CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (pinball)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a Stern pinball game machine designed by Pat Lawlor and released in November 2008. It is based on the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation television series.

Design

The game includes speech by Robert David Hall in his role as Dr. Al Robbins, with call-outs from other actors pulled from the television series.

Layout

The playfield and the outlanes are separated by "Crime scene do not cross" which is also used as artwork in the bumper area on the left of the playfield.

Gameplay

The game includes a skull where balls are locked for a multiball; this skull was suggested by the creator of the show. There is a Microscope mechanism which captures the ball for another multiball.

Reception

Pinball News gave the table a 53/70 score. While praising the complex multiball modes, they felt that the game lacked depth in rules and theme integration. They also criticized the mini-flipper shots, finding them unsatisfying, and the up-posts in the orbit shots, which they felt disrupted the game's flow.