The centre-piece - the buck itself - is highly detailed, as is the foreground flora.
It a pleasant enough mix of the slightly comic and the near-photo realistic. So,let's get onto the pinball and the first thing most players will see is the backglass image you see at the top of this review along with the cabinet artwork. Many elements from the video game turn up in the pinball as we shall see, but fortunately it's not necessary to know the video game to enjoy or understand the pinball. Its success has only partly been replicated in overseas markets where hunting is far less popular (or even outlawed), so in many of these areas the theme is effectively a non-licensed one.
STERN BIG BUCK HUNTER PRO PINBALL MACHINE SERIES
So let's see what Stern has delivered.Īs you may know, Big Buck Hunter Pro is based on the Big Buck Hunter video game series which proved to be very popular in the US market. If buyers are going to pay more for less, the whole gameplay experience needs to be up there with the best of them. Neither NBA nor Big Buck Hunter Pro were cheaper than the preceding games 24 or CSI, and in some markets were actually more expensive. Stern are running with the same ideas, except the bit about making the games more affordable. Neither Capcom nor Premier had much success with their attempts. In both cases, the selling points were making the game easier to maintain, easier to play and more affordable. Simpler games have been tried in the past, most recently when Capcom produced the first (and only) machine in their Capcom Classic range Breakshot, and before that Premier's created their 'Street Level' series of Silver Slugger, Vegas, Deadly Weapon, Title Fight, Car Hop and Hoops. Not that you need to pepper a game with expensive toys or have fiendishly deep rules to make it fun - both can actually detract from the enjoyment if not kept in check and designed to be in keeping with the game's feel. They set the benchmark for certain elements of a game and once that genie is out of the bottle, he can't be put back. We can't pretend machines such as Medieval Madness, Big Bang Bar, Twilight Zone and The Simpsons Pinball Party never existed. However, we are pinball fans and so we have certain expectations from any new model. We're not going to comment on the desirability or otherwise of these changes. He's also acknowledged pinball enthusiasts such as you aren't going to like those changes but they are necessary to increase pinball's appeal to the wider public, broaden the player base and keep Stern making new games. Gary Stern has publicly said this is the direction Stern Pinball will be going.
STERN BIG BUCK HUNTER PRO PINBALL MACHINE FULL
The second part will go deep into the rules, explaining how all the features work, what they score and conclude with our overall verdict of the game.īig Buck Hunter Pro (don't forget the 'Pro' part, even though the shortened BBH name was adopted before the full name was public knowledge) is Stern's second "back-to-basics" machine, following on from NBA and featuring a simpler playfield layout, fewer custom mechanical devices and a less complex set of rules. Hello and welcome to this first part of the exclusive Pinball News In-Depth Review of Stern's Big Buck Hunter Pro pinball.Īs usual, we've split the review in two and in this part we'll be looking at the game's physical build, the artwork and the layout of the playfield.
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