| The Playfield The ball is launched into the upper
playfield area and feeds the top right flipper or the
middle ramp if you miss it. One pop bumpers stands
between two drop targets with a small lane around the
right drop target that feeds the ball lock behind the
left drop target. To the left of the ball lock is sharp
loop at the top of the left ramp. The spinner sits at the
base of the left ramp.
On the lower level, from
the left flipper going clockwise, we have standard
looking in/out lanes and a slingshot. Above the in lane
is a green circle with a large Electro-magnet below the
playfield. Once target requirements are met, a button
above the flipper button on the side of the cabinet can
turn on "Magna Save" and prevent a ball from
going down the out lane. Above that is the left drop
target. Then there is the left ramp entrance and spinner.
To the right of the ramp is a loop that is mostly hidden
by the upper level. This loop entered in the left sends
the ball toward the in/out lanes. Entered on the right
side sends the ball toward the right flipper. Next we
have the right hand set of drop targets followed by a
short lane to a ball pocket the starts multiball if a
ball is in the ball lock. When the ball is kicked out it
can head straight down the middle (SDTM). After that we
have two ramps to the upper level. The first arrives
between the upper flippers, the second exits above the
right upper flipper. Below that we have the Magna Save,
in/out lane and slingshot equivalent of the left side
followed by the right flipper.
Game Play
I find the two levels a lot
of fun. The main objective is to hit the drop targets and
play multiball. As with all of the Steve Richie games the
ball flow is very smooth. I enjoy the way both levels are
important to scoring and that the ball can be worked back
and forth between the levels very easily.
The lower level plays more
like a conventional playfield while the upper playfield
is rather small, requiring ball control and a little
patience to wait for an "extra" bounce to put
the ball in front of the flipper.
Anytime the ball hits the
in lane rollover (on the lower level), extra points are
awarded for a quick ramp shot hitting the spinner on the
left or the wire gate on the center ramp. The drop
targets are timed (another first) and must all go down
within the allotted time or they pop back up.
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