GameSpot's former editorial director, Jeff Gerstmann, noted the single-player game " won't exactly last a long time ".

Electronic Gaming Monthly criticized GXs sharp increase in difficulty and GameSpot's Jeff Gerstmann agreed stating it " will surely turn some people away before they've seen the 20 tracks and unlocked all the story mode chapters ".

GameSpot's Jeff Gerstmann noted that the graphics came at a price ; if more than a few enemies appeared on screen at the same time, the game's frame rate would slow down.

However, GameSpot's Jeff Gerstmann found that while the game was entertaining, it was " practically identical " to the first game, and easier too.

GameSpot's Jeff Gerstmann called it tedious when it was originally released, and now it's " about as boring as it can possibly be.

Regarding the Wii version, GameSpot's Jeff Gerstmann said the Wii controls felt " tacked-on ", although 1UP. com said the remote-swinging sword attacks were " the most impressive in the entire series ".

In GameSpot's retrospective review, they gave it a 6. 5 / 10 calling it " the black sheep of the series " when compared with the other F-Zero games in " visual style and technical flair ".

" GameSpot's Peter Bartholow, who gave the games a " great " 8. 8 out of 10, cited the graphics and audio as somewhat primitive but stated that these were the games ' only drawbacks.

GameSpot's Greg Kasavin, who gave the games 8. 4 out of 10, commented that " though Pokémon could probably use a few new twists after all these years, FireRed and LeafGreen are great role-playing games on their own merits, filled with lots more content and more challenges than last year's Ruby and Sapphire, and offering up plenty of addictive gameplay that can be a lot of fun for players of all ages.

In a " Reader's Choice " edition of GameSpot's " Top Ten Video Game Villains ", Kefka placed first, stating " Kefka topped many of your lists, as the villain who gave Sephiroth a run for his money in the status department.

GameSpot's Ron Dulin gave the game 8. 1 out of 10, stating " Fans of adventure games will not want to pass this one up ".

GameSpot's review gave it an 8. 7, commenting that " the game's aesthetic presentation is unparalleled, by any standard ", while multimedia website IGN hailed the game as " an amazing experience " and " an absolute must-have title ", rating it 9. 7 / 10.

Despite this, GameSpot's Ricardo Torres stated that " The self-referential humor that gave the original game its bite isn't as prevalent ".

GameSpot's Miguel Lopez gave the game a 5. 1 out of 10, criticizing the uninteractive nature of most of the game and concluding that " Digimon World isn't for everyone – only dedicated Digimon fans or fans of the monster-raising genre need apply.

GameSpot's reviewer stated " It's clearly the best traditional computer role-playing game of the year ", a comment which the website would later expand to " one of the greatest ever ".

GameSpot's Greg Kasavin said that Splinter Cell has " hands down the best lighting effects seen in any game to date.

Guybrush was included in GameSpot's vote for the all time greatest video game hero.

The game was highly praised by critics and players, and won numerous awards, including GameSpot's Game of the Year Award for 1997.

GameSpot's Andrew Park questioned why the game shipped with the multiplayer element open only for select players when the component had previously been beta-tested.

Considering the seven-year gap since Nintendo 64's Mario Kart 64, GameSpot's Ryan Davis stated that he was " a little disappointed with the limited scope of the game.

GameSpot's Nelson Taruc awarded the game an 8. 8 out of 10, commenting " Nintendo 64 fans should pick up this title without delay and hope that Rareware's team of top-notch talent will continue to churn out even more games like this one for years to come ".

He added that they were also the only two dimensional Mario levels made in between Yoshi's Island and New Super Mario Bros. GameSpot's Ryan Davis commented that purists may dislike some minor changes to the original game, they would enjoy the overall experience.

Reviewers praised the use of subtle animations to bring the scenery to life ; GameSpot's Greg Kasavin stated that the additions " truly helps make each scene in the game seem like more than just a panoramic picture, and instead it feels like a real place ".

GameSpot's Bethany Massimilla lauded the visuals of the game, commenting that " the game sports attractive artwork in the form of character portraits.

GameSpot's review called it " A brief yet satisfying action game that faithfully captures the look and feel of a typical James Bond movie.

For Blood Omen 2, although critics expressed disappointment with the game itself, they praised Kain's character nevertheless ; GameSpot's Greg Kasavin branded him " a very intriguing protagonist " and " as memorable of a main character as they come ", while IGN's Douglass C. Perry felt he was " incredibly likeable ", and " in a very true sense [...] a great videogame character ".

" GameSpot's Bethany Massimilla also previewed the game at E3, calling it " perfectly digestible in delivery ," with its use of episodic storytelling that comes in " small bursts in between action periods.

At GameSpot's " Best and Worst of 2005 " awards, the game was nominated for Best Story, Best GameCube Game, Most Outrageous Game, Most Gratuitous Use of F ------ Swearing, and won Best New Character ( Harman Smith ) and Most Innovative Game.

GameSpot's Alex Navarro rated the game 5. 2 / 10 stating Dash " is simply one of the laziest uses of the DS's touch screen technology to date ".

Big Rigs has developed a reputation for its poor quality ; in GameSpot's " Best and Worst of 2004 " awards, Big Rigs was given the " Flat-out Worst Game " award, despite the fact that the game was actually released in 2003.

Raziel was praised by GameSpot's reviewer for Defiance, who wrote that " it's rare enough to find a truly memorable main character in a game, let alone two ", and closed deeming the title " one of those rare games whose characters and story to some extent supersede the problems in the gameplay.

In 2009, he was inducted into Diehard GameFANs list of top ten video game vampires ( as " Not A Vampire # 2 "), and was included as one of GameSpot's 64 All Time Greatest Game Heroes ( where he, however, lost in the first round of user voting elimination to Donkey Kong ), while Thunderbolt ranked him as ninth on their list of the top videogame anti-heroes.

" Likewise to GameSpot's review, the game scored 6. 2 on GamersHell, with the graphics and sound scoring the highest.

GameSpot's review of Super Mario Bros. 3: Super Mario Advance 4 calls it a throwaway feature that could have simply been gutted.

In addition, it was also given eighth place in GameSpot's list of the best gameworlds by reader's choice, as well as the third place in the best endings.

In a review of Sonic Adventure, GameSpot's Peter Bartholow stated that " ith the Chao-breeding simulation and the minigames, Sonic offers much more beyond the completion of its story.

GameSpot's Shane Satterfield was critical of the Chao raising feature in Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, stating that " there's little in the way of interactivity " and that " the hao training aspect using the Game Boy Advance is little more than a novelty.

GameSpot's Frank Provo noted the appeal to " those people who might only enjoy pinball in passing " that Chao brought to Sonic Pinball Party.

" In a review of Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, GameSpot's Shiva Stella praised the level of strategy that the game's Chao system added.

Grim Fandango won many awards, including GameSpot's Game of the Year award of 1998.

Master of Orion is a member of both GameSpy's Hall of Fame ( 2001 ) and GameSpot's list of the Greatest Games of All Time.

A number of reviewers also praised the attention paid to the game's premise and setting ; GameSpot's Greg Kasavin described getting " the impression that Doom 3 takes place in a fully realized world " while IGN noted that " the UAC base also has a very worn and lived-in feel that adds to the realism.

It was also recently named to GameSpot's 50-game The Greatest Games of All Time list.

Game reviews were run in a segment known as The Grill ( games were graded on GameSpot's official 0. 1-10. 0 system ), Spotlight showcased special content such as interviews with industry leaders, and Game Breakers featured strategy guides and hints for recently released games.

When comparing it to its predecessor, Metroid Prime, GameSpot's Brad Shoemaker said that Echoes was as good as its predecessor, and delivered everything he expected.