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<blockquote data-quote="Shaneus" data-source="post: 148274" data-attributes="member: 204"><p>Yeah, see I can't stand games with rules like TSPP and LOTR (although I'm yet to play LOTR, so I'm only going on what I've seen/heard). At least, TSPP feels like a license that should have a shallower learning curve, whereas LOTR gives off the vibe that it should be a significantly trickier game. TSPP does too much to let you know that it's complicated, and you probably won't see half the stuff that's in the game. Plus, it's licensed from when The Simpsons started to become crap <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>And yeah, agreed on the build quality thing too. I was lucky in that I managed to get a game that was pretty much them in the peak of their build-quality lifecycle (even by today's standards). I went through the list of their modern games with a friend before I bought RBION and this was the conclusion we came to (roughly) for Stern's modern lineup:</p><p></p><p>[code]Finding their feet, okay build quality but poor game rules/layout etc.:</p><p>1999 Harley-Davidson®</p><p>2000-01 Striker Xtreme</p><p>2000-09 Sharkey's Shootout</p><p>2001-01 High Roller Casino</p><p>2001-06 Austin Powers™</p><p>2001-09 Monopoly™ ***</p><p>2001-11 NFL</p><p>2002-01 Playboy®</p><p></p><p>Oh crap, we should pump some money into these things to sell them:</p><p>2002-08 RollerCoaster Tycoon</p><p>2002-11 Harley-Davidson® (2nd Edition) ***</p><p>2003-02 The Simpsons Pinball Party</p><p>2003-06 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines</p><p>2003-12 The Lord of the Rings</p><p>2004-03 Ripley's Believe It or Not!®</p><p>2004-08 Elvis® Gold (Limited Edition)</p><p>2004-08 Elvis®</p><p></p><p>MOAR TOYS! But keep the prices down, 'kay?:</p><p>2005 Grand Prix</p><p>2005-02 The Sopranos®</p><p>2005-08 NASCAR®</p><p>2006-02 World Poker Tour™</p><p>2006-07 Pirates of the Caribbean ***</p><p>2007 Family Guy / 2008 Shrek</p><p></p><p>Let's get these things built more solidly again:</p><p>2007-06 Spider-Man</p><p>2007-06 Black Spider-Man™</p><p>2007-10 Wheel Of Fortune (can't comment, but I haven't heard it's that bad)</p><p>2008-04 Indiana Jones</p><p>2008-07 Batman</p><p></p><p>WTF:</p><p>2008-11 CSI</p><p>2009 NBA</p><p>2009-02 24</p><p></p><p>Pick things up again (slowly):</p><p>2010 Iron Man</p><p>2010-01 Big Buck Hunter Pro</p><p>2010-08 James Cameron’s Avatar</p><p>2011 Disney TRON Legacy</p><p>2011 The Rolling Stones ***</p><p>2011 Transformers™ ***kinda, the Pro feels very cheap and crappy)</p><p>2012 AC/DC</p><p>2012 Metallica</p><p>2012 The Avengers</p><p>2012 Transformers The Pin™ ***</p><p>2012-03 AC/DC</p><p>2012-08 X-Men</p><p>2013 Metallica</p><p>2013 Star Trek</p><p>2014-04 Mustang (Pro)[/code]</p><p></p><p>The *** games are the exceptions to the rule in their respective categories, either good or bad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shaneus, post: 148274, member: 204"] Yeah, see I can't stand games with rules like TSPP and LOTR (although I'm yet to play LOTR, so I'm only going on what I've seen/heard). At least, TSPP feels like a license that should have a shallower learning curve, whereas LOTR gives off the vibe that it should be a significantly trickier game. TSPP does too much to let you know that it's complicated, and you probably won't see half the stuff that's in the game. Plus, it's licensed from when The Simpsons started to become crap :( And yeah, agreed on the build quality thing too. I was lucky in that I managed to get a game that was pretty much them in the peak of their build-quality lifecycle (even by today's standards). I went through the list of their modern games with a friend before I bought RBION and this was the conclusion we came to (roughly) for Stern's modern lineup: [code]Finding their feet, okay build quality but poor game rules/layout etc.: 1999 Harley-Davidson® 2000-01 Striker Xtreme 2000-09 Sharkey's Shootout 2001-01 High Roller Casino 2001-06 Austin Powers™ 2001-09 Monopoly™ *** 2001-11 NFL 2002-01 Playboy® Oh crap, we should pump some money into these things to sell them: 2002-08 RollerCoaster Tycoon 2002-11 Harley-Davidson® (2nd Edition) *** 2003-02 The Simpsons Pinball Party 2003-06 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003-12 The Lord of the Rings 2004-03 Ripley's Believe It or Not!® 2004-08 Elvis® Gold (Limited Edition) 2004-08 Elvis® MOAR TOYS! But keep the prices down, 'kay?: 2005 Grand Prix 2005-02 The Sopranos® 2005-08 NASCAR® 2006-02 World Poker Tour™ 2006-07 Pirates of the Caribbean *** 2007 Family Guy / 2008 Shrek Let's get these things built more solidly again: 2007-06 Spider-Man 2007-06 Black Spider-Man™ 2007-10 Wheel Of Fortune (can't comment, but I haven't heard it's that bad) 2008-04 Indiana Jones 2008-07 Batman WTF: 2008-11 CSI 2009 NBA 2009-02 24 Pick things up again (slowly): 2010 Iron Man 2010-01 Big Buck Hunter Pro 2010-08 James Cameron’s Avatar 2011 Disney TRON Legacy 2011 The Rolling Stones *** 2011 Transformers™ ***kinda, the Pro feels very cheap and crappy) 2012 AC/DC 2012 Metallica 2012 The Avengers 2012 Transformers The Pin™ *** 2012-03 AC/DC 2012-08 X-Men 2013 Metallica 2013 Star Trek 2014-04 Mustang (Pro)[/code] The *** games are the exceptions to the rule in their respective categories, either good or bad. [/QUOTE]
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