Vampire Pest Control on your Multimorphic P3 Pinball Platform
Two friends are walking in a park, when they stumble upon a castle. They enter, and discover a casket on a pedastal. Inside, a vampire sleeps! Undaunted, these friends decide to become vampire hunters and put an end to the vampiric menace... if it can be called that. Find tools to help slay the vampire, but be warned - all intruders will end up DRAINED.
collect before facing your foes
The knocker sounds when achieving a replay, and is integrated in various aspects of gameplay. The physical bell sounds when sequences are completed, and when slaying a vampire.
A ball travelling from left to right or right to left count as separate shots, two separate series of combo shots for advanced players, a second ball can be launched into play to help battle the vampire or collect items.
This shot removes the ball from play, which challenges the player to hit the shot at the right moment for maximum scoring potential.
Seven physical target sequences to complete, hurry-ups add urgency and points, and when rolling through an inlane, a virtual target appears over the opposite lane for a brief period. Rats and spiders skitter across the screen when each set of side targets are completed.
A gorgeous pen-and-ink art style by Molly Baldridge, unlike anything yet seen on the P3 pinball platform.
A unique, symmetrical, single-level layout that harkens back to pinball of years' past, but rewards players for exploring the entire playfield on each ball.
Separate rewards await for those intepid hunters able to sweep an entire bank of drop target mirrors in one shot.
Over 50 original songs and 70 sound effects composed by Charles Wolf Music with more than 1300 callouts by 17 voice actors.
Streamers have a new way to connect with their audiences. Users in chat can affect the game!
Single-level playfield and standardized fasteners ensure that the owner/operator will be able to easily clean and adjust all aspects of Drained with a minimum of tools for maximum earnings and enjoyment.
Utilizing the P3's profile system, players can tune the difficulty and their preferences to their liking without impacting other players.
Free play, pay per play (coin play), replays, spotted target settings, number of balls per play, and other settings are all available.
SEE AND HEAR DRAINED IN ACTION!
HAPPY HUNTERS
"Drained seamlessly blends the innovative features of the P3 platform with gameplay elements from pinball’s past, providing a one-of-a-kind experience. The custom music, speech and art draw you in to a game that’s deceptively intricate and challenging—you’ll be discovering new ways to score and different approaches to battling the vampires as you play your way through the latest creation from Nick Baldridge."
"Drained is a great addition to the P3 platform. The module itself is clean and artistic. It’s very cool how the word MIRROR reflects off the drop targets! The gameplay is fantastic with plenty of fun rules, playfield interactions, and lovable vampires to stake. At any moment, that gobble hole is looking to send you to an early grave, so look out! 😀 Of course there are other baddies to keep you on your toes. The music stands on its own and it's absolutely spectacular… really brings back some nostalgia for me. Drained is a family-friendly game with unlimited fun and crazy, hip call outs. I highly recommend this module for a P3 owner with a taste for vamps, kick ass tunes, challenging pinball action, and plenty of light-hearted fun!"
"I’ve had Drained for about a month and I’m loving it.
Drained has that great EM flow and feel, all done up in state of the art pinball technology. It is a refreshing change from many modern games where you just keep shooting ramps and orbits in different combinations.
The rules are simple, like a good EM’s, but the game is by no means easy. I love how well the ball flows from the upper playfield down to the flippers. It has a two ball multiball, a real bell, and a real knocker.
If your game room does not sport a classic EM, this is the module to get. It’s cute. It’s funny. It’s a lot of fun.
The [digital] art and cabinet art really make the P3 stand out. The call outs are a hoot. If you thought you’d heard all the possible vampire puns, wait until you play Drained.
When considering any P3 module, you’ve got to look at the add on games. Blood Bank Billiards deserves a rave review on its own. It was designed for and only works on the Drained module. Get Drained and BBB. You may not ever switch modules again."
"I finally had my first experience with Drained and I gotta say, it's one of my new favorite pingames. Over the course of the past several days, I was fortunate enough to have a P3 in my garage for a short visit. I had access to every playfield module, but the one I kept coming back to, time-after-time, was Drained. There's a wonderfully simple ruleset (hit two standups to qualify the vampire, then sink it in the gobble hole to slay it), but an enticing system of risk/reward-based rules to encourage you to play past that, including combos, multiballs, multipliers, mini-games, wizard modes, and more.
One of the most notable experiences I had during my play time was the feeling of ANTICIPATION! I was on the edge of my seat with each shot, a feeling I get with some of the golden era woodrails designed by Wayne Neyens where you have multiple ways to beat the game but they're all portioned so perfectly that a game typically leads you right up to the threshold, but most of the time it's NOT QUITE achievable. And when you do achieve it...WHAT A RUSH! Those were the ultimate in "ONE-MORE-GAME" games and Drained is dripping with that!
In addition to its gameplay being fun, so are its theme and call-outs with a wide-ranging cast of quirky vampires to slay, from Sneaky, Speedy, Hairy, Swanky, and my favorite "Numerology" to name BUT A FEW (there are 3x as many vampires than those I named), and all of them keep the humor value high throughout the game. It's a nice contrast to the edge-of-your-seat gameplay.
As an artist myself, I'm gobsmacked at the Edward Gorey influenced details, the smart incorporation of vampire elements into various levels of playfield, plastics, and back panel, as well as the inordinate amount of work to create all the visuals for all the surfaces we've come to know with art on a pinball machine (playfield, plastics, backglass, cabinet, etc) IN ADDITION to all the on-screen animated elements! Molly's efforts here would truly require the work of multiple artists on any other production game, but the fact that they all come from the same hand gives the game a cohesive and immersive quality not often seen in modern pinball.
Finally, I'd be remiss if I didn't also mention the work of Charles Wolf, who created over 50(!??!) original songs for Drained, along with a mountain of sound effects, all with consideration of the 1300+ callouts from 17 hired voice actors. Sit with those stats for a moment if you would. What a tour de force achievement, and to make things more impressive, the music is really great, too. Ha-ha! Charles has a classical training with a Master's degree in Music Composition, yet a strong affinity for retro, 8-bit, chiptune music. These combination of interests and game theme all Voltron together to form such jaunty, classically inspired, period-perfect, vampire-evocative music with an upbeat, modern/retro flair to impeccably propel gameplay.
In spite of having access to many titles (all of them on the P3), I found myself coming back to play Drained first thing in the morning, as time permitted throughout the day, and for one last hit before I went to bed at night. If I'm ever fortunate enough to own a P3, this'll be the first module I get. What an enjoyable rush every time!"
"The mechs are simple- [a bell, a knocker, two sets of drop targets], two ball ejects, a pop bumper, lots of stand ups, and a gobble hole. You need to hit as many targets as possible before shooting the gobble hole which ends your turn, but can reward you with big points if you have hit the right targets. Music, animation, and theme are really well executed [and] light shows are great.
I ordered my game and three days later it arrived. Great packaging and a beautiful professional looking module which worked flawlessly right out of the box.
This game is very addictive. If you are looking for a modern game with an E.M. feel- this is it. The gobble hole is easy to hit when you don’t want to, and so difficult when you are ready to slay the vampire. This layout will really test your shooting skills. Find one if you can, be nice to the owner, and you can play one of the best new games of 2023!"
There are two options available for purchase:
A game kit with full cabinet art package costs $3500(USD), and comes with the playfield module, slingshot plastics, side target covers, magnetic apron, and left and right side cabinet and head artwork.
A game kit without cabinet artwork costs $2999(USD), and comes with the playfield module, slingshot plastics, and side target covers.
Please note that this kit does not include lit speaker panel artwork, which is sold separately.
When the game balance has been collected, your name will be shared with Multimorphic to enable your access to the Drained software.
No other information about customers is shared between companies without prior written consent from the customer.
Credit card and wire transfer purchases are supported. Credit card purchases may be completed at the link above. For wire, please email orders@foramusementonlygames.com with your name and address to request an invoice.
Please see the Drained Owner's Manual for quick information and troubleshooting tips.
If your question or concern are not resolved, please send an email to support@foramusementonlygames.com or call 724-246-4671 and leave a message.
