<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
machine	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
three	O
tables	O
,	O
with	O
six	O
more	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
leaderboards	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
generally	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
physics	O
did	O
well	O
emulating	O
a	O
real	O
pinball	B-Application
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
delisted	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
marketplace	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
table	O
purchases	O
carry	O
over	O
to	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
corresponding	O
tables	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
still	O
available	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
backwards	O
compatible	O
title	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
purchased	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
utilizes	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
rules	O
as	O
a	O
physical	O
pinball	B-Application
machine	O
,	O
albeit	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
a	O
traditional	O
pinball	B-Application
machine	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
fires	O
a	O
steel	O
ball	O
onto	O
the	O
playfield	O
using	O
a	O
plunger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Vision	I-Device
camera	I-Device
to	O
operate	O
the	O
flippers	O
and	O
to	O
video	O
chat	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
was	O
released	O
with	O
three	O
tables	O
,	O
Speed	O
Machine	O
,	O
a	O
racing-themed	O
table	O
,	O
Extreme	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
skateboarding	O
theme	O
,	O
and	O
Agents	O
,	O
adorned	O
with	O
secret	O
agents	O
and	O
spy	O
gadgets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
additional	O
paid	O
content	O
tables	O
were	O
released	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
table	O
featuring	O
characters	O
,	O
sounds	O
and	O
music	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
was	O
released	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
table	O
features	O
a	O
theme	O
based	O
on	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Round	O
Table	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
to	O
the	O
press	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
at	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
press	O
event	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
service	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
delisted	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
as	O
all	O
content	O
can	O
be	O
imported	O
into	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
players	O
wish	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
original	O
tables	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
own	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
buy	O
the	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
Classic	O
pack	O
for	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
three	O
original	O
tables	O
plus	O
the	O
Buccaneer	O
table	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
fantastic	O
virtual	O
pinball	B-Application
engine	O
"	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Pinball	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
's	O
reviewer	O
stated	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
visual	O
treat	O
and	O
a	O
solid	O
challenge.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
,	O
stating	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Vision	I-Device
camera	I-Device
was	O
"	O
an	O
oddly	O
remote	O
and	O
distant	O
way	O
of	O
playing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	B-Application
FXs	O
physics	O
system	O
was	O
a	O
common	O
point	O
of	O
criticism	O
among	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
For	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
the	O
physics	O
in	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
hold	O
up	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
few	O
issues	O
that	O
harm	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
"	O
stated	O
Hilary	O
Goldstein	O
of	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
2020s	O
,	O
Zen	O
Studios	O
announced	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
series	O
that	O
would	O
utilize	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
after	O
the	O
company	O
made	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Epic	O
Games	O
,	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
many	O
months	O
following	O
its	O
initial	O
announcenment	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
updates	O
on	O
its	O
developmental	O
status	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
entered	O
early	O
access	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
digitally	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
service	O
on	O
eighth	B-Application
-	I-Application
and	O
ninth-generation	B-Device
consoles	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
,	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
coming	O
later	O
into	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
