<s>
Ruiner	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
ProController	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
only	O
difference	O
that	O
the	O
controller	O
provides	O
is	O
that	O
its	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
way	O
of	O
nudging	O
the	O
table	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ruiner	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
available	O
playfields	O
,	O
which	O
both	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
thematic	O
and	O
self-contained	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originated	O
as	O
a	O
project	O
pitched	O
by	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
to	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
title	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
as	O
members	O
within	O
the	O
company	O
were	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruiner	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
garnered	O
mostly	O
negative	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
recently	O
referred	O
by	O
publications	O
like	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruiner	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
pinball	B-Application
tables	O
and	O
each	O
one	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
main	O
objective	O
,	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
plot	O
and	O
thematic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High	O
scores	O
and	O
other	O
settings	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
are	O
automatically	O
kept	O
via	O
the	O
cartridge	O
's	O
internal	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruiner	O
is	O
a	O
two-screen	O
wide	O
table	O
that	O
features	O
a	O
four	O
sets	O
of	O
flippers	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
in	O
1962	O
as	O
a	O
nuclear	B-Application
war	I-Application
is	O
about	O
to	O
begin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
to	O
bring	O
down	O
the	O
DEFCON	B-Application
level	O
from	O
level	O
5	O
to	O
1	O
and	O
launch	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
an	O
enemy	O
country	O
while	O
defending	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Corley	O
,	O
main	O
programmer	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
designers	O
of	O
Ruiner	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
at	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
,	O
recounted	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
process	O
in	O
a	O
thread	O
at	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Zone	O
forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
pitched	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
project	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
to	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
by	O
showcasing	O
a	O
working	O
demo	O
that	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
by	O
Scott	O
,	O
who	O
got	O
free	O
rein	O
to	O
create	O
it	O
from	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
CEO	O
Kerry	O
J	O
.	O
Ganofsky	O
,	O
since	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
members	O
within	O
the	O
company	O
were	O
fans	O
of	O
pinball	B-Application
and	O
liked	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
developing	O
one	O
,	O
with	O
Scott	O
citing	O
both	O
Night	O
Mission	O
Pinball	B-Application
and	O
Raster	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
as	O
his	O
childhood	O
favorites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruiner	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
was	O
showcased	O
under	O
its	O
original	O
name	O
in	O
an	O
early	O
but	O
playable	O
state	O
during	O
SCES	O
'	O
94	O
,	O
featuring	O
vastly	O
different	O
board	O
designs	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
scanned	O
,	O
pieced	O
together	O
and	O
corrected	O
in	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruiner	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
was	O
also	O
showcased	O
in	O
a	O
near-complete	O
playable	O
state	O
at	O
both	O
E3	O
1995	O
and	O
at	O
Spring	O
ECTS	O
'	O
95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Adisak	O
Pochanayon	O
,	O
lead	O
programmer	O
of	O
NBA	O
Jam	O
:	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
as	O
well	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
programmers	O
of	O
White	B-Application
Men	I-Application
Ca	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Jump	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
stated	O
that	O
Ruiner	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
was	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
by	O
Scott	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	O
50	O
:	O
The	O
Anniversary	O
Celebration	O
compilation	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
marking	O
its	O
first	O
re-release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro'''s	O
brief	O
review	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
enjoyable	O
but	O
unexceptional	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
looks	O
like	O
a	O
plain	O
old	O
16-bit	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
"	O
and	O
offers	O
nothing	O
unusual	O
in	O
its	O
pinball	B-Application
action	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
unusually	O
large	O
tables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
gave	O
Ruiner	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
a	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
Latoya	O
Jackson	O
of	O
video	O
pinball	B-Application
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames	O
scored	O
Ruiner	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
a	O
five	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
with	O
other	O
pinball	B-Application
video	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
and	O
Crüe	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
tables	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
remarking	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
simulate	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
playing	O
pinball	B-Application
accurately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
Ruiner	O
is	O
not	O
even	O
not	O
very	O
good	O
pinball	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
