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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JefferyD" data-source="post: 121166" data-attributes="member: 2597">Medieval Madness v Cirqus Voltaire – Once I saw that MM and CV were squaring off, that was an excuse to buy Circus Voltaire for a fair comparison, and I'm really digging it. Maybe I'm still suffering from that new-game infatuation but I think I like it better than Medieval despite the sad occasion where a really good game came to a disappointing stop in the middle of some kind of multi-ball affair. The balls drained and the next one didn't load up. The scoreboard wasn’t anywhere to be found so I couldn’t even tell what the score was! The playfield just kept blinking, humming quietly to itself, as though it were waiting for me to go away, I guess. Still. Pretty nifty game.Elvira and the Party Monsters v Centaur – I prefer the fun theme and perky attitude of our hostess, but the gameplay of Centaur is top-notch and it’s more challenging than the Party Monsters. (If someone could re-theme Centaur as Elvira and the Party Monsters that might be the best game ever. Knock down all those tabs in Elvira’s Boudoir to release the Party Monsters! Pardon my drift…)Theatre of Magic v White Water – I don’t have Theatre of Magic on the iPad (my platform of choice), but I’ve played it on the Mac a few times. I do like it a lot, and I’ve had a couple of strong games, but I don’t care for any of the camera angles so I’m not drawn to it very often. White Water has not yet won me over. I play it once or twice a week, but the intense yellowy contrast on the center of the table-top makes it very hard to see the ball on the screen. Meh. ToM for me.Creature from the Black Lagoon v Whirlwind – I haven’t spent much time with either and I haven’t been able to make sense of their rule sets, but I prefer the cleaner look and flowing, looping layout of Whirlwind.  Ripley’s Believe it or Not v Attack From Mars – Ripley’s I haven’t played much so I can’t say I know it very well, but Attack From Mars rocks. I can do without the video mode (I find ALL video modes annoying) but otherwise, I think it’s fabulous and I play it often. Tales of the Arabian Nights v Twilight Zone – No vote. So far, I’m not a fan of Arabian Nights, and I’ve only sampled the free version of Twilight Zone. I’ll try playing TotAN a bit more if it makes it to the next round. I might buy TZ if it moves on to the next round, and if I have a weak moment; I often do.T2 V Pinbot – Very tough call. I really like and dislike them both, but I think I prefer to enjoy and hate Pinbot. That frequent spitting of the ball from the bumpers directly to the left outlane is my most-despised drain in any game by far, and if I get two of those in one session I might quit and refuse to go back for days. I have games where I zip through the solar system with ease and games where I stand on Pluto and just can’t make the leap to Neptune. I’m positive I’ve gotten the Sun Special several times but you can’t tell by looking at the wizard goals. That’s okay. I forgive. I like it anyway.Monster Bash v Scared Stiff – These two are my favorite pinball machine comedians. Great themes and very funny. Scared Stiff can be a time commitment, but since I’ve started letting extra balls drop it’s been a much more reasonable experience. I bought Gorgar when I first found TPA and Monster Bash came with it, but I didn’t even try it for quite some time. When I waded into my opening game of MB it was the first post-1981 pinball game I’ve played since, well, since 1981. Quite a revelation. I was unaware of how pinball had changed. Love it.</blockquote>

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