Galaxy Play 2

The Galaxy Play 2, manufactured by CIC Play, S.A. of Barcelona, Spain in 1987, is a Solid State Electronic (SS) pinball machine built around an outer space fantasy theme. As a title from the lesser-known Spanish manufacturer CIC Play, it stands out for its distinctive mechanical backbox animation.

Key gameplay features include four flippers, a single pop bumper, two slingshots, four captive balls, four standup targets, and a 4-bank drop target, which together contribute to a dynamic playing experience. The game's standout feature is its combined mechanical and illuminating backbox animation: when large scores are reached, a motor physically moves a large ship from side to side while strobe lights flash in the clouds.

The backglass depicts several spaceships high above a cloudy planet surface, distinguishing it from the artwork of its predecessor, CIC Play's 1986 'Galaxy Play', which instead showed a spaceship above a city skyline viewed from the ground with a man and woman in the foreground. The game's designer is not documented in available records. As a lesser-known machine from a Spanish manufacturer, Galaxy Play 2 remains an intriguing find for collectors interested in European pinball output of the late 1980s.