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 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.

At the time, the multiplayer mode was considered the best multiplayer game on the system, " edging Mario Kart 64 by a hair " according to IGN.

In December 2011, IGN journalists placed the multiplayer mode at 17th in their list of the " Top 100 Video Game Moments ", and in 2010 Nintendo Power listed GoldenEye 007 as one of the greatest multiplayer experiences in Nintendo history, stating that it is remembered as one of the finest examples of a first-person shooter.

The game was praised and faulted on many of the same issues as the PC version, although the game was praised for maintaining smooth and user-friendly controls on a gamepad, as well as for including a two player co-operative multiplayer mode, which IGN described as " worth the price of admission alone.

IGN awarded 7. 7 out of 10, highlighting the well presented package and cutscenes, graphically impressive ( whilst sparse ) landscapes, intuitive controls and the longevity of the multiplayer mode.

IGN editor Lucas M. Thomas called the game " a solid little adventure game " that stood out to him because of its improvements over the gameplay of the original Balloon Trip mode of Balloon Fight.

Before the official unveiling of the Expansion Pak, IGN asked Dienstbier about the possibility of the game running in the high resolution mode in the leadup to the 1998 E3.

" On a mixed review, IGN heavily criticized the lack of multiplayer mode, giving it a 6 out of 10 and stating, " Nintendo and Hudson serve up a decidedly average 3D Bomberman sequel -- without a multiplayer mode.

GameSpot's Alex Navarro lauded the game for its improved story mode and graphics, compared to the WWE's previous GameCube game WWE WrestleMania XIX, as did IGN.

IGN criticized the game length, but praised the gameplay, as they say " The hidden stuff to be found and unlocked is way cool, but the length and difficulty of the one player mode is suspect.

The game's Scenario Campaign mode was subject to criticism as well ; IGN regarded the Scenario Campaign as a disappointment, citing bland environments and repetitive enemies.

IGN gave the game 8. 9 out of 10, stating that " Players get more clever enemies, who can take head shots at you ; players get more save points per level, making the game easier ; there are more weapons, a two-player mode that's a whole lot of fun, and two alternating characters to control, instead of one ...

IGN claimed that the game suffers from problems remaining from the original Battlefront, such as a lack of challenging AI characters in single player mode.

IGN gave Doom 64 a 7. 4 out of 10 overall, despite little criticism of the gameplay, stating the game lacked the ability to look up or down, crouch and jump, and lacked a multiplayer mode.

Critics from sites like Gamespot and IGN criticized the game calling the combat system simplistic, the story mode short and uninteresting, and the environments bland and confined.

IGN rated the game a 9. 1 / 10, calling it: " One of the best wrestling games we've ever played ... With its ultra-improved gameplay mechanics, enhanced visual engine, smarter career mode, and established create-a-character feature, Yukes and THQ are definitely the track to success.

The Game Boy Advance version was the worst rated, receiving only a 2 on IGN and a 2. 4 on GameSpot, generally because the poor graphics and bad a. i. Many critics though did praise the great create-a-wrestler mode and outstanding variety of match types.

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.

The PlayStation version was reviewed by Adam Cleveland on IGN, who found the game to be " a lot of fun ".

Before its US release, IGN praised it as " strange ", yet " fun ".

Matt Casamassina of IGN called it an " addictive, surprisingly fun " game, noting however that " Pokemaniacs are bound to be disappointed with the selection of Pocket Monsters in the game -- roughly 62 out of a possible 151 in all.

IGN also included Pokémon Snap in their retrospective of the Pokémon video game series, praising it as " fun and innovative ".

Todd Gilchrist of IGN named the episode as one of his favorites of the ninth season in his review of the DVD boxset, and Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, the authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, called it " a good fun episode.

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

Craig Harris, also from IGN, found it to be a fun game, anticipating its release.

IGN editor Craig Harris called the return of the Tetris Attack gameplay " welcome ", commenting that it was " as fun and addictive as it ever was ".

IGN heralded it as "... a fun game and one of PlayStation's classics ".

IGN called it one of Satoru Iwata's successes, describing it as something that was " all about fun, appeal and simplicity over an abundance of bells and whistles ".

" Robert Canning of IGN in a Flashback Review gave the episode a 9. 5 saying it was " Outstanding " and also stated "" Bart on the Road " is a fun trip and very funny, but it's the way everything comes together that really makes it memorable ".

IGN gave the game a score of 6. 5 out of 10, saying: " While Save the Earth is still fun with the manic action of beating up three friends, there's still not much to do when there is just one computer controlled opponent to fight.

IGN stated that acquiring and learning the powers of Raziel's brothers constituted part of the fun, and that Raziel's moves were well animated and articulated.

IGN rated the PlayStation release 7. 8, saying it was " a lot of fun ".

For the PS2 version, IGN, rating it an 8. 6 / 10, stated " In addition to the litany of cars, the huge cities are riddled with secrets and original ways to make shortcuts, which makes single player gameplay and two-player games extremely fun ".

IGN described the game as unique, fun, and challenging, but unpolished.

IGN gave the game a score of 7. 5, saying that while the gameplay is packed by a killer physics engine, it's just not fun without a friend.

IGN. com named the episode the best of the fifteenth season, saying that " It may not be the best episode ever, but hell if it isn't a lot of fun ", as well as calling it " extremely funny " and a " high point for the past few seasons.

IGN hailed Advance Tour as " one of the best golfing games ever ", bestowing the game with an Editors ' Choice Award, GameSpy said " aside from the quirks in graphics and music, there's almost nothing wrong with Mario Golf: Advance Tour ", and Game Informer concluded that in Advance Tour " handheld golf has never been as much fun.

IGN rated the episode a 9 / 10, stating " There's also a lot of nice little jabs at the LOTR phenomenon, pretensions and over indulgence – both in terms of the movies and the books " and comment on how fun it is for the show to juggle the stories within one scene.

IGN gave it a 8. 8 / 10, stating that it is a fun, and excellent platformer.

* IGN. com " Sharknife could be a fun read.