Critics of Wittfogel's oriental despotism theory point out that water management was not a high priority when compared to taxes, rituals, and fighting off bandits.

" Critics compared the Socrates with Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling and Raphael's Stanze, and one, after ten visits to the Salon, described it as " in every sense perfect ".

Critics of the 1960s focused on the reputation of the poem and how it compared to Coleridge's other poems.

* F. R. Leavis, Famous for his practical criticism, compared to New Critics

Critics cited poor graphics compared to other 3D action adventures of the time and Tim Schafer's lack of involvement in the project as possible reasons for its cancellation.

Critics of the revised liturgy ( many of whom are traditionalist Catholics ) claim that its specifically Catholic content is markedly deficient compared with that of the liturgy as it existed prior to the revision.

Critics compared the show to the American sitcoms Friends and Seinfeld.

Critics have also compared the acoustic and relaxed melodies of Sea Change to the works of British singer-songwriter Nick Drake and Bob Dylan's 1975 album Blood on the Tracks.

Critics of the approach of adding capacity have compared it to " fighting obesity by letting out your belt " ( inducing demand that did not exist before ).

Critics, though far from uniformly negative about Selleck's performance, generally compared it unfavorably to that of Jason Robards, Jr., who won awards in the 1960s for playing the character on the stage and in a movie version.

Critics compared his performances favorably with those of Edmund Kean, who was at the time the foremost tragedian in Britain.

Critics of Kaneko have stated that the main purpose of Winny is to violate copyright law, unlike Freenet, another peer-to-peer system that Winny is often compared to, which claims to protect freedom of speech.

Critics at the time compared her most favorably to Ms. Mills, who created the role on Broadway.

Critics during Sage ’ s lifetime frequently compared her work to that of Tanguy, who was better known, and usually assumed that, when their work had features in common, those features must have originated with him.

Critics predict that the halls will be under-utilized, and further worsened by its relatively remote location compared to the old World Trade Centre, or the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre ( now known as the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre ) which had opened only a few years earlier in 1995.

Critics were fairly enthusiastic about " Green ," but the album sold poorly compared to the first, selling around 450, 000 copies.

Critics also say that payday lending unfairly disadvantages the poor, compared to members of the middle class, who pay at most a rate of about 25 % on their credit card purchases.

Critics compared the show unfavorably to Seinfeld and Ellen, noting the similarities all three series had in depicting friends conversing about their lives.

Critics of the show have compared him to " a poor mans Neil Sean ".

Critics have compared the film to Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, as the central plot revolves around a small time gangster trying to keep his smaller-time gangster friend out of trouble.

Critics praised it as an entertaining game with improved graphics as compared to its predecessor Circle of the Moon, but criticized its soundtrack.

Critics compared the album to the late singer Aaliyah and said it had qualities of Destiny's Child.

Critics gave negative reviews to Crossroads ; however, they considered it a better effort when compared to Mariah Carey's 2001 film Glitter.

Critics have generally compared their sound to that of Tori Amos and PJ Harvey, and have been almost uniformly impressed with the quality of the material coming from such young writers and performers.

Critics praised the game's Mode 7 graphics ; in 1992 Nintendo Magazine System described them as superb and the graphics have since been described as among the best ever seen on the SNES.

Critics lauded the game's blend of RPG and platforming aspects.

Critics praised the game's graphics and presentation, although reviewers were divided by how close the gameplay was to that of the original Doom, focusing primarily on simply fighting through large numbers of enemy characters.

Critics also praised the game's dynamic soundtrack.

Critics praised the game's depth and number of features ; complaints focused on its control scheme and monochrome graphics.

Critics praised the title's stealth gameplay, particularly the improvements over its predecessor, as well as the game's level of graphical detail, in particular the use of in-game graphics to render plot-driving cut scenes.

Critics also derided the game's bots, as having difficulty navigating through the multiplayer maps ; because of this, bots are not available in the map Ravine at all.

Critics cited reasons such as the game's steep learning curve and its relatively dated graphics.

Critics are also fond of calling certain complete games technology demos, due to the emphasis of the designers solely on the game's technology, severely lacking content in the process.

Critics praised the game's plot in particular, and GameSpot's Greg Kasavin stated that " each one provides a thrill of discovery " when referring to the game's individual chapters.

Critics also commented extensively on the game's battle system, which deviated from traditional RPGs.

Critics praised the game's depth and variety, but criticised the Power Shot animations, which could not be skipped.

Critics enjoyed the game's unusual depth, replayability, colony management, and research system but found fault with the monotonous nature of the endgame and several major bugs, such as the ability to force an attacking fleet to retreat even if it is attacked by a single fighter, since the enemy fleet will return to restock missiles before making another attack.

Critics expressed mixed opinions of the game's audio.

Critics derided the game's unwelcome sense of maturity for a Sonic series game, especially the addition of guns and other weapons.

Critics also criticized the game's controls, especially Shadow's homing attack causing unexpected character deaths.

Critics praised the game's replay value, applauding the many possible paths that a player may take through the game.

Critics commented on the game's simple game play and its poor graphics ( 2003 versions ) while others said the game's license will be the only thing to draw in fans.

Game Critics editor Erin Bell described the cast of Final Fantasy IX as being largely uneven, though praising Vivi as feeling real to players due to his large portions of the game's plot devoted to him.

Critics Greg Mueller of GameSpot, Mathew Kumar of Eurogamer, Bryn Williams of GameSpy, Shane Satterfield of G4, and Matt Casamassina of IGN all applauded the game's charming setting, compelling storyline, and complex characters.

Critics generally praised the game's voice acting and set-pieces, but criticized the " unfinished " feel of the game.

Critics complained about how the game's screen splits vertically for two players, creating a narrow field of vision — when compared to the " normal " view — and often cluttered screens.