Metroid Prime
It was given "generally favorable reviews", according to the review aggregator website Metacritic. Despite early skepticism over the quality of a pinball video game themed after the "Metroid" series, reviews praised the integration of the two in "Metroid Prime Pinball". "Nintendo Power" called the game a "fully realized and well-tuned hybrid of pinball play and Metroid Prime atmosphere", and the "Official Nintendo Magazine" named it one of the better recently released pinball games. GameZone believed that the game appeals to anyone who is a fan of pinball games or the "Metroid Prime" franchise, to which "Play" magazine attested, adding that the game embodies the "Metroid Prime" series well.