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"With a BrickScore of 67.6, the Arcade Pinball Machine is an ambitious but flawed experiment — the flipper mechanics genuinely work and the build is fun, but a non-functional asteroid reset, clashing aesthetics, and a steep price tag mean both reviewers say wait for a sale before committing."

Both Brick Fanatics and Brickset Reviews land in mixed-positive territory on the LEGO Icons Arcade Pinball Machine (11374), praising its core flipper mechanics and novel concept while flagging serious design and value concerns. The set earns genuine points for build variety, robust flipper and launcher functions, and the debut of the light blue/light royal blue Classic Space astronaut and space baby — but is dragged down by a central mission mechanic (the asteroid reset counterweight) that reportedly fails to work as intended, a visually chaotic colour scheme, a high price tag, and the absence of lights, sounds, or electronic scoring that real pinball machines provide. Both reviewers agree: wait for a sale.

Where they split: Reviewers split on playability and aesthetics. Brickset Reviews rated playability quite positively (75) — noting the set \"works better than it looks\" — while Brick Fanatics scored it lower (50), emphasising the broken asteroid reset as a fundamental failure. On aesthetics, Brickset was sharply negative (35) calling it \"a mess,\" whereas Brick Fanatics found the colour palette vibrant and appealing (80). Display value also saw a gap: Brick Fanatics acknowledged decent presence, while Brickset judged it poorly suited to display at all (40).