<s>
The	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2000	O
pinball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Left	O
Field	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1989	O
film	O
The	O
Little	O
Mermaid	O
and	O
its	O
2000	O
sequel	O
The	O
Little	O
Mermaid	O
II	O
:	O
Return	O
to	O
the	O
Sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
interacts	O
with	O
two	O
pinball	B-Application
tables	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
mermaid	O
Ariel	O
and	O
her	O
daughter	O
Melody	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
supports	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
through	O
alternating	O
tables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	O
Interactive	O
developed	O
The	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
alongside	O
Left	O
Field	O
Productions	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
children	O
's	O
entertainment	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
critics	O
were	O
divided	O
over	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
based	O
on	O
The	O
Little	O
Mermaid	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
negatively	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
1999	O
game	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
pinball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1989	O
film	O
The	O
Little	O
Mermaid	O
and	O
its	O
2000	O
sequel	O
The	O
Little	O
Mermaid	O
II	O
:	O
Return	O
to	O
the	O
Sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
two	O
pinball	B-Application
tables	O
,	O
which	O
each	O
are	O
connected	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
protagonists	O
:	O
the	O
mermaid	O
Ariel	O
and	O
her	O
daughter	O
Melody	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
prominent	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
focuses	O
entirely	O
on	O
its	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
game	O
engine	O
from	O
those	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
Nintendo	O
pinball	B-Application
titles	O
:	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
and	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Land	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tables	O
include	O
"	O
flippers	O
,	O
multipliers	O
,	O
bonus	O
targets	O
,	O
and	O
multiballs	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
IGN	O
described	O
as	O
standard	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
for	O
pinball	B-Application
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
these	O
games	O
form	O
the	O
"	O
underlying	O
premise	O
"	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
CNET	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
medium	O
difficulty	O
and	O
a	O
learning	B-General_Concept
curve	I-General_Concept
of	O
roughly	O
half	O
an	O
hour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
rumble	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
vibrates	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
when	O
turned	O
on	O
with	O
an	O
extra	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Left	O
Field	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Green	O
Bay	O
Press-Gazette	O
,	O
Disney	O
developed	O
The	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
and	O
Alice	B-Application
in	I-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
a	O
study	O
which	O
found	O
women	O
constituted	O
43	O
percent	O
of	O
video	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
was	O
an	O
exclusive	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
known	O
as	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
The	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2000	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
reported	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
reflected	O
how	O
pinball	B-Application
had	O
become	O
a	O
widely	O
accepted	O
activity	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
as	O
baseball	O
and	O
checkers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
The	O
Little	O
Mermaid	O
II	O
:	O
Return	O
to	O
the	O
Sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
instruction	O
manual	O
including	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
mini-games	O
and	O
table	O
games	O
and	O
a	O
glossary	O
of	O
pinball-related	O
terms	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
response	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
was	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
74%	O
at	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
six	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pittsburgh	O
Post-Gazette	O
described	O
The	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
as	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
detailed	O
and	O
entertaining	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
ideal	O
for	O
female	O
gamers	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
nice	O
diversion	O
"	O
for	O
pinball	B-Application
fans	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
website	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
physics	O
of	O
the	O
pinballs	B-Application
,	O
which	O
it	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
on	O
the	O
floaty	O
side	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
not	O
as	O
quick	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
pinball	B-Application
incarnations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
more	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
Gamereactor	O
praised	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
adapt	O
a	O
Disney	O
property	O
into	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
more	O
predictable	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamekult	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
although	O
the	O
site	O
considered	O
pinball	B-Application
and	O
The	O
Little	O
Mermaid	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
odd	O
combination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
CSR	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
is	O
a	O
pleasant	O
surprise	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
Little	O
Mermaid	O
II	O
line-up	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
negatively	O
compared	O
The	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
inferior	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
previous	O
releases	O
:	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
and	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
having	O
less	O
variety	O
than	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
,	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
just	O
as	O
satisfying	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
particular	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
was	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
Pikachu	B-Application
and	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
during	O
the	O
"	O
era	O
of	O
Pokémania	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
considered	O
The	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
's	O
cute	O
visuals	O
derivative	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
pinball	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
