<s>
The	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
Wow	O
Entertainment	O
division	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
THQ	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
on	O
June	O
19	O
and	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Sega	O
's	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
series	O
of	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
games	I-Device
,	O
particularly	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
contains	O
three	O
tables	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
"	O
Challenge	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
and	O
audio	O
samples	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
were	O
also	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
critics	O
,	O
receiving	O
an	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
award	O
on	O
GameZone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
several	O
comparisons	O
to	O
other	O
pinball	B-Application
games	O
like	O
Devil	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crush	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
called	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
from	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
three	O
tables	O
based	O
on	O
locations	O
from	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Wondering	O
,	O
Movement	O
,	O
and	O
Cemetery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
bosses	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
and	O
audio	O
samples	O
from	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
as	O
House	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
Pinball	B-Application
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Rikiya	O
Nakagawa	O
,	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
Wow	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
2001	O
Nintendo	O
Space	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
later	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
co-published	O
by	O
North	O
American	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
THQ	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
joint	O
agreement	O
to	O
publish	O
and	O
develop	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pinball	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
favorably	O
to	O
Devil	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crush	I-Application
,	O
Alien	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Aggressive	B-Device
Inline	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suzanne	O
Ashe	O
from	O
GameSpy	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
terrific	O
"	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
limitations	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harris	O
and	O
AllGames	O
Scott	O
Alan	O
Marriott	O
recommended	O
Muppets	O
Pinball	B-Application
Mayhem	O
over	O
Pinball	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Harris	O
saying	O
it	O
had	O
more	O
realism	O
in	O
its	O
physics	O
and	O
Marriott	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
engaging	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
more	O
things	O
to	O
do	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
about	O
spin-off	O
games	O
,	O
Justin	O
Towell	O
from	O
GamesRadar	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
and	O
fun	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ranked	O
#137	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
200	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
by	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
.	O
</s>
