Stern’s KISS, released in 2015, gives the self-proclaimed hottest band in the land a playfield as theatrical as their stage show, and this Premium edition adds the showpiece toys. Designed by John Borg — the Stern veteran behind Metallica and Rush — it features a magnet that slowly carries a captured ball behind the back panel from the right ramp to an elevated stage on the left, plus a spinning disc, a spinning target, and custom speech from Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley themselves.
The game runs on songs and showmanship. After completing a song, the scoop lights so you can pick the next one — the golden rule among players is to always have a song running. The center ramp is the workhorse shot, best fed from the left flipper to set up multiplied combos, while completing the KISS and ARMY standup banks lights backstage passes and hurry-ups worth chasing all game long. The right ramp lights instrument shots: collect four for an extra ball, six to start KISS Army Multiball.
For the demon-faced deep player, locking balls for the Demon multiball off the plunge while the ball save is active is a strong opener, and the “Starman shot all day” mantra reflects how rewarding the table’s signature shot can be. Loud, glittery, and stuffed with rock theatrics, the KISS Premium is Borg channeling pure arena spectacle — a crowd-pleasing tribute that plays as big as the band’s pyrotechnics.