<s>
Alien	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Compile	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine/TurboGrafx	I-General_Concept
-16	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Crush	O
Pinball	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
sequels	B-Language
,	O
Devil	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crush	I-Application
,	O
Jaki	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Alien	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
was	O
later	O
rereleased	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
;	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
unusual	O
and	O
original	O
graphical	O
design	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
Alien	O
films	O
,	O
realistic	O
physics	O
,	O
accessibility	O
towards	O
less	O
experience	O
players	O
and	O
playability	O
but	O
some	O
felt	O
divided	O
regarding	O
its	O
audio	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
transition	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
screens	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
in	O
gameplay	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
bonus	O
rounds	O
were	O
seen	O
as	O
negative	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
features	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
theme	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
Alien	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Essentially	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
"	O
fighting	O
"	O
against	O
the	O
aliens	O
with	O
their	O
pinball	B-Application
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
playfield	O
of	O
Alien	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
two	O
main	O
screens	O
arranged	O
vertically	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
flippers	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
"	O
Gold	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
Famitsu	O
and	O
ranked	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
110	O
spot	O
with	O
a	O
22.66	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
score	O
in	O
a	O
public	O
poll	O
taken	O
by	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Julian	O
Rignall	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
highlighted	O
its	O
graphics	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
Alien	O
films	O
,	O
atmospheric	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
bonus	O
screens	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
stunning	O
pinball	B-Application
simulation	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
yet	O
seen	O
on	O
any	O
machine.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Games	O
Machines	O
Warren	O
Lapworth	O
found	O
its	O
graphical	O
design	O
unusual	O
and	O
original	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Captain	B-Device
Blood	I-Device
and	O
Purple	B-Application
Saturn	I-Application
Day	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviews	O
for	O
Alien	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
have	O
been	O
mostly	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Thomas	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
Turbo	O
title	O
is	O
an	O
important	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
's	O
pinball	B-Application
genre	O
,	O
and	O
set	O
the	O
bar	O
high	O
for	O
the	O
games	O
to	O
come	O
after	O
it	O
in	O
later	O
years.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Eurogamers	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
felt	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
even	O
hardcore	O
pinball	B-Application
nutters	O
will	O
(	O
or	O
should	O
)	O
tire	O
of	O
after	O
a	O
few	O
minutes	O
"	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
"	O
neat	O
"	O
ideas	O
and	O
single	O
table	O
restriction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamers	O
Darran	O
Jones	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
wonderfully	O
polished	O
pinball	B-Application
title	O
has	O
a	O
decent	O
main	O
table	O
,	O
solid	O
ball	O
physics	O
and	O
plenty	O
of	O
excellent	O
table	O
features	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
balanced	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Crush	O
Pinball	B-Application
,	O
labeling	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
fun	O
experience	O
to	O
both	O
newcomers	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
experts.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Crush	O
Pinball	B-Application
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Compile	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
and	O
later	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
theme	O
amongst	O
all	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
sets	O
them	O
apart	O
from	O
other	O
pinball	B-Application
games	O
is	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
sci-fi	O
,	O
fantasy	B-Application
or	O
occult	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crush	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
also	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
featured	O
an	O
occult	O
theme	O
with	O
skulls	O
,	O
skeletons	O
,	O
and	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crush	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
retitled	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
(	O
Devil	B-Application
Crash	I-Application
MD	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
by	O
developer	O
Technosoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
called	O
Jaki	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
that	O
contained	O
a	O
Japanese	O
demon/ogre	O
mythology	O
theme	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
revived	O
in	O
2008	O
when	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
published	O
a	O
sequel/remake	O
to	O
Alien	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
called	O
Alien	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
for	O
WiiWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Jaki	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
became	O
largely	O
obscure	O
,	O
Alien	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
and	O
Devil	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crush	I-Application
were	O
well	O
received	O
and	O
have	O
both	O
been	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tilt	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Crush	O
Pinball	B-Application
series	O
,	O
namely	O
Devil	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crush	I-Application
.	O
</s>
