I'm interested in picking up a Transformers and have feelers out on both a Pro and an LE. I like the theme and I have played some games on the LE. Looking for opinions from others who have played both the Pro and LE on which is better and why. The price difference between the two is $1000, with the Pro having a shaker, upgraded speakers and sub + full led's.
Transformers Pro vs. LE - Opinions Please
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luch
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Pro all the way.. it's the lesser of two evils. Pro flows better though. The LE has that uber-pointless mini-pf
juandylan said:
Generally the title is thought to be not as evolved as it could have been ... great theme for lots of collectors but game play and rule set are seen as wanting
Vengeance
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Buy the TF Pro for sure and this coming from someone who owns the LE.
The LE's are a waste of money, the poorly implemented toys on the playfield make the overall gameplay worse on the machine as opposed to better. The ironhide mini PF is a chore to play and pointless at best.
I do like the Starscream toy but only wish it was implemented more often and used it a much better fashion.
TF as a game is ok, it's nothing spectacular but it's not the worst game out there, I've been finding myself playing mine again more lately since the most recent code update as it has made the wizard mode a more attainable goal.
But for the money I'd say your are better off buying any number of other Sterns (Tron, ACDC, TSPP, LOTR, IM, etc, etc) they all make better playing games and are priced similarly in the Pro category.
The LE's are a waste of money, the poorly implemented toys on the playfield make the overall gameplay worse on the machine as opposed to better. The ironhide mini PF is a chore to play and pointless at best.
I do like the Starscream toy but only wish it was implemented more often and used it a much better fashion.
TF as a game is ok, it's nothing spectacular but it's not the worst game out there, I've been finding myself playing mine again more lately since the most recent code update as it has made the wizard mode a more attainable goal.
But for the money I'd say your are better off buying any number of other Sterns (Tron, ACDC, TSPP, LOTR, IM, etc, etc) they all make better playing games and are priced similarly in the Pro category.
juandylan said:
I don't like the game in general but I'm a little biased as I thought the movies were terrible (and I'm a long-time TF fan)
Theme aside though, I just find the gameplay on the LE to be much more of a chore than on the Pro. The pro seems to flow better to me..
That said, pro or LE, the playfield itself seems to be a "shotgun" style of design.. basically, throw a bunch of stuff at the PF and see what sticks kinda thing.
Thanks for the feedback guys. Other Sterns are certainly an option (already have IM and AC/DC) with Tron and XM being at the top for me.
Everyone seems to think the Pro is a better option for TF based mostly on flow and the negativity towards the Ironhide playfield. I like my games to be fast and to have flow.
Everyone seems to think the Pro is a better option for TF based mostly on flow and the negativity towards the Ironhide playfield. I like my games to be fast and to have flow.
bottom line.. I owned an LE before. If I buy again (and let's face it, I probably will..) I'd buy a pro.