of the first version. This one is staying in my lineup. Plus, non-pinheads seem drawn to it. I’ve owned both versions of Indy Jones, and while I respect the Williams version a lot, it wasn’t a keeper for me. I’ve owned the Stern version twice, and I love having one around, even if I seldom play it.
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