Product Description

Featuring 2-in-1 air-powered hockey and pinball, and electronic lights and sound effects, this stadium lets your entire family experience the thrill of the arcade at home. Challenge friends or family to an exciting game of air-powered hockey, or easily convert to pinball mode for great bumper-bouncing action! And with three different pinball games built right in, you'll have plenty of gaming options for the whole family! Includes stadium (2 pieces), 2 connecting plugs, 2 connecting base snaps, 2 paddles, 4 pucks, 2 legs, 2 center supports, 1 lever/riser and instructions. Requires 4 “D” batteries (not included).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #53040 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Hasbro
• Model: 8628
• Released on: 2006-09-06
• Dimensions: 22.25" h x 16.00" w x 6.00" l, 11.75 pounds

Features

• Featuring 2-in-1 air-powered hockey and pinball, and electronic lights and sound effects, this stadium lets your entire family experience the thrill of the arcade at home
• Quick conversion between modes and three different pinball games keep the action at fever pitch
• Sensors built into the table keep track of your score
• He shoots - he scores! Arcade-style fun for the whole family!
• Includes stadium (2 pieces), 2 connecting plugs, 2 connecting base snaps, 2 paddles, 4 pucks, 2 legs, 2 center supports, 1 lever/riser and instructions

Amazon.com Review
The Electronic Air-Powered Action Stadium is a really fun game that even parents will get into. It is, essentially, two games on one board: air hockey and pinball. Pinball purists might be disappointed since there's no ball, but rather a puck, and there's no plunger. There are no bumpers, either, but you can invert the air hockey paddles and use them as bumper-like stationary objects in the table. Assembly of the table takes about ten minutes, though it does require adult-level reading and force to snap the plastic pieces together. Once it's fully assembled, it feels as solid as one piece and there are no noticeable dead zones to keep the puck from floating. Overall, the design of this game is ingenious. The table converts from pinball to air hockey in a second, which levels the table, locks the paddles, and opens the player-two goal. Sensors built into the table keep track of your score, but there is no display of the ongoing tally. The game enthusiastically announces both the winner and scores at the end of each match and says things during the game like, "These players are really great!" On the downside, there's no off button and no volume control, which is unfortunate for a toy that features cute but somewhat loud retro video game sounds and an enthusiastic announcer. After about a minute, it will ask, "Player, are you still there?" before shutting itself down. Also, the scoring during pinball gets easily confused. The high-score modes are based on a time limit, but you can keep adding to the score between the buzzer and when the score is announced. Still, it's a simple and ultra fun toy for one or two players. --Porter B. Hall

Customer Reviews

Save your money!!!!
I bought this for my five year old and wish that I hadn't. The instructions are even confusing! The air hockey part is ok but the pinball doesn't really work that well. The air is not very strong and the puck gets stuck a lot. Also the goal is intermittent. Sometimes it wont even acknowledge that you got a goal, then sometimes it will go off just from having the puck go by it. Also there is really annoying music that plays the entire time the game is on. It would be better if there was a volume for it. For the price it is not worth your money!!!!

I loved it!
I just played this game with my friend's two sons at their home and I thought it was great! They are 3 and 4 yrs. old and it was very age appropriate for them. I thought all the features worked both on the air hockey and the pinball. The pinball was my favorite. I am going to purchase one for my nieces.

Stopped working in less than 30 minutes - but it appears to have been the batteries
I wouldn't say the instructions are confusing; air strength is adequate considering the size of the table (puck does occassionally get stuck, but it really is ok). Our biggest frustration is that low battery power seems to result in "strange and mysterious" behavior ... like shutting off in the middle of the game. Apparently it doesn't do well with cheapo batteries even if they are brand new. It really needs a low battery indicator. Hasbro could have made that annoying voice announce that the battery power is low.

I echo others that the pucks are hard for the kids to keep up with. A sealed pocket to keep them in the board would have been an improvement.

Music and sound will drive you bonkers. Needs volume control and/or option to play in "silent mode".