<s>
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
pinball	B-Application
machine	I-Application
video	O
games	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Zen	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
releases	O
are	O
two	O
separate	O
applications	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
one	O
table	O
;	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rollercoaster	I-Application
,	O
released	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
,	O
released	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
features	O
four	O
tables	O
,	O
plus	O
an	O
additional	O
six	O
tables	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
non-Microsoft	O
counterpart	O
to	O
the	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
series	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
as	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
THD	I-Application
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
as	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
3D	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
title	O
in	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
top	O
10	O
seller	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
title	O
again	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
four	O
tables	O
was	O
too	O
little	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
seven	O
additional	O
tables	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
is	O
now	O
delisted	O
from	O
PSN	B-Device
like	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
because	O
all	O
content	O
can	O
be	O
imported	O
to	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
utilizes	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
rules	O
as	O
a	O
physical	O
pinball	B-Application
machine	I-Application
,	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	I-Application
,	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>
Both	O
local	B-General_Concept
and	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
are	O
supported	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
leaderboards	O
and	O
tournament	O
competitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
more	O
tables	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
table	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Tribute	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
characters	O
and	O
sounds	O
from	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
Sigma	I-Application
2	I-Application
Tribute	O
table	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
setting	O
based	O
on	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
Sigma	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excalibur	B-Application
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
table	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
medieval	O
theme	O
focused	O
around	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
and	O
his	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Round	O
Table	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
table	O
,	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
available	O
on	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rollercoaster	I-Application
and	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
were	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rollercoaster	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
while	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inferno	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
known	O
simply	O
as	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
almost	O
one	O
month	O
later	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
first	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
to	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
marketed	O
as	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
THD	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
as	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
3D	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
title	O
in	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
September	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Thanks	O
to	O
Pinball	B-Application
Hall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fame	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Williams	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
looks	O
very	O
purchasable	O
"	O
he	O
stated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
's	O
Brad	O
Nicholson	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
lifelike	O
pinball	B-Application
physics	O
and	O
 [ ... ] 	O
multiplayer	O
options.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Daemon	O
Hatfield	O
of	O
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
although	O
no	O
virtual	O
table	O
could	O
perfectly	O
replicate	O
gameplay	O
on	O
a	O
real	O
table	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
makes	O
up	O
for	O
that	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
that	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
get	O
with	O
the	O
real	O
thing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
's	O
reviewer	O
called	O
the	O
visuals	O
"	O
beautiful	O
"	O
and	O
stated	O
"	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
machines	O
are	O
very	O
sharp	O
and	O
crisp	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
the	O
absolute	O
closest	O
you	O
can	O
get	O
to	O
playing	O
pinball	B-Application
without	O
actually	O
being	O
at	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
machine.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
sweet	O
little	O
title	O
that	O
captures	O
the	O
recognizable	O
Pinball	B-Application
look.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pinball	B-Application
tables	O
in	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
commentary	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Sean	O
Ely	O
stated	O
"	O
just	O
four	O
tables	O
might	O
seem	O
bare	O
at	O
first	O
"	O
but	O
added	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
"	O
much	O
hope	O
for	O
some	O
DLC	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
near	O
future.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
's	O
Brad	O
Nicholson	O
also	O
agreed	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
With	O
only	O
four	O
tables	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
from	O
the	O
very	O
beginning	O
,	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
feels	O
a	O
little	O
light	O
on	O
variety.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
additional	O
tables	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
