The story is set in Casinopolis (in Station Square), where Doctor Eggman turns the people gambling into robots, and brainwashes Miles "Tails" Prower and Amy Rose.

During both the Story and Arcade Modes of the game, the player starts each match with three pinballs, each one shot onto the playfield from the plunger.

[6][7] In Europe, the game was co-published by Sega and THQ, with the latter holding exclusive distribution rights as well.

[9] GamePro praised the graphics and the gameplay, stating it to have "enough extras to keep any Sega fan enthralled.

"[12] Craig Harris of IGN praised the game for the "virtual" aspect of the pinball gameplay and offering a huge amount of content, but criticized its lightweight physics which made it difficult to pull off skilled, bulls-eye shots, and the Casino mini-games for not being balanced very well.