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<blockquote data-quote="Trackball" data-source="post: 238164" data-attributes="member: 5924"><p>Rescue 911 gets a 4 out of me. I'm sorry, but while I love the life-saving theme, this machine just seems even more incomplete than Cactus Canyon.</p><p></p><p>But Cactus Canyon had the excuse of being rushed out the door. Rescue 911 just seems barren...there are even four white spot targets on the right side that do NOTHING but give 3,000 points a hit (which may as well be zero in this game).</p><p></p><p>There's a rumor that those four spot targets were intended to spell out KIRK for a game mode or something, but they had to shelf that idea once Gottlieb couldn't get William Shatner's likeness (he hosted the TV show).</p><p></p><p>The game would've gotten a 3, but "Extra BAWL" made me laugh pretty hard, so I gave it a mercy point.</p><p></p><p>Last Action Hero...wow, I am SO glad they were able to get the rights to this thing! Especially because I LOVE the movie it's based on...and not in a make-fun-of-it way, I mean I really love the movie. I even got it on Blu-Ray once I realized this was the next table.</p><p></p><p>What they did with the CRANE drop targets was nothing short of brilliant--having them all reset upon hitting the switch behind a lowered target (the "Danger Bar") is a tremendously smart move that rewards shot accuracy and punishes random flailing of the flippers. Well done, Kaminkow, Borg and team.</p><p></p><p>This is also the first game I've ever played to have the fabled Smart Missile, which awards every flashing target on the table at the time it's pressed, but not only can it ONLY be used ONCE per game (not once per ball, once per GAME), but there is NO way to get another. It forces you to use it when the time is just right.</p><p></p><p>Another thing about the Smart Missile that makes it even better? Once the ball hits an outlane switch, it deactivates the Smart Missile, so you can't just slam the button as you're draining. This simple design decision FORCES the player to use it WHILE the ball is in play, once more forcing you to think strategically.</p><p></p><p>Data East gets a lot of flack for their very average designs of most of their machines, but wow, they really hit the long ball here...but there are two things with this table that keep it from getting over the fence for a homer.</p><p></p><p>One, the repetitive, seemingly-random callouts. I can't make rhyme or reason of why many of them occur. Frankenstein had the same problem. This is something we take for granted in masterpieces like Addams Family, Twilight Zone, and Medieval Madness--the callouts always have something to do with whatever switch is hit. In LAH and MSF, it just seems random most of the time.</p><p></p><p>Though there's one callout I do love--draining by outlane sometimes makes Benedict announce "I just SHOT somebody, and I did it on PURPOSE!" A great line from a great scene in the movie--especially given what actor Charles Dance does in the <strong>very last instant</strong> of this video. (Yes, the same actor from Game of Thrones, if you watch that show.)</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]yMxY0Lxo_ow[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Second...what the heck, Farsight? You turned off the funny match sequence! Normally, I wouldn't mind, since such things are pointless on a free-play table anyway, but this one actually makes you laugh.</p><p></p><p>Yeah, you can turn it back on in the coin-door menu if you have the Pro version (it's still in the ROM), but as of this writing, the buttons are highly UNresponsive in that menu. Argh. Took me almost 20 minutes to get to the setting. I had the same problem with Frankenstein, coincidentally enough.</p><p></p><p>First, here's the scene it's taken from--part of this is used when lighting and awarding the extra ball, too.</p><p>(Won't let me embed more than one video.)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z9Ismh1elM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z9Ismh1elM</a></p><p></p><p>And here's the match on the real machine. I wonder why Farsight made them skip over this here, of all tables. Was it due to the trailer guy's voice?</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/W7pl3zCsK30?t=12m25s" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/W7pl3zCsK30?t=12m25s</a></p><p></p><p>Anyway, even with those two gripes (oh, and AC/DC's "Big Guns" is barely recognizable, but that's DE's fault, not Farsight's), I give this game an 8. Thanks, Farsight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trackball, post: 238164, member: 5924"] Rescue 911 gets a 4 out of me. I'm sorry, but while I love the life-saving theme, this machine just seems even more incomplete than Cactus Canyon. But Cactus Canyon had the excuse of being rushed out the door. Rescue 911 just seems barren...there are even four white spot targets on the right side that do NOTHING but give 3,000 points a hit (which may as well be zero in this game). There's a rumor that those four spot targets were intended to spell out KIRK for a game mode or something, but they had to shelf that idea once Gottlieb couldn't get William Shatner's likeness (he hosted the TV show). The game would've gotten a 3, but "Extra BAWL" made me laugh pretty hard, so I gave it a mercy point. Last Action Hero...wow, I am SO glad they were able to get the rights to this thing! Especially because I LOVE the movie it's based on...and not in a make-fun-of-it way, I mean I really love the movie. I even got it on Blu-Ray once I realized this was the next table. What they did with the CRANE drop targets was nothing short of brilliant--having them all reset upon hitting the switch behind a lowered target (the "Danger Bar") is a tremendously smart move that rewards shot accuracy and punishes random flailing of the flippers. Well done, Kaminkow, Borg and team. This is also the first game I've ever played to have the fabled Smart Missile, which awards every flashing target on the table at the time it's pressed, but not only can it ONLY be used ONCE per game (not once per ball, once per GAME), but there is NO way to get another. It forces you to use it when the time is just right. Another thing about the Smart Missile that makes it even better? Once the ball hits an outlane switch, it deactivates the Smart Missile, so you can't just slam the button as you're draining. This simple design decision FORCES the player to use it WHILE the ball is in play, once more forcing you to think strategically. Data East gets a lot of flack for their very average designs of most of their machines, but wow, they really hit the long ball here...but there are two things with this table that keep it from getting over the fence for a homer. One, the repetitive, seemingly-random callouts. I can't make rhyme or reason of why many of them occur. Frankenstein had the same problem. This is something we take for granted in masterpieces like Addams Family, Twilight Zone, and Medieval Madness--the callouts always have something to do with whatever switch is hit. In LAH and MSF, it just seems random most of the time. Though there's one callout I do love--draining by outlane sometimes makes Benedict announce "I just SHOT somebody, and I did it on PURPOSE!" A great line from a great scene in the movie--especially given what actor Charles Dance does in the [B]very last instant[/B] of this video. (Yes, the same actor from Game of Thrones, if you watch that show.) [MEDIA=youtube]yMxY0Lxo_ow[/MEDIA] Second...what the heck, Farsight? You turned off the funny match sequence! Normally, I wouldn't mind, since such things are pointless on a free-play table anyway, but this one actually makes you laugh. Yeah, you can turn it back on in the coin-door menu if you have the Pro version (it's still in the ROM), but as of this writing, the buttons are highly UNresponsive in that menu. Argh. Took me almost 20 minutes to get to the setting. I had the same problem with Frankenstein, coincidentally enough. First, here's the scene it's taken from--part of this is used when lighting and awarding the extra ball, too. (Won't let me embed more than one video.) [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z9Ismh1elM[/url] And here's the match on the real machine. I wonder why Farsight made them skip over this here, of all tables. Was it due to the trailer guy's voice? [url]https://youtu.be/W7pl3zCsK30?t=12m25s[/url] Anyway, even with those two gripes (oh, and AC/DC's "Big Guns" is barely recognizable, but that's DE's fault, not Farsight's), I give this game an 8. Thanks, Farsight. [/QUOTE]
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