Exploring the town, Ted finds his dog, George, who gives him advice throughout the game, and Bo's slingshot, which acts as a weapon.
Jeremy Winslow, writing at GameSpot awarded the game 5/10, criticising the narrative as pedestrian, and "failing to inspire emotional attachment in [its] characters".
For Winslow, this, and flaws in its puzzle design, combat and platforming overpowered the game's rich atmosphere.
Peckham described the game's depiction of hell as "a melange of beauty and horror" and compared it to the works of Bosch, Bruegel and Dante.
"[18] Nintendo Life gave the game an 8/10 and called it "a beautiful creation in every sense of the word" but "a little on the short side".
[16] Writing for The Washington Post, Harold Goldberg stated: "While Pinstripe can feel uneven at times, there's talent, full-of-heart here that's worthy of nurturing.