Stern has released some special home editions of particular games before, including Transformers, The Avengers and the Dark Knight. Now, Star Wars is joining the fray, with a special home edition announced at $4500. Here’s the quick trailer:
Compared to the other home editions, it does seem like this is giving you a little bit more for the money, as it does have two big toys that are found on commercial models and an LCD screen(albeit a small one). I’ve heard some complain about how much was spent on the likes of Transformers, when for an extra $1500 you could get the “real” thing with more to it. I still have to chuckle at the thought of
$4500 being called “affordable,” but I suppose that is technically correct when you look at prices of Premium or LEs. But it’s still not a huge jump to spend a little more and buy a Pro Star Wars (which I’ve seen listed in the $5500-5700 area).It’s hard to fully judge this game by 30 seconds of footage, but it appears that the way the table flows is a little better than the commercial models. One flaw about Star Wars’ design (I have a Premium model) is that the way that the ball flies out onto the playfield sometimes causes it to immediately drain down the left-hand outlane. Then the automatic ball save does the same thing! It doesn’t happen every time or in every game, but it is a frustrating flaw that this home model wouldn’t appear to have since those targets are no longer in that position.
I’m seeing a lot of mixed reactions about this online, in part because a lot of fans were getting jazzed up about a supposed reveal for a full-blown game – rumor had said Jurassic Park/World, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure or another Elvira design (consensus seems set on Elvira going to be revealed in October, which makes sense). Since this is another variation of a previously released theme, it’s understandable that some would be disappointed with it. What about you? Happy or disappointed?
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