Stern

The Avengers (Pro)

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This game received 104 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 6.827 _/10

6.827

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks 2nd in the game group "The Avengers". The group itself ranks #195 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 6.53

Artwork: 7.226

Sounds/Music: 6.677

Other Aspects: 6.557

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This title is part of group: "The Avengers"

The Avengers
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The Avengers
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The Avengers
(LE)

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8.024/10

6 months ago

DRD

DrDrain

Pinside member

9y 42,900 57 159

This is an unfairly judged game.

The layout is quite good albeit that the Black Widow shot often rejects the ball despite your seemingly hitting it well. But in general hitting the shots feels good. The Hawkeye ramp shot is in my opinion the game's best shot and is even better on the Premium/LE with that metal crossover. The Hulk is a bit disappointing actually since I don't feel that hitting him does anything. He's still a decent bash toy though.

The rules are about average for a Stern of this generation. Playing the Loki multiball is decent fun.

In terms of artwork this game is typically photoshopped which doesn't look great. I like the look of the backglass though. But the Elwin Avengers game looks a lot better.

All in all I prefer this game to the new Avengers pin in all aspects except for sound and artwork. It is a decent game and fun. Every fan of all things Marvel will have fun playing this game.

3 Pinsiders starred this!

6.528/10

12 months ago

DIA

mrossman5

Pinside+ Frequent

Warren, PA

6y 197K 3,183 7 253

Nothing about this machine is all that great. Pretty barren with bad art and ok rules. Not a game I'd own.

8.740/10

1 year ago

MAG

FancyFrank

Inactive member

7y 25,150 6 9

I own the Av Pro approx. 6 to 7 years now. I do like Marvel themes and this machine makes me come back again and again. The Hulk bash toy is imho the best bash toy ever used in a pinball machine. It interacts (rotating body and lifting arms) with the ball due to the magnet in front of the Hulk figurine so the ball is sometimes strongly smashed back by it's fists to the player accompanied by a cool call out. That's really unique and makes a lot of fun! I do like the dropt target bank and the clear and not too deep rulework as well. Because it has some pretty difficult shots it's not easy to reach the endgame. I really do like this Avengers version very much and cannot understand why it is so low rated. My machine is sound-modded (soft- and hardware) and it is really a lasting fun machine with very cool call outs.

"Hulk, best player there is!" :)

8.023/10

1 year ago

FZR

choucroutor

Pinside apprentice

Unknown

3y 8,000 9 15

difficulter sur la rampe et une fois passer en led tres belle machine

6.867/10

1 year ago

???

mezzin

Inactive member

Unknown

17y 28,400 9 1 7

A nice pin liked a bit but not amazing. theming is great it looks good. The hulk is great as a playfield item but a bit random for my taste. It was a not to hard one to play on and with a few plays you can do a lot.

So a good one but not for me.

6.490/10

1 year ago

VEE

Veemonroe

Pinside member

London

2y 55,550 205 7 176

Played several times at the newly-opened Medway Pinball Club.

I’ve got to admit to quite enjoying this pin. Refreshingly, it doesn’t have a fan layout and some of the shots were relatively challenging. The rules were simple to understand - mostly about shooting the same thing again and again, which wouldn’t be especially fun if all the shots were a standard fan.

As with most Stern pins of this era, the artwork is awful Photoshop film stills. The lighting on the pin I played was terrible, and the Tesseract (which spun nicely) and the moving Hulk look like kids’ toys.

5.544/10

2 years ago

???

TwirlingFern

Inactive member

Unknown

2y 7,500 31

The game is just not fun. I hit the ball a couple of times then it drains down the middle or outlanes. The drains are commonly at a diagonal angle down the middle or just pop into the outlanes. Some of the shots are very difficult like black widow. The rules were not particularly clear on what I needed to do without looking up the rules. I played 23 games in 1 sitting and overall didn't enjoy much. It just felt frustrating. Ball also got stuck on the right ramp at the top after system auto plunged it and I had to take a few dangers to unstick it. Ball got stuck on Hulk many times. Overall I'm not a fan of the theme also.

7.313/10

2 years ago

SUS

Grayont

Pinside member

Encinitas, CA

6y 51,550 84 1 129

Avengers is an alright game. The layout is fine, albeit a bit clunky. The rules are kinda meh, you just repeat shots to start a mode where you continue to hit the same shot even more. Never the biggest fan of these types of rulesets but it's alright, at least they can run together. Art and sounds are alright, nothing offensive but nothing amazing. Theme is good, fits pinball well. This game is just a lot of mediocrity to me, but there are good moments, and getting to wizard mode is fun challenge.

6.926/10

2 years ago

JDS

quantumjosh

Pinside+ Frequent

Bala Cynwyd, PA

2y 38,300 98 16

not the best pinball ive played, i wonder if the premium version was much improved. theres a lot of stuff packed into the board which i like, i prefer it to the wide open fields. i didnt find the objectives to be as clear as the other pros i played there. it seemed more like it was riding on the theming then the quality of the game. ie avengers/marvel fans might like it just for the theming. hulk was the most prominent part of the game but i think they would have improved put an iron man in his place :)

6.831/10

3 years ago

ACH

ahunsche

Pinside member

Peace River, AB

3y 33,750 2 10 20

A lot of people rate this poorly.. If you are a beginner/med player its perfect.. very linear and easy to figure out what you need to do... the lighting is very terrible to be honest.. compared to say.. TMNT or walking dead... its very unexciting (stock) but the HULK toy is great.. the tesseract and callouts are cool too.. You won't be sad buying this.

ahunsche edited previous rating on December 24, 2020.
ahunsche has owned this game in the past.

6.707/10

3 years ago

TKM

Daditude

Pinside Moderator

Rockwall, TX

5y 266K 10,121 23 271

This pin is really just "OK" for me. It doesn't really have anything innovative on it. There also isn't that 'just one more time' feel for me. It's not bad...I just feel there are better options for home use (AIQ, perhaps?)

Daditude edited previous rating on November 30, 2020.

7.964/10

3 years ago

KCG

KC_Green

Pinside member

Morton, IL

4y 31,900 30 3 9

I really enjoy this game. My parent's have owned it for years and I probably have 400+ plays.
That said, it is a HARD game! The shots are tight. TIGHT. I find I can only complete the Black Widow ramp 1/4 times I hit the ramp will it actually go all the way up. Hawk-eye orbit is 1/3. With being so tough, it makes it a challenge. However, it is really difficult to complete the modes without reducing difficulty-setting.

For my kids and family, it remains a keeper. They love the theme, Hulk multi-ball is a blast, it is enjoyable to try assembling the Avengers. The call-outs have some humor and don't get old. Music and lights are solid. For me, I'm ready to sell or trade it, but the kids want it bolted to the floor. Worth owning one, but would be a very difficult game on location.

Quality has been positive, except some plastic pieces breaking, including the Tesseract breaking twice. But usually, can just walk up and play.

4.873/10

4 years ago

DDB

Pinbaldo

Pinside+ Frequent

4y 27,150 1 3 23

Owned this one for three years. Not a terribly challenging machine. Kind of limited in appeal. Multi-ball and Vs. modes were great fun but just an OK machine.

Pinbaldo has owned this game in the past.

3.648/10

4 years ago

XQZ

douggalecawitz

Pinside member

Naperville, IL

11y 62,900 45 85

Don't know why this game is so popular. It certainly is colorful, I guess..... I enjoy the avengers movies but I'm not exactly as fever stricken by them as a lot of people. This pin is all too indicative of the typical 21st century Stern tables. Two flippers, 2 straight ramps, uninteresting shots et cetera. I don't mean to slag it but every time I play this game I find myself bored by the the second game or sometimes by the second ball. I don't think it's only me, but I personally would have enjoyed a Scarlett Johansson only table. If you've got to have a boring playfield at least make the game a pleasure to look at.

douggalecawitz edited previous rating on November 13, 2019.

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7.788/10

4 years ago

ADM

PinDoctor82

Pinside member

5y 77,050 278 6 104

I've heard a lot of people talk negatively about this game and I finally had a chance to play it. It's got a nice amount of shots and enough going on to exceed the expectations I had for it based off of what I've heard. I am a bit bummed to not hear the real actors doing call outs, but I can only imaging how much that would have cost Stern. The Hulk toy is pretty cool, though the ball got stuck on the one drop target mechanism right in front of it multiple times, which was annoying. Some of the shots are a bit challenging, which is nice. Multi-ball was a blast. Overall, I was satisfied, though it didn't leave enough of an impression for me to have to have one, and Avengers is my favorite MCU film. Still, I'm glad that a really nice fellow Pinsider who lives close to me has this game so that I can get more games on it hopefully.

8.460/10

4 years ago

GBT

MrPaint

Pinside member

La Quinta, CA

12y 65,200 49 36 59

Wow. I bought Avengers pro NIB. I could never be happier. I have bought and sold 20 game since then. Avengers is a keeper. You have to complete all five shots five times to get to wizard mode. Very difficult. ramp, orbits, and side thor shot, The call outs are very comicy, like they should be. I put a color DMD in mine and it makes all the difference in the world!!! I like George Gomez games. this is one of his best.. funny how everyone in pinball has different opinons on what is the best? pin.

8.568/10

5 years ago

JAS

pinheadaustralia

Pinhead Australia

5y 40,150 3 81 23

This game gets a pretty bad wrap, and i don't agree. i've owned this since 2015 and was one of my first machines. it is challenging & has some decent rules. the shots are tough, especially the black widow ramp, but when you nail it is rather satisfying. it is a great earner onsite (the theme is top notch) and overall i think its a game worth having in your collection

pinheadaustralia currently owns this game.

4.333/10

5 years ago

CRW

Dynasty5211

Pinside member

5y 27,550 13 2 18

Not a great game in my opinion. I did not like the play field or the shots. Many stuck balls on the Hulk and game flow was poor. Lighting on the game I played was very dim. The game was just boring to me.

5.901/10

5 years ago

???

cyberbear

Pinside apprentice

Glasgow

5y 18,750 43

Another Stern average pin, could have been a lot better, considering the Avengers potential audience.

2.921/10

5 years ago

LMS

Tranquilize

Pinside member

9y 84,550 3,781 35

I dislike leaving short reviews, but if I was to receive this machine as a gift, I would fill it full of gasoline and set it on fire. Really, I would. Selling this to someone for ten bucks would feel criminal.

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7.347/10

5 years ago

MLP

tabascoman77

Pinside member

6y 46,150 4 110

"Avengers" looks and feels like your typical Marvel licensed thing: colorful with a some neat toys and your typical over-acted cartoony audio. The thing that saves it from being a complete waste is the straight-forward gameplay -- even if every shot outside the Hulk is ridiculous to make. In fact, get ready to hear a LOT of Hulk audio because that's where your ball is gonna hit most of the time whether you like it or not. Grabbing other Avengers is an exercise in frustration (Black Widow is scream-inducing) and, after awhile, you may just throw your hands up and try another game. Still, this is loads better than "X-Men". The playfield is colorful and well-produced and the presentation is right on. It's more geared towards comic fans and completists.

7.844/10

6 years ago

KID

blowback1976

Pinside member

10y 99,050 1,338 7 40 1

Really tight shots on this one. Black widow ramp is a tough one at times, but can be made. Not a fan of only one way to exit out of the pops. And the upper back half of the playfield seems cramped. Still it gets bonus points for the theme, callouts, and dots. Color DMD in this game is also nice. The update kit from Stern is a must to have the game play smoothly. It does take a lot to get this one to play great, but once it's set up, it's really fun.

blowback1976 has owned this game in the past.

7.744/10

7 years ago

MIC

RipleYYY

Pinside member

14y 87,050 4,377 2 34

well, just get a perfect PRO HUO... before that, didnt play too much that game (but as a player know about Lonnie's coding, and last update), i've read a lot here & there, and were than informed of some probs & needed tweaks... as my son was in love with the theme and the pin, as the price was OK, i than bought the pin... and i dont regret it... i've just done a quite great summary of the pin for french forums, dont think its needed here, may be just my conclusion, as this pin didnt deserve to be so far in the ranking : to enjoy it, you must play on a perfectly working (tweaked) one, not only with HULK not blocking balls, but also the LOKI look, and last but not least, the BW ramp being nicely adjusted (on mine, after tweaking, with high slope and flippers at minimum strenght, no prob at all to climb the ramp)... in that case (and that case only), the pin is for sure a good one... enjoy ;)

forget to mention, we're +/- 200 games played on 3 weeks, with few HELLICARIER done, and just 1 BTE (my son, in 5 balls, and not completly finished)

RipleYYY edited previous rating on December 24, 2020.
RipleYYY has owned this game in the past.

3.351/10

7 years ago

FAK

Krank

Inactive member

Praha

7y 20,250 13 1 28

Holy cow its bad pin. Looks very cheap and nothing to do on playfield. I dont like Stern tables but this is over the top.

4.615/10

7 years ago

GEM

pinlosopher

Pinside member

Winston-salem, NC

7y 36,900 47 3 29

I guess kids might like it. But it feels cheap to me and the game play is just endless despite a few interesting shots.

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