Williams
Whirlwind Pinside Rating
This game received 601 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.134 /10
Whirlwind
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 8.33
Artwork: 7.895
Sounds/Music: 7.378
Other Aspects: 8.409
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Adelaide Hills
8.880/10
10 years ago
Grayling, MI
Edit:
Several years ago, I told someone that Whirlwind was my favorite pinball game. This was really before I owned any pinball machines, and my opinion was formed on playing the game a few times in real life, and many, many times in the Williams Collection on the PS3.
Over the past couple of years, I've filled my basement with many pinball games, and have really though that while I still liked it, Whirlwind couldn't be my favorite based on how much I enjoy playing other games I own.
And then I found and bought a Whirlwind for myself.
After a couple of months with it I found an undeniable truth. It really is my favorite pinball game. The layout is great, the rules are perfect, the art is classic, call outs (while repetitive) are awesome and the the lights, fan and spinning discs integrate with the theme perfectly.
I believe it may be the perfect pinball experience. It has the "I have to play one more game" thing going on in spades and I can't think of a single thing about it that I'd want to change.
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My favorite Lawlor game. Uncharacteristic flow and great speed. The three alternate direction spinning discs put some really fantastic movement on the ball (sometimes carrying it across the playfield horizontally) and fit the theme nicely. Most of the classic Lawlor elements are here in a simple game that is punishingly difficult. I like.
Several years ago, I told someone that Whirlwind was my favorite pinball game. This was really before I owned any pinball machines, and my opinion was formed on playing the game a few times in real life, and many, many times in the Williams Collection on the PS3.
Over the past couple of years, I've filled my basement with many pinball games, and have really though that while I still liked it, Whirlwind couldn't be my favorite based on how much I enjoy playing other games I own.
And then I found and bought a Whirlwind for myself.
After a couple of months with it I found an undeniable truth. It really is my favorite pinball game. The layout is great, the rules are perfect, the art is classic, call outs (while repetitive) are awesome and the the lights, fan and spinning discs integrate with the theme perfectly.
I believe it may be the perfect pinball experience. It has the "I have to play one more game" thing going on in spades and I can't think of a single thing about it that I'd want to change.
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My favorite Lawlor game. Uncharacteristic flow and great speed. The three alternate direction spinning discs put some really fantastic movement on the ball (sometimes carrying it across the playfield horizontally) and fit the theme nicely. Most of the classic Lawlor elements are here in a simple game that is punishingly difficult. I like.
Hornchurch
6.824/10
10 years ago
Whirlwind is a fun game that makes good use of the spinning wheels on the play field surface. The wind blowing in your face is neat but I could see it getting annoying after a while (I believe you can turn that off?). I haven't played it enough to give a more detailed review, but it's a good game, nothing amazing.
5.454/10
10 years ago
Whirlwind grabs your attention and has a few interesting shots. Backglass and cabinet are cool enough. Spinning discs are a big part of the playfield and can be interesting (pretty cool back then ... still cool). The ramps are a bit short on the upside but the downramps are cool. Style of play isnt bad but didnt make me want to load the machine up with coins. May not have the replayability id like for a collection. 1990 was the start of bigger and better things. Not a bad fun theme for Williams. The wind in the face is cool. Personally it isn't the most fun pinball and im not such a big fan of it. The theme is creative and less serious than some Williams machines, but id much rather a Bally Dr.Dude. Over-rated at pinside i reckon by a long way, but Williams do have a lot of fans. Any bad review gets marked as 'Bogus' at pinside, so we know what that means.
4.822/10
10 years ago
i had to give this one a horrible review cause nothing on it or in it screamed play me it was like trying to eat uncooked oatmeal very hard to swallow
Weyburn, SK
7.784/10
10 years ago
Izegem
I own this pin for a little over 8 months now. It was my first pin ever. And I still reach out for it every time i want to play pinball. Currently it stands between an F14 Tomcat, NBA Fastbreak and a Devil Riders.
I organise game evenings from time to time, and the Whirlwind is a very good pin for newbies. Easy rules, fun with the topper blowing wind in your face, pretty colourful cabinet, and when tuned correctly the amount of ball drains is very doable for beginners. My friends tend to reach out for this pin rather than the NBA, because of the more complicated rules and modes in the NBA.
All in all, a very well balanced and fun game. Perhaps for the more skilled and experienced player it might get boring after a while. But honestly, this pin isn't going anywhere for now. (not only because it's my girlfriends favourite pin, but it helps)
I organise game evenings from time to time, and the Whirlwind is a very good pin for newbies. Easy rules, fun with the topper blowing wind in your face, pretty colourful cabinet, and when tuned correctly the amount of ball drains is very doable for beginners. My friends tend to reach out for this pin rather than the NBA, because of the more complicated rules and modes in the NBA.
All in all, a very well balanced and fun game. Perhaps for the more skilled and experienced player it might get boring after a while. But honestly, this pin isn't going anywhere for now. (not only because it's my girlfriends favourite pin, but it helps)
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