dʒˈɜːmən mˌæɡɐzˈiːn ætˈɑːɹɹi ɪnsˈaɪd kəmˈɛndᵻd juːnˈiːk dɪvˈɛləpmənt swˈiːdən fɔːɹ kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ˈeɪ "ɡɹˈeɪt" pˈɪnbɔːl sˈɪmjʊlˌeɪɾɚ, pɹˈeɪzɪŋ ðə bˈɔːl ænd tˈeɪbəl fˈɪzɪks æz wˈɛl æz ðɪ ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl ˈɔːdɪˌoʊvɪʒˌuːəl pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən, stˈeɪɾɪŋ ðˈæt "əbsˈɛʃən ˈɔfɚz ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ɐ ɡˈeɪm fɹˈiːk kʊd wˈɪʃ fɔːɹ."
German magazine Atari Inside commended Unique Development Sweden for creating a "great" pinball simulator, praising the ball and table physics as well as the overall audiovisual presentation, stating that "Obsession offers everything a game freak could wish for."