X-Factor

The X-Factor is a claw machine released in early 2003.

Description
This machine is thought to have been manufactured by Cromptons Leisure Machines in the UK or ICE in the US. It’s features include a unique claw, a free play feature and an Instant Replay button. The Instant Replay feature is stolen from Elaut's Intelli machines.

Music
The music on the machine when it moves (and when it drops on the last play) is an instrumental cover of the theme song from the TV show Stingray. The going up and down music is Instant Replay by Dan Hartman. The attract music that also plays after adding a play or when the claw gets back to the chute with a play left is Helloween by Extreme Music.

Availability
Unfortunately, X-Factors are a dying breed of claw machines. However, they used to be very common.

Other versions

 * The ICE versions usually found in America remove the Instant Replay feature by replacing the button with a joystick.
 * Around October 2005, Namco and division Brent Sales bought distribution rights for X-Factor cranes. For these Brent and Namco versions, the attract music is different, and the Namco versions only, like the ICE ones, have a joystick. Also, they are renamed Namco X-Press.
 * The Cromptons versions come in both yellow and grey.