The Limited Edition of Stern’s Guardians of the Galaxy is the top-tier form of John Borg’s exuberant 2017 design — the same colorful, mixtape-fueled celebration of Marvel’s ragtag space heroes, dressed in exclusive LE art and trim. Borg — a Stern veteran whose catalog runs from Metallica to The Walking Dead — built a fast, scoop-driven table topped by a Groot figure that serves as the game’s beating heart.

Shoot Groot to lock balls and start his multiball, then feed balls back into him to ratchet a playfield multiplier from 2X to 3X and beyond; the deep enders chain Groot, Rocket, and shot multipliers together to send scoring into orbit. The mode structure is refreshingly flexible — you start modes at the right scoop, and the golden rule is to always bring a mode into a multiball, doubling your scoring opportunities. A bank of standup targets feeds you Hadrons, handy charges that spot a missing shot when you tap the action button, a lifeline during tricky modes like Escape Kyln.

It all funnels toward Save Xandar, the wizard mode lit by clearing every mode and banking the super jackpots in both Groot and Orb multiball. Newcomers can even pick Quill’s Quest before the first plunge to launch straight into a two-ball multiball and learn the table on the fly. Bright, loud, and endlessly re-playable, the Guardians of the Galaxy LE is Borg at his most joyful — a cosmic jukebox in its most collectible trim. Hooked on a feeling, indeed.