Pinball M: The Thing Pinball Review (Casey)
The Thing is by far and away my favorite horror movie and just a great movie overall. Aesthetically, this table is amazing. I love all of that. The incorporation of movie set pieces into it is really so well done. When the storm hits and the ball turns into a flare... such a nice touch (though I hate that actual storm mechanic heh).
However this board would be radioactive if it were an actual arcade coin-op. Missing the skinny ramps endangers STDM. Shooting halfway up said ramps is almost guaranteed STDM. Exiting the mini-game on the wrong side (the left) leads to a micro-second flipper up otherwise it's STDM. I don't even engage with that mini-game, I just kick it right and get out ASAP. That generator shot needed for taking out ol' Bennings is something else.
I'll review it using words from the "Positive" reviews:
-- very hard. One wrong move and the ball is going straight through the center
-- the center zone has a massive hole in it
-- aimed toward more veteran pinball players. instant gutter
-- bottom half of the table feels like one giant black hole
-- pretty tough to make just about any shot due to the massive amount of space between your flippers and any ramps which seem really small.
If you're an average joe pinball player, 100% do not bother with this table.