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Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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This game received 646 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.870 _/10

7.87

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #108 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 7.92

Artwork: 7.802

Sounds/Music: 7.417

Other Aspects: 8.036

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7.758

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9.040/10

10 years ago

GAP

gapmaster

Pinside member

10y 28,150 30 12

This is the first machine that I owned and have had it for two years. Thought about selling it when I bought Dredd and STTNG because it was not as flash. Poor T2 sat there for about 3 month patiently for me to return and I did and now I love the big fellow again. It is a classic that I will keep for a long time. It is pure pinball. Fast and dumb. Classic Steve Ritchie machine. You can pick them up for under 3K in Australia.

8.640/10

10 years ago

GKJ

Jeekayjay

Inactive member

11y 53,150 750 11

Really simple game to step up to as a beginner. Extremely satisfying left and right alternating ramp shot as you move towards "payback"

Its easy to love a pin with Arnie sound bites

8.389/10

10 years ago

_JF

Frankenator

Inactive member

10y 22,900 200 31

A fun game I have great memories of playing back in the day. Now that I've rediscovered pinball, I still find this machine a ton of fun. It's seemingly straight forward yet still allows a nice variety of scoring approaches with good risk-reward choices to be made.

7.069/10

10 years ago

FAZ

pinball_faz

Pinside member

Chicago Burbs, IL

13y 99,300 2,735 5 32

Call outs are great! Gotta try the "adult" version one of these days :)

pinball_faz edited previous rating on April 10, 2016.

8.220/10

10 years ago

DMS

Elevatorman

Premier Pinball Stl

St. Louis, MO

10y 116K 1,860 71 171

I just bought this game and I can't stop playing it.It is a total blastIt won't be leaving my collection!!

Elevatorman edited previous rating on October 01, 2014.
Elevatorman has owned this game in the past.

8.660/10

10 years ago

ALX

achtungboyy

Pinside member

El Paso, TX

11y 75,150 252 98 131

A Steve Ritchie classic!!! How can one give the first game designed with a DMD a bad rating. T2 is a true breakthrough in pinball. A must have for a collection!!!!

achtungboyy edited previous rating on October 09, 2015.
achtungboyy currently owns this game.

9.240/10

10 years ago

DAS

dsmit165

Inactive member

Bradenton, FL

10y 8,400 10 10

Great fast gameplay and the cannon never gets old, its Terminator 2 whats not to like.

9.156/10

10 years ago

TAF

Pablo

Inactive member

10y 7,250 1 1 8

Can't believe this piny isn't rated higher than this really really good game and will stand the test of time due to its theme .

7.688/10

10 years ago

WRV

Snowyetti

Pinside member

10y 74,400 1,370 13 45

Fun game good flow super jackpot is really cool.lots of fun .I had one with fire damage and it added to the judgement day theme lol

Snowyetti has owned this game in the past.

7.156/10

10 years ago

SPO

balselly

Inactive member

11y 35,650 488 6

The only challenge from this machine is to beat your high score. This is done through ramp shots and skilled play during multiball, which is a blast to start and to play. Other than that, T2 doesn't take a whole lot of skill to play, which is why it can be enjoyed by anybody.

6.460/10

10 years ago

QRK

Deez

Pinside+ Frequent

12y 139K 6,785 13

Had a nice HUO example of this game and just couldn't get into it. The layout is great, but the game just lacks on the gameplay front. I feel like you just constantly are shooting into the skull. It feels like a system 11 game with a DMD. This game would've really been enhanced had there been some modes or other goals to shoot for other than alternating ramps and the skull.

The theme is done really well and the art and lighting is a complete package. The backglass and PF art are really nice and I think this game really looks sharp. I just wish it played as well as it looks.

10.000/10

10 years ago

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Bosnia

Inactive member

Sarajevo

11y 4,500 8

Steve Ritchie is Steve Ritchie...:) first pinball with dmd display

3 Pinsiders flagged this.

8.426/10

10 years ago

???

champs

Inactive member

Ryde

10y 4,250 2 7

strong connection to a top movie and a collectible on top of a great machine

champs currently owns this game.

7.599/10

10 years ago

JDC

JosiahCox

Inactive member

10y 56,550 696 19

My first pinball love. This is a very fun game with tons of flow. Not the deepest of rulesets but plenty to do for the average player. Friends and family love it and I can't see it leaving the collection

PROS:
Great Flow, love the ramps and loop shots.
Easy to follow rules make it fun for begginers.
Theme, at least to me it's rad.

CONS:
Not lots of depth. I could see how this machine might get old unless you like the theme or flow.
The game music - you will either like it or hate it.

Cheers!

7.634/10

10 years ago

ARS

thedefog

Pinside member

10y 93,350 5,673 72

This was a game I enjoyed playing a lot as a kid. When revisiting it as an adult, it wasn't as fun as I had remembered. Although it has a few cool ramps and toys, and the cool Terminator theme, the rule set and fun factor seemed to be lacking. I didn't feel as though I needed to come back for more after each game. I kept playing, hoping it would, but it never happened. Fun to play at the arcade, wouldn't want to own one.

6.479/10

10 years ago

JEF

OldSchoolBlood

Pinside member

Savage, MN

10y 56,650 777 2 43

T2 is a pioneer game. Great theme that everyone likes. Was really good for its time, but like TAF is showing its age compared with newer Stern titles like Tron & AC/DC. It was the first game to really start the "fan" layout that would be copied many times over and done better later on (AFM & MM). It has the first video mode in pinball which is cool. The gun on the playfield is ok, but again has been done better on later machines like STTNG. Landmark game for DMD era, but average compared to the great stuff that followed.

3 Pinsiders starred this!

9.596/10

10 years ago

MCT

Pinball3000

Inactive member

Redmond, WA

10y 23,650 18 2 17

A Steve Richie masterpiece.

Pinball3000 edited previous rating on September 17, 2013.
Pinball3000 currently owns this game.

2 Pinsiders flagged this.

7.409/10

10 years ago

GTO

Pinside member

Frisco, TX

10y 81,300 577 3 10

Good while it lasts. A fun game in spurts, but there does not seem to be much to do. You'll grow tired of the cannon before you know it. The ramps, flow, and speed are what make this game rate so high. Fun on location, not so sure in a home environment.

GTO has this game on the wishlist.

7.940/10

10 years ago

PRL

mr-prl

Inactive member

San Jose, CA

19y 39,250 2 13

I've owned several of these and it does not last in a small collection. The theme is great though if you're an Arnold Fan. The modes are rewarding, the shots are good. The quotes are outstanding, the light show is good and this one has a video mode which is cool as well. Good use of the display. When cleaned / waxed this one can be really fast. Great Super Jackpot reward and Arnold stating "You Are Superior" is awesome.

mr-prl has owned this game in the past.

7.925/10

10 years ago

RPG

tilted81

Pinside+ Addict

11y 104K 2,389 45

Pros:
Great theme, lighting, FLOW, artwork, music, speed, ramps, cannon

Cons:
Scoring, the cannon is the only thing to shoot for if your looking to put up points. It's no Demolition man, but the backglass could have been a little better.

8.556/10

10 years ago

KEN

pinballrebel

Pinside member

11y 75,900 408 37 59

Great game with lots of flow.

8.032/10

10 years ago

DAD

toddsolus

Pinside+ Frequent

Salt Lake City, UT

11y 73,300 1,137 3 32

I really like this game. It is very simple but it is fun and based off the best film in the franchise. It iis limited in scoring options true but it plays smooth and feels good to make the shots that are available. I had a Batman forever which has a cannon, and this cannon still beats it in performance. put some LED in this thing and it looks amazing. I think this game is worth keeping,because it is not really worth selling ;)

8.752/10

10 years ago

ADD

adii

Inactive member

Charleston, WV

11y 50,900 566 3 17

T2 may not command high dollars, but if you want bang-for-the-buck you can't go wrong. It has a great combination of theme, sound, lighting, toys, shots...well everything. If it's set up right it is lightning fast. The ramps are perfectly placed and once you get into the rhythm of the shots everything starts to FLOW. That cannon never gets old either. You think it's easy? How many super-jackpots can you hit? It's hard to believe T2 is over 20 years old. It is the total package.

adii has owned this game in the past.

7.980/10

10 years ago

JJ

Hoopjohn

Inactive member

Eagle River, WI

12y 52,400 495 4 32

I now own this pin. I purchased a machine filled with mods. The strong point of this pin is of course its tie in to the movie.....and Arnolds call outs. Not a real complicated game, but one that offers up a bit of fun.

The weak point of this pin would of course be that its somewhat easy to figure out, and once dialed in on the shots, loses some of its challenge.

If you can find one at a decent price that hasn't been played to death, buy it.

Hoopjohn edited previous rating on April 22, 2015.
Hoopjohn currently owns this game.

8.000/10

10 years ago

JRM

Mato

Pinside member

Perth

11y 75,800 2,717 11 105

Awesome game, reminds me of my childhood pinball playing days.......highly recommended!

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