<s>
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
celebration	O
of	O
sorts	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
featuring	O
many	O
references	O
to	O
its	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
mostly	O
prominently	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Samba	B-Application
De	I-Application
Amigo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
a	O
Twin	O
Pack	O
cartridge	O
bundled	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	I-Application
respectively	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
must	O
rescue	O
his	O
friends	O
by	O
winning	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
tournament	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Egg	O
Cup	O
Tournament.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
being	O
to	O
earn	O
as	O
many	O
points	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
both	O
the	O
Story	O
and	O
Arcade	O
Modes	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
each	O
match	O
with	O
three	O
pinballs	B-Application
,	O
each	O
one	O
shot	O
onto	O
the	O
playfield	O
from	O
the	O
plunger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
rolls	O
into	O
the	O
hole	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
table	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
a	O
ball	O
and	O
must	O
try	O
again	O
with	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Losing	O
all	O
three	O
pinballs	B-Application
ends	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
each	O
pinball	B-Application
on	O
the	O
table	O
using	O
the	O
two	O
flippers	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
lower	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
table	O
or	O
the	O
lone	O
flipper	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
upper	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
table	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
shake	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
table	O
in	O
three	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
these	O
methods	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
make	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
sling	O
and	O
hit	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
tables	O
 '	O
targets	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gain	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Party	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
in	O
2005	O
in	O
compilation	O
collections	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Columns	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Party	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
journalists	O
alike	O
;	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
15	O
reviews	O
and	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
79.38	O
%	O
based	O
on	O
16	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Provo	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
artistic	O
quality	O
of	O
pinball	B-Application
tables	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mini-games	O
were	O
"	O
welcome	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
overall	O
conglomeration	O
that	O
composes	O
Sonic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
even	O
if	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
really	O
fit	O
the	O
premise	O
of	O
standard	O
pinball.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Craig	O
Harris	O
of	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
virtual	O
"	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
gameplay	O
and	O
offering	O
a	O
huge	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
lightweight	O
physics	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
pull	O
off	O
skilled	O
,	O
bulls-eye	O
shots	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Casino	O
mini-games	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
balanced	O
very	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
overall	O
statement	O
was	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Party	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
quite	O
a	O
must-have.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Nutt	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
was	O
not	O
completely	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
serviceable	O
enough	O
pinball	B-Application
romp	O
that	O
's	O
too	O
focused	O
on	O
presenting	O
a	O
pseudo-realistic	O
game	O
without	O
the	O
technical	O
clout	O
to	O
back	O
it	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
