Data East

Last Action Hero

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This game received 211 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.581 _/10

7.581

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #176 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 7.99

Artwork: 6.808

Sounds/Music: 7.074

Other Aspects: 7.782

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8.083/10

10 years ago

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stevebighead

Inactive member

Medford, OR

13y 40,400 382 9 16

A very fun game with many gimmicks and objectives. Really shines with upgraded speakers. This was my first Data East and did notice the quality in build mentioned by so many others. A great pin for the price.

stevebighead has owned this game in the past.

10.000/10

10 years ago

SWB

Scubascotti

Inactive member

Hillston

10y 13,250 1 25

I give this game a 10 out of 10 & highly recommend this pin.

I've played pinball for years now & I've played all the highly ranked games, but LAH is something else, keeps me coming back again & again, just a great game all round.
Very deep lots of modes & multiballs. This is my favourite game & all my guests end up spending most of their time on this one. Can't believe it's not ranked higher. A sleeper title for sure.

Take away
If you find this game spend some time with it, it will surprise you, lots of fun!

Scubascotti edited previous rating on April 23, 2014.

5.483/10

10 years ago

DAN

pindan3

Inactive member

Sarasota, FL

10y 49,900 272 19 106

cheezy

3 Pinsiders flagged this.

9.900/10

10 years ago

JFK

jfk77

Inactive member

Unknown

10y 6,500 6

le meilleur data east !

9.508/10

10 years ago

JAS

pinballcrazed

Inactive member

Melbourne

10y 25,900 11 2 42

Lots of fun to play, fully loaded with magnets shaker crane... one i'd like to own.

pinballcrazed edited previous rating on September 05, 2014.
pinballcrazed has owned this game in the past.

7.280/10

10 years ago

JSB

JessMaster

Pinside member

Québec, QC

14y 34,750 11 61

Under rated game. The crane is very impressive toy. Shaker as well fun inside the cabinet. And 2 scoop makes job. Juste the backglass with disproportional head of Arnold S. is horrible. The rest, it's a good game from Data East.

JessMaster currently owns this game.

8.120/10

10 years ago

ANB

Jokercyclone

Inactive member

11y 43,550 640 33 12

A fun game that any skill level can enjoy. For the price, a great buy. Lots of modes, plays fast and is really enjoyable.

Jokercyclone edited previous rating on January 23, 2014.
Jokercyclone currently owns this game.

6.549/10

10 years ago

CBZ

Kineticross

Inactive member

Needham, MA

11y 69,150 1,103 1 62

If Data East created TSPP, this would be that game. 12 modes. 3 six-ball multiballs. Smart missiles for added strategy. Everything is synced up well, and it might be the best game by DE - they were on a roll this year! But the backglass makes no sense to people unless they've seen the movie. What's the cartoon cat doing there? Why is Schwarzenneger's head so immense and huge? Even though it was based on a pretty bad movie, it's still worth a play.

8.210/10

10 years ago

ALP

JamesMxP

Pinside+ Frequent

Belington, WV

10y 41,150 89 2 10 1

Really enjoyed this machine, even with it being hamstrung by a license from a movie that really flopped and having obtuse/rules in need of updating. The crane is a neat toy/gimmick. Also somehow ended up with a five ball multiball at one point.

8.649/10

10 years ago

JSG

Jared

Stern Pinball

Rockwall, TX

11y 103K 3,814 8 12

Last Action Hero - Might be the underrated pinball of the century!!! This is the gem of my collection, and I have several games "ranked" higher that just do not compare. This game plays amazing, looks great with LED's, and is packed with amazing features. Drop targets, a huge crane, 6 ball multiball, 3 scoops, a spinner, magnets, shaker... oh yeah. This would be a LE by today's standards!!!

Jared has owned this game in the past.

2.750/10

10 years ago

JRM

Mato

Pinside member

Perth

11y 75,800 2,721 12 106

They should really look at bringing updates out for these older machines, this game has so many imbalances and the rule set seems out of whack that if they updated at he code.......it could be a good machine.

3 Pinsiders flagged this.

8.820/10

10 years ago

MMH

mannymasy

Pinside member

Málaga

10y 57,800 971 1 27

Me gusta mucho mas con el tiempo

mannymasy edited previous rating on March 14, 2019.
mannymasy has owned this game in the past.

6.119/10

11 years ago

JJ

Hoopjohn

Pinside member

Eagle River, WI

12y 52,400 495 4 32

Didn't do much for me, but then its a game I played several times on route. Could be a better game at home.

9.000/10

11 years ago

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Rockybjr12

Inactive member

Unknown

11y 14,500 7 26

Very fast game!

Rockybjr12 edited previous rating on January 19, 2018.
Rockybjr12 currently owns this game.

7.840/10

11 years ago

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jameswoodward

Inactive member

Unknown

11y 12,500 2 49

last action hero is a great game with awesome multi-ball. it has many great features with 3 drop holes, lots to hit and great overall flow. highly recommended.

jameswoodward edited previous rating on January 07, 2016.

8.700/10

11 years ago

X-M

JackSlater

Inactive member

11y 22,150 205 28

The pros: Lots of fun and well integrated mode if you like DE style modes.
The crane is fun.
The shots that are worth shooting for are usually not too hard to make.
Soundtrack and Dot animations are better than many WMS games.

GREAT light show at the beginning of every mode! They really outline clearly what has to be done to finish the round in a simple but effective way. (Edited 2013/04/14)

The lows: Ball hangup on drop targets.
Crane gets out of ajustment often.
Playfield art is great in some parts but look basic in others.
Some unbalanced risk vs reward makes some shots worthless. Same with some combos.
The game could have some more flow with extra combos added (Edited 2013/04/14)

the End: If the theme don't put you away play a game or too and see if it is for you. Turning the crane off is a good option to keep the flow faster during heated four player games.

Great game with a mix bag of easy, medium and hard shots wich makes it versatile. (Edited 2013/04/14)

JackSlater edited previous rating on April 14, 2013.

5.376/10

11 years ago

TPK

Kneissl

Pinside member

12y 126K 3,870 7 121

Not my kinda game.

8.828/10

11 years ago

JON

classicgamefan

Pinside member

11y 68,150 206 50

One of the best bangs for the buck in pinball!

The GOOD: Lots of features to complete (with many different shots). Many multi-ball modes and each one has different objectives and play style. Animation is great and really fits the theme. No major random score modifiers so competition scores seem fair.

The BAD: Backglass isn't great (but it's really grown on me), playfield art is blah but again it has grown on me over the 20 years I've owned it, and the crane isn't that great of a toy (it can slow down ball restarts in a multiplayer game if you want a chance at making the skillshot). The slingshot plastics are the some of the ugliest I've ever seen on a pinball (next to RBION) and I don't even get how the artwork relates to the game. Cat Millions shot can be a ball drainer. Some shots are too hard (captive balls) or too risky (Cat Millions) for the value, but at least you can activate multiple features during most features.

The VERDICT: A keeper and a great value. I can really get into pinball zen on this machine on a good night!

classicgamefan edited previous rating on October 18, 2019.

8.241/10

11 years ago

BAA

Bartzenegger

Pinside member

Kansas City, MO

11y 51,550 644 10 10

One of the most fun of all time , a lot going on. I hate the quality and feel though!

Bartzenegger edited previous rating on December 01, 2013.
Bartzenegger currently owns this game.

7.036/10

11 years ago

ATE

AdamTheGamer

Pinside member

11y 56,150 270 2 133

Very decent game. My parents really seemed to enjoy it, a lot, but it really wasn't my thing.

7.029/10

11 years ago

ROC

LilRocky

Pinside member

Manteo, NC

12y 76,150 667 2 52

DE threw pretty much every idea they had into this pin. Magents, kickback shot, shaker motor, captive balls, and so forth. The crane is a cool toy as well, although a ball should immediately eject into play when the crane captures a ball as having to watch it cross the pf gets tiresome. There's also a good number of modes and multiball features that have some good variety. Yet with as many features and shots as this game has, it just turned out "ok" for me. The clunky feel and boring theme just didn't give me that need for "one more game" as so many other pins do.

LilRocky has owned this game in the past.

4.005/10

11 years ago

ZUL

Caucasian2Step

Evil McBooty

12y 163K 1,456 51 1011

Last Action Hero had every possibility to be a good game. It's just an semi-OK game instead.

The Pros: A good PF design with the exception of the two kickout holes in the middle of the pf. The Crane is a great toy. Death Save showing Dean Grover is rad!

The Cons: A really big Schwarzenneger head. The artwork is does not look finished. Ruleset is standard DE unbalanced/untested blather with a bit more to it than most.

The Takeaway: Using the smart bomb/missle button in the LAH sequence is cool strategy, but this is right out of Jurassic Park. I guess I could say that the game is better than the movie (I used to own a DemoMan), but is that really saying much? Many people talk about it as a bang for your buck table, but I'm just not feeling it. There are so many good bits to this game and it just feels slapped together. The package does not come together as it should. This is a shame because I get the idea that alot of people put some thought and effort into this deck. Some pinheads love this game, and I was rooting for it the first few (dozen) times I played it and then...

meh..

Update:
So much to do. Ramp, vuk, ramp, vuk, ramp, vuk... I like the crane during multiball. But still, meh.

Caucasian2Step edited previous rating on August 09, 2015.

9.320/10

11 years ago

GAH

chinesedentist

Inactive member

Austin, TX

11y 21,650 2 2 9

Even if I didn' love the movie, I'd still love the this pinball table. The art may be subpar, but everything else is great. Probably my favorite Data East pin ever.

chinesedentist currently owns this game.

8.238/10

11 years ago

LUK

Luke_Nukem

Pinside+ Frequent

Reston, VA

11y 87,300 1,233 13 28 1

My first pin, and a blast to play, even my gf loves it, btw 6 ball Mb is rediculous, shaker motor, i got this for less than a grand. Huge bang for your buck!

Luke_Nukem has this game on the wishlist.

8.843/10

11 years ago

TIM

MT45

Pinball Loft

Lenoir City, TN

11y 110K 2,371 38 10

Does not matter that this is Data East or that it's based off a pretty bad movie . . . it's a great pin! Everyone says it's under rated but I'm not sure how it could even get low ratings. Fast, fun and flow are all outstanding. Only nitpicks are backglass art and GI lighting in middle above flippers (it's too dark). Other than that, lot's of fun. Great skillshot using gun, nice feature of missile to collect all lit targets. Bets multiball of any game I've played (6) and the shaker motor is VERY well integrated into game adding a ton to the experience and fun. Add cliffys to all 3 holes and add a new translight from Ebay and you're good to go!

MT45 currently owns this game.

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