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Terminator 2: Judgment Day Pinside Rating
This game received 646 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.870 /10
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
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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7.560/10
12 years ago
Oklahoma City, OK
Fast. Fun. Flow! Seriously, a masterpiece of flow and the smoothest game I have played. Not a very complicated game with a limited ruleset, but would be an essential part of a large collection. Good pin for beginners and a great value. Art is fairly drab, but add 1 to rating with a full LED conversion which gives it a much more futuristic look. I wish I could play it right now!!
7.202/10
12 years ago
Fun and fast with a wide open playfield. Listening to Arnold over and over gets kinda old though. Wish it had more of the other characters in the sounds and artwork. The motorcycle sounds great though! Scoring is more balanced than I seen in most other pins. Kickback and center pin are nice and keep this game from being a drain monster. A great game for beginners as the ruleset is fairly simple and most people are familiar with the theme.
Edit: Downgraded my rating. To me this game is missing something. I play one game and then I am bored with it and want to move on to something else. No buyer's regret, but it may be trade bait soon.
Edit: Downgraded my rating. To me this game is missing something. I play one game and then I am bored with it and want to move on to something else. No buyer's regret, but it may be trade bait soon.
8.762/10
12 years ago
The flow is RIDICULOUS. A fast and furious ride, and a total blast to play. Not deep and could have integrated the terminator theme a lot more effectively in my opinion (where's the t-1000 at?) But as far as fun goes, it's great for its era. Epic Steve Ritchie layout and great Chris Granner sound.
8.023/10
13 years ago
Great machine. Always gravitated toward T2 1st before any other machine growing up. It looks cool, plays good, great flow, and awesome sound. Easy for casual gamers but challenging for pinheads. My only gripe is I wish it had more T1000 in it outside of a image in the back of the playfield. Nothing from the film except for Arnold's voice (which is amazing) and the huge terminator head is incorporated into pin. I wish it did. Outside of that it is still an awesome fun game.
Brescia
7.874/10
13 years ago
One of my favorite Themes for a pinball machine. You just cannot go wrong with the Terminator! Fun to play, good sound, great last-ability. The cannon shot is a blast, good artwork on both the playfield as well as the cabinet. A keeper in my book, I do recommended this machine in any collection!
8.164/10
13 years ago
This was my first machine so I may be somewhat bias for sentimental reasons. The game for me is loads of fun and the playfield is laid out nicely. The rule set is a little shallow but, this is a great machine for casual play or parties. When I owned it everyone loved to play it and was upset when they discovered I sold it. I love the theme and Arnold's quotes are perfect. All pinball lovers should own this machine at least once. As a bonus it can be had for a reasonable price.
Melbourne
4.023/10
13 years ago
Great theme...A game that was destined for so much more. The DMD display IMO is fine. The cannons were a good but often malfunctioning idea. "shoot here and here". Ok...I now know how to aim a pinshot. "Multiball...easy to aquire...rules...shallow...I won't be back."
Putten
5.570/10
13 years ago
Didn't hold me when new and after trying again at a recent show on two different recently restored machines still just couldn't get into. No specific reasons, just not for me.
9.064/10
14 years ago
Québec, QC
It's my first Pinball machine and after try a lot of machines, i decide to chose the terminator 2 because it's very speedy game (No dead time). The backglass is very impressionate all people see them in my basement like it. If you have possibly to buy it, Don't hesit and buy it. Very fun machine. The sound of the machine it is a sample of the reel voice of Arnold S.
7.868/10
14 years ago
Basingstoke
The main attraction of this pin for me is its licence, and the art package scores quite high for me too, the playfield has plenty of shot choice and the game play gets very fast, the ruleset lets the game down a touch, but still a great allrounder.
8.700/10
14 years ago
Surprised this game doesn't rate higher. For a beginner this game is excellent. Ruleset is shallow, but allows for excellent flow to gain practice at shot accuracy without making life too impossible. Getting the super jackpot firing at a moving target with the cannon while balls are still in play takes some work. All the gunfire and lines from "The Govinator" really make the game fun if you were around during the release of the movie. For the first DMD machine, and video mode, it deserves a lot of credit. Steve Richie designed a great game without clutter and maintenance in mind. Should be high on the bang for your buck list.
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