1 more photo for now. will relook at others on SD Card. Video's soon. with Audio !
** (note - all the photos below were taken by me on Tuesday 31st January around 2pm, a few hours before the AMD mini meeting started with the permission of AMD).
OK. LETS TALK GAMEPLAY N SHOTS.
The AC/DC pinball machine has a very fast playfield with very open shots. Firstly you have 2 x decent ramp shots that are fast. There is a shot that hits a target for the chime/bell that is straight forward. The first thing u notice is the very fast loop shot that goes around the whole playfield from either left or right flipper, with super fast return to the flippers. Alot of Sega machines have these fast loops, as does Transformers. There are many solid stand up targets to hit, with amazing rebound speed.
One thing I noticed is the cannon shot which changes everytime the cannon loads. It also gives u a harder shot with the ROCK targets (same side as the cannon) to shoot which means you have to hit the opposing targets for a rebound shot, very neat. There is a middle drain lane from the top rollovers which leads the ball straight down between the flippers, and u can lose the ball very fast. U soon realise to bump the machine or you will get alot of centre drains straight down the middle.
Also, because the slingshots are so fast, and powerful, u can get opposite side lane drains easily as well. This AC/DC game keeps u on your toes.
The ball bounces around at lightning speed. The choice and positioning of the fixed stand up targets is very smart here. It makes rebounds at lightning speeds that I havent seen on a machine before. Very quick.
To hit the various targets that are lit can be easy on some but much harder on the side targets because of the angles and speed of everything.
If u look up at the dot matrix, just for a second, u can come unstuck. The speed makes this game. It really makes it fun. Between concentrating on the music, the really cool dot matrix and the lightning speed, there is plenty to keep u entertained. I am not a pinball shot expert for writeups, but the clean fast open playfield makes the machine as fun and fast as Angus's guitar playing. The speed matches the fast beat songs.
STERN HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB ON THE AC/DC PINBALL. THE PRO MODEL IS EXCELLENT. THE ART IS GOOD EVERYWHERE. THE COLOURS WORK EVERYWHERE.
THE MUSIC IS AMAZING. THE NEW RED DOT MARTIX BEING A LED VERSION IS EXCELLENT. THE AUDIO IS SUPERB. MAN, WHAT A GREAT PINBALL.
NOW JUST GO AND BUY ONE. YOU WILL BE VERY HAPPY. YOUR FRIENDS WILL NOT WANT TO STOP PLAYING IT. EVEN THE CRITICS WILL ASK FOR ANOTHER DRINK AND PLAY SOME MORE.
When i walked in and had a brand spanking new AC/DC game to play, in a empty quiet room, i was in heaven. Anyone who has the pleasure to unbox a brand new AC/DC Pinball, there is only one rule u must instantly adhere to > first step, TURN UP THE VOLUME BEFROE HITTING THE START BUTTON.
