The Curse of the Black Spot sauntered off to other less interesting stuff," mainly criticising that the little girl's regeneration in "Day of the Moon" was left unresolved. However, Brew "still enjoyed" "The Curse of the Black Spot", reacting positively to the episode's production values and the reveal of the black spots. Nick Setchfield of the science-fiction based magazine "SFX" opined that the high points of the episode were that it was "high on shivery maritime atmosphere," and the Doctor for not being "in instant possession of all the facts, but who reloads his thinking as events unfold." However, Setchfield was critical of the story, claiming
Balls of Steel (video game) game and original voice-overs by Nukem actor Jon St. John. Pinball missions include fighting monsters like octabrains and pig-cops, and using powerups such as jetpacks and the Holoduke, from the Duke Nukem 3D video game. Graphics of a pinball game named "Balls of Steel" appear in "Duke Nukem 3D" itself, in the first level, "Hollywood Holocaust", when Duke encounters the table. "Balls of Steel" reappears in "Duke Nukem Forever". "Balls of Steel" was a finalist for "Computer Games Strategy Plus"s 1998 "Classic Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to "Centipede". The editors wrote that "Balls of Steel" "demonstrated