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Judge Dredd Pinside Rating
This game received 496 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.029 /10
Judge Dredd
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 8.097
Artwork: 8.32
Sounds/Music: 7.587
Other Aspects: 7.942
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8.797/10
2 years ago
Mooresville, NC
It’s my goal to put time on all of the B/W super pins, and I just came from owning twilight zone for about four months. Similar to TZ, this game is packed with shots and is very rewarding to play. I love the four flippers, and ramp shots are buttery smooth! Modes are really fun, and I love how many shots they packed in around that upper right flipper. The downsides of this game are that it’s not as deep code wise, but comparable with other 90s games of the era. Music is also a bit repetitive, but overall this is a solid game that I would recommend owning at some point.
7.102/10
2 years ago
"1 year for flatulence!"
JD is an interesting pin with a lot of unusual features. It fares much better as part of a collection than as a standalone table, but it's still decently fun in its own right.
Pros:
+ animation variety and quality is excellent. color DMD makes a huge difference, really brings the comic art to life.
+ triple-stacked wireform ramp is visually neat.
+ cabinet art is A-OK, playfield art is fitting, and backglass is pretty cool.
+ air raid upper-right ramp shot is TOUGH, but it's satisfying when you make it.
+ Crime Scenes cleverly reference characters from past Bally/Williams tables (I always lol when seeing the snackbar guy from CFTBL getting thrown in jail)
Cons:
- why on earth are there 2 EB standup targets? 1 is fine. adding a second one was unnecessary.
- the side buttons are woefully underused. you mean to tell me Williams deliberately added large square "fire" buttons next to the flipper buttons, ONLY to use them for cycling between modes? not even one Smart Missile usage?!? what a waste.
- there's no plunger; in fact, there's no ball launch button at all on the front of the cabinet, which can confuse beginners (more than once, I've had a friend say "what the hell do I do to start it?")
- multiball music is grating, multiball objectives are uninspired.
- dual captive balls are kind of useless, outside of meltdown mode.
- anticlimactic wizard mode. womp womp.
- ball locks 1 & 2 are digital (I have the same complaint with LZ), but as another commenter pointed out, before shooting the left ramp for Lock 1 a female voice says "dimensional phase three" and that doesn't make sense.
Overall, I don't mind Dredd's quirky playfield layout and appreciate the integration of the futuristic theme, but the rules aren't as deep as similar widebody tables (Road Show, Demo Man) and the incompleteness of Deadworld is a bummer. I might hang onto mine for a year or two and trade it for something else/better.
JD is an interesting pin with a lot of unusual features. It fares much better as part of a collection than as a standalone table, but it's still decently fun in its own right.
Pros:
+ animation variety and quality is excellent. color DMD makes a huge difference, really brings the comic art to life.
+ triple-stacked wireform ramp is visually neat.
+ cabinet art is A-OK, playfield art is fitting, and backglass is pretty cool.
+ air raid upper-right ramp shot is TOUGH, but it's satisfying when you make it.
+ Crime Scenes cleverly reference characters from past Bally/Williams tables (I always lol when seeing the snackbar guy from CFTBL getting thrown in jail)
Cons:
- why on earth are there 2 EB standup targets? 1 is fine. adding a second one was unnecessary.
- the side buttons are woefully underused. you mean to tell me Williams deliberately added large square "fire" buttons next to the flipper buttons, ONLY to use them for cycling between modes? not even one Smart Missile usage?!? what a waste.
- there's no plunger; in fact, there's no ball launch button at all on the front of the cabinet, which can confuse beginners (more than once, I've had a friend say "what the hell do I do to start it?")
- multiball music is grating, multiball objectives are uninspired.
- dual captive balls are kind of useless, outside of meltdown mode.
- anticlimactic wizard mode. womp womp.
- ball locks 1 & 2 are digital (I have the same complaint with LZ), but as another commenter pointed out, before shooting the left ramp for Lock 1 a female voice says "dimensional phase three" and that doesn't make sense.
Overall, I don't mind Dredd's quirky playfield layout and appreciate the integration of the futuristic theme, but the rules aren't as deep as similar widebody tables (Road Show, Demo Man) and the incompleteness of Deadworld is a bummer. I might hang onto mine for a year or two and trade it for something else/better.
Bordeaux
9.700/10
2 years ago
Played this for the first time at lax 2020 and fell in love with it. Recently it showed up at my local pinball hall and I'm loving it even more. Theme, art, sounds, shots, lights, and deadworld are awesome. I'm buying this game asap.
7.441/10
2 years ago
I love all the wireforms in this game, and the wide variety of shots to make. The upper flipper shots are fun and the modes are fun to play. The game is a bang for your buck in my opinion. The physical ball lock mod also brings this game up another level as well.
Hamilton, ON
Adelaide
Vienna
8.760/10
2 years ago
As a fan of the Judge Dredd comics growing up, its a machine I’ve always gravitated to. It’s a fun game to play with shots all over the playfield. The artwork and animations are fantastic and despite common consensus, I like the music. Dredd is the law!
6.211/10
2 years ago
cool shots. cool toys and gadgets. it'll keep you coming back. I think it's a pretty deep game as far as rules go. Easy to get multiball if you pick BLACKOUT mode.
It's fun. Good time to play. Spinning lock is definitely fun. Packed with stuff for a widebody game. A lot of blind area on the playfield. But doesn't make it hard. It's fun overall.
It's fun. Good time to play. Spinning lock is definitely fun. Packed with stuff for a widebody game. A lot of blind area on the playfield. But doesn't make it hard. It's fun overall.
5.215/10
3 years ago
I love pinball. This is a great game for kids, but is honestly the least fun pin I ever rotated through my basement. It is a beautiful game with lots of shots, but I just did not have fun with it. The art on the cabinet, backbox, and even the playfield is fantastic. The animations in this game are some of the best to ever grace a DMD. The sounds are good. Where the game falls flat is in gameplay. This thing is loaded with toys with 3 captive balls, 2 powered shooters, drop targets, 4 flippers, and Deadworld, but the sum is no greater than its parts. I went through to the wizard mode the third time I played this game. The modes are unimaginative and can be blasted through quickly. The Deadworld doesn't really do much as a toy, although props for the interactivity it provides with the ball.
I would not recommend this game for decent pinball players as there is just not much to do. I would also hesitate to purchase this game as a first time pin buyer due to the mechanical complexity and sheer weight of the game. This is a 325 pound machine as opposed to the normal 250 as it is a widebody. Replacement parts are readily available, but the most likely thing to fail is that deadworld, and a new motor runs about $400.
Where this game does shine though is with kids, especially young ones. Little kids don't care much about gameplay and the art is bright and colorful, with wonderful animations on the screen, especially with a color DMD. It also has the supergame feature allowing you to start off with a multiball, which kids love. The rules are also fairly simple and easy to understand, and the buy in feature allows kids to get as far as they want in the game.
If this was my only pin I'd still play it tons, but there are better games out there. This is an entry level pin with a relatively low price for a reason.
I would not recommend this game for decent pinball players as there is just not much to do. I would also hesitate to purchase this game as a first time pin buyer due to the mechanical complexity and sheer weight of the game. This is a 325 pound machine as opposed to the normal 250 as it is a widebody. Replacement parts are readily available, but the most likely thing to fail is that deadworld, and a new motor runs about $400.
Where this game does shine though is with kids, especially young ones. Little kids don't care much about gameplay and the art is bright and colorful, with wonderful animations on the screen, especially with a color DMD. It also has the supergame feature allowing you to start off with a multiball, which kids love. The rules are also fairly simple and easy to understand, and the buy in feature allows kids to get as far as they want in the game.
If this was my only pin I'd still play it tons, but there are better games out there. This is an entry level pin with a relatively low price for a reason.
7.848/10
3 years ago
I never played Judge Dredd in the 90s...wow what a fun game. Pretty challenging big gap between the flippers. Once you get the ball moving it plays very quick. I absolutely love the theme and colors. The game is a little dark at the top.
8.525/10
3 years ago
Judge Dredd is a machine that challenges the notion of slow widebody pins. It plays fast (especially how quickly tthe ball drops to your flippers from the ramps) and is very challenging due to the large gap between the flippers. The animations and dark humor are very entertaining! The music can get a bit repetitive, but is not terrible. Game really shines with the deadworld mod and updated crane. It really makes the game 100 times better. Highly recommended!
7.742/10
3 years ago
Cant help but think how great this title would be with a code update. Game has some of the best shots in all of pinball however the rules just seem unfinished. Layout flows great especially for a wide body. I still consider this game one of the best kept secrets in pinball.
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