<s>
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Vivarium	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Seaman	B-Application
creator	O
,	O
Yutaka	O
Saito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
GameCube-exclusive	O
and	O
penultimate	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
(	O
followed	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odama	B-Device
blends	O
tactical	B-Application
wargaming	B-Application
with	O
pinball	B-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
is	O
a	O
young	O
general	O
named	O
Yamanouchi	O
Kagetora	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
intent	O
on	O
avenging	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
death	O
by	O
reviving	O
the	O
most	O
ingenious	O
weapon	O
ever	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
medieval	O
battlefield	O
:	O
the	O
Odama	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odama	B-Device
is	O
a	O
gigantic	O
ball	O
powerful	O
enough	O
to	O
destroy	O
whatever	O
it	O
strikes	O
,	O
friend	O
or	O
foe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
giant	O
flippers	O
,	O
players	O
aim	O
the	O
Odama	B-Device
to	O
bowl	O
over	O
enemies	O
,	O
shatter	O
their	O
defenses	O
and	O
wreak	O
havoc	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
Microphone	O
,	O
players	O
direct	O
their	O
soldiers	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Odama	B-Device
's	O
way	O
and	O
into	O
the	O
fray	O
by	O
charging	O
the	O
enemy	O
,	O
defending	O
positions	O
and	O
seizing	O
the	O
enemy	O
gates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
in	O
Odama	B-Device
is	O
Yamanouchi	O
Kagetora	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
general	O
struggling	O
to	O
avenge	O
his	O
clan	O
and	O
preserve	O
the	O
Way	O
of	O
Ninten-do	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
philosophy	O
that	O
means	O
"	O
The	O
way	O
of	O
heavenly	O
duty	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
these	O
resources	O
is	O
a	O
sacred	O
object	O
protected	O
by	O
his	O
clan	O
:	O
a	O
legendary	O
weapon	O
called	O
the	O
Odama	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
flippers	O
,	O
which	O
operate	O
exactly	O
like	O
those	O
in	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
:	O
they	O
strike	O
the	O
Odama	B-Device
back	O
into	O
the	O
battlefield	O
,	O
directing	O
it	O
into	O
targets	O
and	O
away	O
from	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
tilt	O
the	O
battlefield	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
alter	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
Odama	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
shatter	O
the	O
enemy	O
gates	O
with	O
the	O
Odama	B-Device
and	O
direct	O
a	O
crew	O
of	O
men	O
carrying	O
a	O
giant	O
bell	O
to	O
pass	O
through	O
the	O
opened	O
gates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
Microphone	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odama	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Vivarium	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
chiefly	O
designed	O
by	O
Yoot	O
Saito	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Seaman	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
producer	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
was	O
initially	O
taken	O
aback	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
curious	O
mix	O
of	O
pinball	B-Application
and	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
and	O
Saito	O
's	O
initial	O
pitch	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
want	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
set	O
in	O
feudal	O
Japan.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Odama	B-Device
debuted	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odama	B-Device
won	O
IGN	O
's	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Design	O
for	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
