In the PlayStation 2 version, IGN called it " An absolute must-have game for the PlayStation 2, and it's the best single-player first-person shooter by a long shot.

" Jeremy Conrad of IGN gave the film a score of 7 out of 10, saying that it " feels a little rushed and manufactured ," but called it " one of the better of the odd-numbered Trek films ," referring to a belief that even-numbered Star Trek films are traditionally of higher quality.

More recently, Nintendojo called the sprites " not-so-pretty " when they are rendered at a distance, and IGN has commented on the dated look of the game.

IGN also called the fight between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi one the ultimate movie " boss battles ".

IGN called Charmander a " great choice " for a player to choose ; IGN editor " Pokémon of the Day Chick " in particular commented that while Charmander is at a disadvantage initially, it becomes great with patience.

IGN called " Special Edna " the best episode of the fourteenth season of the show.

IGN called it the second best episode of the season.

IGN called this mode fun in its review of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, but complained that it would have been nice if the developers had come up with a new game to replace it.

IGN said that Miyamoto had conceived of his idea as a proposed game called Super Mario FX.

IGN praised the Virtual Console release, giving it a 9 out of 10, and claimed it was the best of the original trilogy of Sonic games for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, stating " Sonic 1 we called impressive.

Another IGN editor Matt Casamassina called it an incredibly addictive multiplayer game, but criticized the single-player mode for not offering much of a challenge.

In 2000, Wasteland was ranked as the 24th top PC game of all time by IGN, called " one of the best RPGs to ever grace the PC " and " a truly innovative RPG for its time.

" IGN DVD called the DVD set " impressive " and said that the series was " a satisfying show that hits its mark ".

" IGN awarded the game 9. 8 out of 10 and said it came " closer to perfection than any other game in PlayStation's action genre " and called it " beautiful, engrossing, and innovative ... in every conceivable category.

Reviews were generally positive: Chris Carle of IGN said that Seasons and Ages were " the best games ever made for the Game Boy Color ", and Craig Majaski of Gaming Age called them " the two best games ever to grace a handheld system ".

Originally called " Pukurin " in Japanese, Nintendo decided to give the various Pokémon species " clever and descriptive names " related to their appearance or features when translating the game for western audiences as a means to make the characters more relatable to American children .. As a result it was renamed Wigglytuff, which IGN claims is a combination of the word " wiggly " and " tuff ", the latter having a dual meaning of both " tough " and " tuft ".

IGN called it " the most mystifying, peculiar, eccentric, and adaptable creature in the game.

IGN called Super Metroids Virtual Console version a " must-own ", commenting that although the game was released nine months after the Wii launched, they felt that it was worth the wait.

Jason Ankeny of Allmusic called the series " the greatest children's show ever ," while IGN called it " One of the most well-written kids shows ever.

IGN called jutsu " one of the most entertaining parts of the Naruto franchise ", and noted that " the complicated but impressive-looking hand gestures, the unique physical attributes, and the pure unadulterated destructive power of the ninjutsu are some of the things that make the series wildly popular ".

Neighborhood Ages were analogous to an invite-only party, and City Ages provided places for players to congregate ; IGN called the Age " a giant lounge ".

IGN has called Captain Falcon an experienced fighter, and " one of the most important and recognizable characters " from the F-Zero and Super Smash Bros. franchises.

IGN called the arc focusing on Beast " best X-Men run in a decade " and lauded Whedon for flawless character dynamics.

IGN had similar bad reviews about Mortal Kombat Gold, particularly regarding the poor weaponry: " Readying your weapon is a slow process in which one can be hit any number of times during the attempt ".

IGN gave the game a score of 7 out of 10 in 1996, by which time it was seen as slow and " not as impressive " as the more recent Tekken 2, though they praised Toshinden for important innovations to the fighting game genre, such as taking " the fighter into true 3-D " and " one little move " that " changed the fighter forever.

“ What determines the outcome of a match in Dark Tournament, essentially ,” Beaudion explained, “ is who can pound the button the fastest and overcome the game ’ s sluggish response time and slow animation .” Jeremy Dunham of IGN and Tom Orry of VideoGamer. com were also unimpressed, stating that the game's combination attacks are lethargic and inaccurate.

IGN called the game's visuals a " mixed bag " and derided the slow pace, but praised its unpredictability and believed that its sound design was " one thing you absolutely can't fault ".

IGN gave it a 4 / 10 score, criticizing the gameplay as slow and awkward but praising the presentation as cinematic.

IGN gave the DX version a 5 / 10 criticizing the game's glitches, poor framerate, and clunky camera making it less fun to play in contrast to its original Dreamcast version but praised the overall presentation of the game.

IGN offered similar sentiments, admiring the attempt to both " breathe life into a series that was running out of steam " and fix the lopsided multiplayer aspect of Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 where Tails would always get lost off-screen, but disliked the actual clunky nature of the " rubber band " physics of the game's " buddy system ", and the lack of variation between acts of each world.

IGN noted that all " 100 + hours " of the game are enjoyable despite the dated visuals and clunky presentation.

IGN reviewer Juan Castro gave the game a 7. 9 / 10, praising the " slick graphics ", " varied environments ", and " good voice-acting ", but criticized it for its " clunky interface " and commented that " controlling telekinesis can be a slight pain in the ass.

In 2006, IGN rated Jean Grey # 6 on their list of Top 25 X-Men from the past forty years, and 2010s X-Men: Second Coming which sees both Hope's return as a teenager and the return of the Phoenix Force.

IGN staff, while praising Bowser as one of the most memorable video game villains, criticized both Waluigi and Wario as being " evil twin knockoffs ".

In 2009, the Master System was named the 20th best video game console of all time ( out of 25 ) by the video gaming website IGN, behind both its competitors, the Atari 7800 ( ranked 17th best ) and the Nintendo Entertainment System ( 1st ).

-In 1997, both Electronic Gaming Monthly and IGN video game publications named Tecmo Super Bowl as one of the top 100 video games of all time.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon was named Best Game of the Year in 2001 by both IGN and PC Gamer, as well as receiving the Best Sound award from PC Gamer magazine.

IGN ranked the Human Torch as the 46th greatest comic book hero, stating that even though the youngest member of the Fantastic Four routinely basked in the glory of his celebrity status, he also proved himself in his many adventures with both the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man.

IGN had one complaint about both versions of the game: " It feels like they were going in the right direction but wound up with a game that could be played on a PS1.

IGN described Articuno as one of both Ice and Flying types, commenting that it was an " unappreciated powerhouse ".

It has been ranked in the top 100 games of all time by IGN both in 2005 (# 91 ) and 2003 (# 89 ).

Anoop Gantayat, writer for IGN. com, commented that both titles, especially Bird & Beans, felt like Game & Watch titles, both lacking in frills.

It has been nominated for several awards, winning some of them ; it won best Game Boy Advance platform game from both IGN and its readers, the former calling the new levels " phenomenal ".

The game has received many high ratings including an 8. 9 / 10 from GameSpot and it has received an Editor's Choice Award from both IGN and GameSpy.

Praise has frequently been directed towards Simon Templeman's voice acting, with IGN and Game Revolution citing Kain's soliloquies as " both gruesome and entertaining " and " the best part the game's audio " respectively in their assessments of his debut in the original Blood Omen.

A 2008 IGN Reader's Choice poll determined that he ranked among ten heroes most desired to appear in a Soulcalibur game, and he appeared in an IGN list of gaming's most notorious anti-heroes, sharing both honors with Raziel.

IGN added " both become more entertaining and elaborate as the game progresses ".

IGN praised it as a quality Game Boy pinball game, describing it as being both involving and fun.

The game received Editor's Choice awards from both GameSpot and IGN.

IGN reviewed both the Xbox and PS2 versions of the game, giving them both a score of 8. 4 out of 10.

Allgame gave the game two-and-a-half stars out of five. IGN gave the game four-and-a-half stars out of ten on both the Genesis and Wii platforms.