" IGN generally shared this view, although they criticised the background animations, commenting that " The crowds in particular are a repeating blob of the same sprites over and over ".

" IGN praised the game's presentation, sound and graphics, but criticised its gameplay, saying: " As an adventure fan, you may enjoy the cool spy storyline, and some of more interesting stealth elements of the game, but action gamers will find themselves in a world of intrigue, but a world without challenge.

IGN gave it a score of 6. 8 / 10 overall, praising the presentation and sound by stating " It was upbeat, cheery look and feel very much like the movie of the same name with cheery, happy tunes and strong sound effects but again criticised the gameplay by saying the controls were sluggish with stuttering framerate and tired gameplay mechanics ".

IGN gave the game a score of 9. 0 / 10, noting its strong story, graphics, and music, but cited weak dialogue.

IGN argued in favor of this point, citing his use of " stilted slang ," and stating that the character stands out amongst the cast because " his dialog is written as if it was run through a broken ebonic translator ," further noting a trend in Japanese games to apply such dialogue to characters based on their skin color.

" IGN ranked him sixth on their list of the " Top 25 " Final Fantasy characters of all time, noting that several factors, such as his dialogue and appearance, contributed to his memorability as a character ; in a " Reader's Choice " edition of the article he placed eighth, with similar comments.

Reviewing Close Quarters Battle, Tal Blevins of IGN praised the graphics, level design and AI ( although noting an occasional tendency for computer-controlled SWAT officers to walk into the player's line of fire, resulting in friendly fire incidents ), but also praised the clean interface, dialogue recording and mission briefing screens and the feel of the weapons.

" In contrast, an IGN reviewer of Soul Reaver 2 felt Raziel's ( and Kain's ) dialogue was overdone, stating that " overwritten text makes them sound like caffeine-imbued English students verbally jousting in their first semester in college ", but liked the advancement and rebalancing of Raziel's personality and aggressiveness, and enjoyed his depiction, stating that he " looks magnificently decripid.

" IGN found the voice dialogue to be " well acted and very crisp.

Hilary Goldstein of IGN Comics said that The Man Who Laughs " lack the smooth pacing and adept dialogue of Moore's The Killing Joke, this is a worthy companion to the classic Joker tale.

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 rated the game's appearance highly, noting that overall " the downtown portion of Chicago is portrayed very accurately ", though generic-looking portions of the city were criticized.

IGN. com also gave the film a generally positive review, concluding that " you get exactly what you pay for " and that the film was overall very " enjoyable ".

" IGN complimented the game's overall challenge, calling it a " solid, deep experience for seasoned gamers pining for some hardcore, challenging games.

Andy Patricio of IGN rated the first DVD volume 9 / 10 Mark Thomas of Mania also gave it an overall score of " A ".

IGN did however, believe it was easier than the previous game, Going Commando, while GameSpot thought that the gameplay was too similar to the previous title, but both reviewers considered these as minor issues and they made little difference to the overall score.

It received 3 out of 5 stars on IGN ; the review noted that though a well paced and well acted film, it " suffers from this overall militaristic, streamlined approach.

IGN called it a " fine choice at low levels " and good HP and " fairly balanced overall stats ", but lacks staying power.

The manner in which Soma's " power of dominance " translated into the Tactical Soul system featured in both games was widely acclaimed ; IGN commented that it contributed " significantly " to the overall feel of Aria of Sorrow, and RPGamer celebrated the " triumphant return " of the Tactical Soul system in Dawn of Sorrow.

While IGN gave overall a 6. 2 out of 10 for PS2 version while Xbox overall 6. 1 out of 10, GameCube and PC versions overall 6. 0 out of 10 and GBA overall 6. 5 out of 10.

Most major publications panned the game, with IGN saying " it may have been a good idea on paper, but as a game it's terrible " and giving it an overall ranking of 3. 5 / 10 or " awful ".

" Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode a 7. 7 / 10 rating, commenting that " it has a number of really funny scenes and memorable lines ", but overall " the storyline didn't really have anywhere to go and the final half of the third act is a complete waste of time.

IGN editor Tom McNamara rated Joint Operations: Escalation at 8. 3 overall (" impressive ").

IGN gave Automobili Lamborghini a rating of 7. 0 out of 10 overall despite little criticism about techno music and the graphics being " devoid of roadside detail.

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.

Brent Simon of IGN gave the film a score of 4 out of 10, saying: " The overall feeling Dominion gives off is one of rootless languor.

Most reviewers such as IGN and GameSpy ( among others ) criticized the game for a lack of both player participation, and overall presentation.

IGN praised the game's rendered cutscenes, storyline, setting and background along with its overall consistency and expansion on the Might and Magic universe, noting these as particularly strong points, but was disappointed with in-game graphics and the reused engine's low modern capabilities, citing these as pitiful compared to other, more modern RPGs.

While IGN gave overall a 7. 2 out of 10.

IGN rated the PS1 version in 1998, saying ( out of 10 ) 8. 0 for presentation, 9. 0 for graphics, 8. 0 for sound, 7. 0 for gameplay, 6. 0 for lasting appeal, and an overall score of 6. 5 out of 10.

IGN gave the game an overall score of 7. 1 out of 10, citing the presentation, gameplay and graphics as the game's strong points but also citing the game's use of sound as a major drawback, with issues such as the game's use of the 8-bit sounds from the original Game Boy games ' as Pokémon cries.

Gamespot gave a similar review to IGN, giving the game a 7. 5 out of 10 overall.

His effort on translating Vagrant Story was described by Andrew Vestal as an " unparalleled — and unprecedented — work " of Japanese to English video game translation, " in spite of the occasional typo or grammatical hiccup ", as quoted by IGN.

Levi Buchanan of IGN stated that " the translation in the Genesis edition is pretty bad, but that has little effect on the breadth of the adventure itself.

Although reviewers including IGN and GameSpot felt that the single player gameplay was lacking compared to its predecessor, the simultaneous four-person multiplexer modes – a first for the Nintendo 64 – were praised.

IGN praised the music of Majora's Mask for its brilliance despite its heavy use of MIDI.

IGN praised the game, describing it as " not only is this one of the greatest Star Wars games reviewer ever played, one of the best action games period ".

The Nintendo e-Reader version of Mario Bros. was slightly more well received by IGN, who praised the gameplay, but criticized it for lack of multiplayer and for not being worth the purchase because of the Super Mario Advance versions.

" The audio was praised by IGN, who considered Luigi's voice acting as " cute, humorous and satisfying ", and GameSpy, who declared that the soundtrack remains " subtle, amusing and totally suitable throughout the game ".

"" IGN editor Cam Shea praised his physical appearance in Super Mario Galaxy, describing him as " imposing and weighty ".

" Another IGN editor, Matt Casamassina, praised the visual quality of the characters, citing Bowser in particular and mentioning how his " funky red fur waggles in the wind ".

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.

Conversely, IGN praised the choice, calling it " one of the most polished and creative platformers of the era ".

IGN praised the addition of the water backpack for improving the gameplay, and GameSpy commented on the " wide variety of moves and the beautifully constructed environments ".

Despite this, IGN praised the boards for the thematic features on each one, which helped to " ease the tediousness ".

In December 2008, IGN listed it as 8th out of 10 in a list of " Franchises We Want Resurrected " and praised the game as having " some of the best writing and characterization seen in gaming ".

IGN praised it for being a faithful conversion of the original, but noted that the audio did not sound as crisp on the Game Boy Advance, and found the frequent sound effects tiresome.

IGN criticized the game for being too linear and having a low difficulty level but praised the game for its large world and visually detailed " cinema cutscenes ".

Jeremy Dunham of IGN was impressed by the game's commitment to preserve the illusion of online and the Game Informer reviewer praised the way it captures the sense of community that a real MMORPG offers.

" IGN likewise praised the game for its graphics and lighting.

Reviews were generally positive — multimedia news websites IGN and GameSpot praised the gameplay and story.

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.

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 praised Fox's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee, saying that he featured some of the best texture work and modeling in the game.

" IGN praised the whole legendary bird trio, commenting that even though Zapdos is the strongest of the trio, Articuno is still important.

IGN editor " Pokémon of the Day Chick " praised Articuno as being " particularly beautiful ".

" IGN praised the whole legendary trio, specifically praising Zapdos as the best of the three.