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 ".

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.

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 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.

In their preview of Star Fox: Assault, IGN editors Juan Castro and Matt Casamassina described Fox's voice as juvenile yet tough.

In 2006 IGN listed him as the second-best " peripheral character " on The Simpsons, commenting that Bob is " a man of contradictions ; his goofy appearance, complete with palm tree like hair, doesn't seem to match up to the well spoken and even musically talented maniac.

IGN. com named Albert Brooks ' guest performance in this episode, along with his four other appearances on The Simpsons, the best guest appearance in the show's history.

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 ".

Scarecrow's appearance received wide praise for his surreal and bizzare dream sequences and was ranked by IGN as the 38 Greatest Moment in Gaming.

In 2008, IGN listed her as third top Soul series bonus character for her cameo appearance in Soulcalibur III.

IGN also ranked Nightcrawler as the 80th greatest comic book hero of all time describing Nightcrawler as a mutant with the appearance of a demon and the heart of a preacher ; IGN also states that as the X-Men enter one of their most uncertain periods, his legacy still looms large.

Birdo has mixed reception for her role in the Mario series ; IGN editor Lucas M. Thomas suggested that Birdo was almost as well known as Yoshi, a frequent partner of hers, in the sports games, while author Sherry Tuckle used Birdo as a demonstration of how Birdo's battle in Super Mario Bros. 2 presents a complex appearance yet sustains an assuring, rule-based world.

IGN described the character as a " cult favorite " amongst fans, attributing the reaction to its " bizarre, bewildered appearance ", as well as citing it as a favorite character around their offices.

IGN ranked Jonah Hex as the 73rd Greatest Comic Book Hero of All Time stating that " his distinctive appearance and engrossing adventures set Hex apart from the rest of the cowboy crowd ".

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 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.

Although Grimes makes his only appearance in this episode, he was later named one of the " Top 25 Simpsons Peripheral characters " by IGN.

IGN. com ranked John Waters's performance as the ninth best guest appearance in the show's history, with TV Guide naming him the third best film related guest star.

It's hard to know where to start dishing out the praise-Leonard Nimoy's guest appearance, the Monorail song, Marge's narration, the truck full of popcorn ..." Robert Canning of IGN strongly praised the episode, stating " It is by far one of the most loved episodes of The Simpsons and can safely be called a classic by any fan.

Many lauded the use of Starr ; for instance, IGN ranked his performance in the episode, along with Paul McCartney's performance in " Lisa the Vegetarian " and George Harrison's performance in " Homer's Barbershop Quartet ", as the tenth best guest appearance in The Simpsons < nowiki >'</ nowiki > history.

" IGN. com named Albert Brooks ' guest performance in this episode, along with his four other appearances, the best guest appearance in the show's history.

IGN called Gengar the best Ghost type Pokémon in Red and Blue, and also praised its appearance, citing a resemblance to Nekobus from My Neighbor Totoro.

IGN. com ranked The Ramones's performance as the fifteenth best guest appearance in the show's history.

IGN ranked McCartney's performance in this episode, along with Ringo Starr's performance in " Brush with Greatness ", and George Harrison's performance in " Homer's Barbershop Quartet ", as the tenth best guest appearance in The Simpsons < nowiki >'</ nowiki > history.

" IGN rated Ron Howard as the twelfth greatest guest appearance on The Simpsons.

'" Eric Goldman, Dan Iverson and Brian Zoromski of IGN marked Hamill's guest appearance second on a list of " Top 25 Simpsons Guest appearances " saying that much of the episode's humor came from Hamill being " a good sport about his past ".

Jon Lovitz was praised by IGN for his guest appearance as Artie Ziff.