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Scared Stiff Pinside Rating
This game received 788 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.452 /10
Scared Stiff
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 8.366
Artwork: 8.767
Sounds/Music: 8.165
Other Aspects: 8.454
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9.740/10
12 years ago
Glendale, AZ
Quite possibly the funniest game ever made. Awesome theme with great flow, cool artwork, hilarious voice work, an easy-to-grasp rule set, and fun interactive toys/gameplay. I wanted one of these for a very long time, and was thrilled to finally land one in my game room. Scared Stiff is "tits!"
8.840/10
12 years ago
A personal favorite of mine. Great looking game and some of the best humor in pinball. Great players playfield and cool backglass spinner. Gets super repetitive after a while and a quite easy game overall, not a game to have if your limited to 1-3 machines.
6.515/10
12 years ago
A friend has this in his collection and I have put a bunch of games on it. Not near enough of a challenge on this game for me. The Elvira callouts go very well with the theme and that is probably while I still put some games on this pin.
8.608/10
12 years ago
Backglass artwork w/ mech animation spinning spider is great. Ramps & returns are smooth. A fun pin to play. Not a lot of things to shoot at on the playfield. I don't like spiders, but the backbox side art {spider on spider web} is well done.
9.388/10
12 years ago
Beaubassin East, NB
very cool game,Great theme,fun to play cool music and excellent quotes from the very SEXy Elvira!
the only bad thing is the Rules are too simple(for me) I just wish someone would come out with a new set of harder rules and modes
the only bad thing is the Rules are too simple(for me) I just wish someone would come out with a new set of harder rules and modes
7.399/10
12 years ago
Decently laid out playfield and you can tell there was a lot of time put into the style of it, but I cant help but think it 'felt' cheap. Something about little rubber spiders and what appears to be 'thumb creatures' popping up and down that reminds me of cheap redemption game prizes. I shouldn't be thinking about cheapo 5 cent toys while playing a game.
6.503/10
12 years ago
Uk
Had an SS for a while. Loved it at first, but if found the game too easy to complete (aside from spider multiball) and it became very repetitive. Loved the theme, and the coffin 'booing' at you as my favourite toy. A decent game for a time, but has no lastability in the home.
7.968/10
12 years ago
Could not get into this game. The Elvira theme is really cool and the play filed and back glass artwork is excellent but the game play for me was not good.....shots were easy and repetitive and while the spinning wheel was unique I think it takes away from the gameplay...
The ramps and crate shots are just too easy...a great game to look at but not a top 10 pin in my opinion...
The ramps and crate shots are just too easy...a great game to look at but not a top 10 pin in my opinion...
9.220/10
12 years ago
Scared stiff is probably the best pinball machine when it comes to art, sound and theme as a package. Its easy to understand and it makes you smile. The downside of this game is that there isnt much going on after you've been enticed by the amazing visual and sound package. If this game had a few more modes and more difficult or varied shots it would be in the top 3. Regardless of how easy this game is I definitely want to own one.
9.012/10
12 years ago
A great theme. Humor is excellent. A very unique looking game. Callouts are excellent and the Spider game is very unique and integrates well with the PF action. Game rules are not deep but I see that as an advantage when sitting along side deeper pins in a collection. Only negative is that's it's not a "family friendly" theme.
9.240/10
12 years ago
Just pure fun in a pinball game, great sound bites and music, easily accessible to new players, but challenging enough for everyone, the kind of game that just never gets old. Gets even better when some of the mods are done to bring it up to what the designer had wanted, such as the dancing boogiemen and skull pile lights.
9.720/10
12 years ago
What can one say about this game? It might get old after a while but Elvira has the ability to keep this machine fun and fresh for a long time.
The shots are fun and challenging. The lights with LEDs are amazing. The animations and voice work are some of the best I have ever seen. Artwork is superb. Even the spider spinner was fun and I am not a big fan of backglass games.
The shots are fun and challenging. The lights with LEDs are amazing. The animations and voice work are some of the best I have ever seen. Artwork is superb. Even the spider spinner was fun and I am not a big fan of backglass games.
Melbourne
9.284/10
12 years ago
I've gotten an exceptional SS. All the bells and whistles and looks almost new, so I'm spoiled. SS is a simple game, especially for new comers. Fun theme and comments. Very enjoyable. Perhaps not quite as deep as other top machines.
7.500/10
12 years ago
Fun and beautifull pinball machine with stupid plain ruleset.....good on location only, unfortunatly i bought one....
7.985/10
12 years ago
Basic gameplay on a great theme
Own(ed): No
Times Played: 25
Positives:
Shots are pretty fun. Boney ramp and flipper make the game look unique. Quotes from Elivra are great and add to the atmosphere. Spider Wheel is a nice diversion. Crate is a fun toy. Achievable and fun wizard mode
Negatives:
Very basic gameplay and a pretty generic Fan layout. See WCS for same layout done better.
Might be too easy for avg players
Spider Wizard mode is very tedious to get to
Recomendation:
Expensive, but OK if you just love the theme. Not a bad game by any means, but not a great bang for the buck either.
Own(ed): No
Times Played: 25
Positives:
Shots are pretty fun. Boney ramp and flipper make the game look unique. Quotes from Elivra are great and add to the atmosphere. Spider Wheel is a nice diversion. Crate is a fun toy. Achievable and fun wizard mode
Negatives:
Very basic gameplay and a pretty generic Fan layout. See WCS for same layout done better.
Might be too easy for avg players
Spider Wizard mode is very tedious to get to
Recomendation:
Expensive, but OK if you just love the theme. Not a bad game by any means, but not a great bang for the buck either.
9.480/10
12 years ago
This game is a blast to play. One of the few games out there that have an interactive back glass to "stop the spider"!! Whether you like Elvira or not, the game theme with sounds and design are so on target - bullseye! Humor throughout both in sounds and graphics - love it. Come on fat head is Steve Ritchie - how can you not like this game!! Some of the innuendos are borderline if you have kids but the game really delivers and cracks you up as well. Some same too easy - if you're a pin wizard maybe. For me very fun challenge after 6 years. A skull pile, boney ramp, crate, deadheads, stiff in the coffin, spinning spider, dancing boogey men - this game is loaded. Never leave my home.
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