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<blockquote data-quote="JayHarrison" data-source="post: 256182" data-attributes="member: 2596"><p>Ooh, ooh, ooh! Is it too late for me to join in on this debate? I hope not, and even if I was, I've still got some tables I want to vent on.</p><p></p><p>(Before diving in, I'm leaving out <em>Black Rose</em>; <em>Diner</em>; <em>Junk Yard</em>; <em>Lights, Camera, Action!</em>; <em>WhoDunnit?</em> because I don't have these tables, and that my platform of choice is the PS3.)</p><p></p><p><strong>TWO TABLES I'D DELETE WITH ZERO HESITATION</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em>Champion Pub</em>:</strong> I'm surprised I'm the first (and only) person to bring this one up, but I think <em>Champion Pub</em> is the only truly irredeemable table in the collection. I hate the table's vain attempts at humor, the perplexing rule set, the characters, the "skill" shot, the unnecessary bagatelle on the right-hand side of the table. I truly regret ever giving this table any space on my PS3's hard drive.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Rescue 911</em>:</strong> The table's compartmentalized layout doesn't do it any favors, the rule set is confusing, and, most important of all, whenever any of the game's mode are active, the scoreboard is NEVER visible. [I}Rescue 911[/I] is too busy for its own good.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>TABLES I'D CONSIDER SERIOUSLY CONSIDER DELETING</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em>Jack*Bot</em>:</strong> Recycling <em>Pin*Bot</em>'s layout doesn't automatically mean producing a more engaging game. That, and hearing "JackBot!" gets really old really fast. While I'm on the subject of <em>Pin*Bot</em>...</p><p></p><p><strong><em>The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot</em>:</strong> Earning a high score on this table relies on a single, easily repeatable strategy: Start multiball, lock both balls, await "Billionaire Club" reward, make a very easy shot to earn one billion points, render all other scoring irrelevant. A table's "jackpot" should never be the fourth-highest scoring shot on any table.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Tee'd Off</em>:</strong> Three words: <em>No Good Gofers</em>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>(DIS)HONORABLE MENTIONS</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em>Black Knight</em>:</strong> Probably the only table that I used to enjoy that I currently don't, and it's not through any fault of the table's design or rules. The PS3 version is presently broken; shooting the ball into the upper playfield lock doesn't feed a new ball to the plunger, practically bricking the table. Without this malfunction, I could play this game for an hour uninterrupted.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Cactus Canyon</em>:</strong> Decent table, but on this list for its incompleteness. There's no high-score music, the replay match is jarringly silent and uneventful, and the voice quality is inconsistent (some voice clips are crystal clear, others sound fuzzy).</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Ripley's Believe It or Not!</em>:</strong> The Shrunken Head is a hoot, and the rules are decent, if confusing. The audio brings <em>Ripley's</em> down quite a bit; the music equates to dull travelogue music, and the voice-over guy portraying Ripley sounds utterly bored by what he's reading.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JayHarrison, post: 256182, member: 2596"] Ooh, ooh, ooh! Is it too late for me to join in on this debate? I hope not, and even if I was, I've still got some tables I want to vent on. (Before diving in, I'm leaving out [I]Black Rose[/I]; [I]Diner[/I]; [I]Junk Yard[/I]; [I]Lights, Camera, Action![/I]; [I]WhoDunnit?[/I] because I don't have these tables, and that my platform of choice is the PS3.) [B]TWO TABLES I'D DELETE WITH ZERO HESITATION[/B] [B][I]Champion Pub[/I]:[/B] I'm surprised I'm the first (and only) person to bring this one up, but I think [I]Champion Pub[/I] is the only truly irredeemable table in the collection. I hate the table's vain attempts at humor, the perplexing rule set, the characters, the "skill" shot, the unnecessary bagatelle on the right-hand side of the table. I truly regret ever giving this table any space on my PS3's hard drive. [B][I]Rescue 911[/I]:[/B] The table's compartmentalized layout doesn't do it any favors, the rule set is confusing, and, most important of all, whenever any of the game's mode are active, the scoreboard is NEVER visible. [I}Rescue 911[/I] is too busy for its own good. [B]TABLES I'D CONSIDER SERIOUSLY CONSIDER DELETING[/B] [B][I]Jack*Bot[/I]:[/B] Recycling [I]Pin*Bot[/I]'s layout doesn't automatically mean producing a more engaging game. That, and hearing "JackBot!" gets really old really fast. While I'm on the subject of [I]Pin*Bot[/I]... [B][I]The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot[/I]:[/B] Earning a high score on this table relies on a single, easily repeatable strategy: Start multiball, lock both balls, await "Billionaire Club" reward, make a very easy shot to earn one billion points, render all other scoring irrelevant. A table's "jackpot" should never be the fourth-highest scoring shot on any table. [B][I]Tee'd Off[/I]:[/B] Three words: [I]No Good Gofers[/I]. [B](DIS)HONORABLE MENTIONS[/B] [B][I]Black Knight[/I]:[/B] Probably the only table that I used to enjoy that I currently don't, and it's not through any fault of the table's design or rules. The PS3 version is presently broken; shooting the ball into the upper playfield lock doesn't feed a new ball to the plunger, practically bricking the table. Without this malfunction, I could play this game for an hour uninterrupted. [B][I]Cactus Canyon[/I]:[/B] Decent table, but on this list for its incompleteness. There's no high-score music, the replay match is jarringly silent and uneventful, and the voice quality is inconsistent (some voice clips are crystal clear, others sound fuzzy). [B][I]Ripley's Believe It or Not![/I]:[/B] The Shrunken Head is a hoot, and the rules are decent, if confusing. The audio brings [I]Ripley's[/I] down quite a bit; the music equates to dull travelogue music, and the voice-over guy portraying Ripley sounds utterly bored by what he's reading. [/QUOTE]
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