Stern
Metallica (Premium) Pinside Rating
This game received 629 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.684 /10
Metallica (Premium)
Top 100 ranking
This game ranks 1st in the game group "Metallica". The group itself ranks #16 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 8.673
Artwork: 8.619
Sounds/Music: 8.508
Other Aspects: 8.71
Pinside staff rating
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This title is part of group: "Metallica"
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Beecroft
9.220/10
5 years ago
Philadelphia, PA
Not a huge Metallica fan but, I always found myself playing this machine at a local pinball arcade. I liked it so much ,i ended up buying a premium model. The only negative thing that was worrying me was, the air balls coming off of the sparky characters feet. Thanks to pinbits sparky air ball protector, the issue is now fixed! Great machine even if you don’t care for the band!
9.196/10
5 years ago
The good: Fast, furious with lots to aim at. Relatively deep on strategy (stack the lanes but stay out of Seek and Destroy). Tons of multiballs, very easy and forgiving with extra ball as well. I own one, but still end up playing a bunch on location over other pins because it's my style of game. My favorite pinball moment I've yet to find in any pin is the start of the Fade to Black crank it up in a quiet environment. Gives me chills...
The bad: Can feel like chopping wood as many have mentioned, but that's broken up well with the multiballs. I wish it would just play a song all the way through instead of the start/stop thing that it does when you drain or whatever.
The overall: I've owned a premium for about a year now and it's fantastic. It's still my kid's favorite game (over the spider-man I got them specifically because they don't like Metallica music). As I mentioned above, I still migrate back to it quite a bit on location when I find one just due because it's fast and fun. I may trade it for variety sake, but only because it's on location everywhere and I can go play one to get my fix. It's just straight up better than and has similar playstyle to higher ranked pins such as MM and AFM.
**Also of note, as a premium owner who's played a lot of pros, I'd take the stock pro personally over the stock premium only because of the captive ball vs the block. The block just kills the flow. I changed out my block for a captive ball which makes a huge difference. The hammer on the premium is cool.
The bad: Can feel like chopping wood as many have mentioned, but that's broken up well with the multiballs. I wish it would just play a song all the way through instead of the start/stop thing that it does when you drain or whatever.
The overall: I've owned a premium for about a year now and it's fantastic. It's still my kid's favorite game (over the spider-man I got them specifically because they don't like Metallica music). As I mentioned above, I still migrate back to it quite a bit on location when I find one just due because it's fast and fun. I may trade it for variety sake, but only because it's on location everywhere and I can go play one to get my fix. It's just straight up better than and has similar playstyle to higher ranked pins such as MM and AFM.
**Also of note, as a premium owner who's played a lot of pros, I'd take the stock pro personally over the stock premium only because of the captive ball vs the block. The block just kills the flow. I changed out my block for a captive ball which makes a huge difference. The hammer on the premium is cool.
8.444/10
5 years ago
Pros: Great shots and toys. Starting any of the multiballs is really fun. Building up the items to get to Seek and Destroy is the best part of the rules in this game. All of the crank it ups feel unique and very fun.
Choosing your song at the start is something I wish more games would use.
Cons: The hammer while an awesome toy malfunctions a lot. It can get really annoying having your lock lit four 5 shots in a row and the magnet never catching the ball. Crank it up seems to be so much more valuable than everything else which can make your multiballs just feel like a vessel for getting to crank it up and Seek and Destroy.
Overall: The game is very fun and great to play on location but for home use I would prefer a pro to avoid the hammer.
Choosing your song at the start is something I wish more games would use.
Cons: The hammer while an awesome toy malfunctions a lot. It can get really annoying having your lock lit four 5 shots in a row and the magnet never catching the ball. Crank it up seems to be so much more valuable than everything else which can make your multiballs just feel like a vessel for getting to crank it up and Seek and Destroy.
Overall: The game is very fun and great to play on location but for home use I would prefer a pro to avoid the hammer.
9.137/10
5 years ago
Amazing art, but also amazing sound, lighting and most importantly, Amazing game play! This is Stern at it's best. One of those every 10 year pins, almost perfect! I played this gem at Scandia right after it came out and it was so loud I couldn't believe it. What a rush!
This was before I played AC/DC, so I had never had an intense music/pinball experience like this in my life! This game, along with AC/DC, takes piball to a new level!!
Been a few years now but I'm finally rating some of my favorites and as y'all know, this is one of the best ever.
PS- Played Maiden. 2 quick games so I won't rate yet, but just didn't feel close to how good Met is.
This was before I played AC/DC, so I had never had an intense music/pinball experience like this in my life! This game, along with AC/DC, takes piball to a new level!!
Been a few years now but I'm finally rating some of my favorites and as y'all know, this is one of the best ever.
PS- Played Maiden. 2 quick games so I won't rate yet, but just didn't feel close to how good Met is.
8.890/10
5 years ago
I love Metallica the band, love music themed pins in general, and wanted to really love this. The cartoon look hurts it. I managed to get a Road Case so the cabinet art is tolerable. The gameplay is fun, and I love the music, but might as well make a Beavis and Butthead pin with the art. (no offense to the artist, just not my taste. For me, theme and look are critical for owning a machine. Its a big investment of $ and as important, space. Gotta love the whole package.
Sparky rocks, the snake is cool, and the coffin! The hunt for a good back glass is on, as the one on it now is lame.
Sparky rocks, the snake is cool, and the coffin! The hunt for a good back glass is on, as the one on it now is lame.
7.899/10
5 years ago
Solingen
This pin for me is a mixed bag of emotions. Although I do love the theming since I love Metallica, the repetitive bashing of certain shots really feels like woodchopping after a while.
This fact breaks the table beyond being great, so it’s a really good pinballers choice, but there are better pins for the home collection.
Besides this, everything else has been commented several times.
This fact breaks the table beyond being great, so it’s a really good pinballers choice, but there are better pins for the home collection.
Besides this, everything else has been commented several times.
8.082/10
5 years ago
Ipswich
Not much of a Metallica fan, however I am a pinball fan, so I can't help but like this game. The art is absolutely perfect all over, so that's a plus. Layout is also killer, I wish Stern would embrace metal/wireform ramps over plastic in all of their titles. The rules are pretty simple to grasp but there's also a lot of strategy involved that I won't claim to have mastered yet. Toys are great, hammer is quite the spectacle. The themeing isn't great for me as I don't know their songs, and music themes are harder to get invested in for non-fans, unlike films and tv themes pins which are more accessible.
All in all though, this is a great pinball machine, especially for fans, but also for the Pinball player. This one is a little better than the pro due to the toys, but both play good games.
All in all though, this is a great pinball machine, especially for fans, but also for the Pinball player. This one is a little better than the pro due to the toys, but both play good games.
8.997/10
5 years ago
I’ve been lucky enough to own some great machines and I’m not a Metallica fan but this pin is up there with the best if not the best. The rules need some understanding but once you’ve done that you’ll get it.
Satisfying, tough and rewards taking risk so it’s got it all and has great flow.
A killer pin
Satisfying, tough and rewards taking risk so it’s got it all and has great flow.
A killer pin
Monza
9.704/10
6 years ago
Easily one of my favorite machines of all time. Played it a bunch on location and was not impressed...this is one where you really need to hear the music and callouts to get into the game.
9.580/10
6 years ago
Great game great band great music the theme is super cool wish it had the color change smd s a few cool mods available just a fun game the interaction is funny the voices of the band just make the game even better I really like that you can choose more aggressive words and it always has something different to say
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