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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.
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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 ".
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 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.
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It also criticizes the Mario Bros. ports in general, saying that this is just one of many ports that have been made of it throughout Nintendo's history. IGN complimented the Virtual Console version's gameplay, though even it was critical of Nintendo's decision to release an " inferior " NES port on the Virtual Console .".
In a review of the Virtual Console version of the game, IGN compared the game to the original Super Mario Bros., saying that " The Lost Levels feels a lot like a fan-made hack – with platforming challenges that are just a bit too frustrating and don't flow as well as Mario 1, and graphics that seem like a downgrade as well.
IGN gave the Virtual Console release a 6 out of 10, criticizing its difficult to learn play mechanics and absurd cast of characters.
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.
" IGN also gave the Wii Virtual Console release a score of 9 out of 10.
IGN editors Mark Bozon and Casamassina commented on Pokémon Snaps likelihood of becoming a Virtual Console title ; the former called it a " cult classic " as well as a " fresh and entertaining little package ".
Upon the game's release for the Wii Virtual Console, Zombies Ate My Neighbors received immense praise and earned an Editor's Choice Award from IGN.
" In discussing the possibilities of EarthBound being on the Wii's Virtual Console service, IGN editor Lucas M. Thomas makes reference to the battle with Giygas, stating that fans of the series will be " hoping, wishing, praying in front of Giygas nine times over that Nintendo will be listening, and that the series will be acknowledged once again.
" IGN called it " mildly clever little game that could have succeeded without the strange limitations of the Virtual Boy itself ", citing the systems red-only graphics, and an awkward controller as things holding it back.
It has also received criticism from several publications including IGN, who called it one of the worst Virtual Console games.
IGN gave the Virtual Console re-release an 8 / 10, calling it " very stylish ," and expressing " surprise " that despite a lack of polish in certain areas, its " unique " mechanics " deserve to be mentioned alongside such classics as Secret of Mana.
Steve Butts of IGN gave the Game Boy Advance version of Virtual Kasparov a score of 6. 5 out of 10.
IGN gave Dream Land 3 a fairly positive review of the Virtual Console re-release, " It's not Super Star.
" IGN AU's Patrick Kolan called it the closest thing to a killer app on the Virtual Boy, as well as the pinnacle of gameplay on it.
Reviewing the Master System version for its Virtual Console release, IGN gave the game a score of 8. 0 out of 10.
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Vagrant Story was awarded " Best PlayStation Game " in the E3 2000 IGN Awards and was nominated for Best Console Action / Adventure in the 4th Annual Interactive Achievements Awards held by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.
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IGN ranked it as the 15th best game ever in 2005, describing it as " the original karting masterpiece " and as the 23rd best game ever in 2007, discussing its originality at time of release.
Shattered Steels release was described by IGN as a " modest success " with " decent sales ".
" Daemon Hatfield of IGN wrote, " Almost 20 years after its release, Secret of Monkey Island remains a blast to play.
Tom Chick of IGN believes this was corrected with the release of Mysteries of the Sith.
According to IGN, the " golden age of survival horror came to a crescendo " with the release of Silent Hill.
An article in IGN in 2001 also mentioned an upcoming Disney release with the title Bears as did Jim Hill of Ain't It Cool News.
During its first week of release in Japan, FireRed and LeafGreen sold a combined total of 885, 039 copies, which was less than the amount sold by Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire in that time period, but IGN reasoned that the smaller sales were due to the new titles being remakes.
Though initially planned for release the following winter, the game, now known under its finalized title of Pokémon Trading Card Game, would be pushed back to April 2000, which website IGN attributed to the company wanting to focus their efforts on the upcoming Pokémon Stadium for the Nintendo 64.
Though an English release in North America was deemed " likely " by website IGN in 2001, the game has not been made available outside of Japan.
Since its release, Echoes has received several video game industry awards, as well as spots on " top games " lists by Nintendo Power and IGN.
IGN ultimately named it game of the month for its release in North America and the 11th best Game Boy Advance game ever made, calling its concept of adding levels " ahead of its time ".
An IGN article on February 13, 2006, revealed that April 25, 2006 was the new official North American release date.
Before its US release, IGN praised it as " strange ", yet " fun ".
RPGamer editor Anna Marie Neufeld criticized it for having " zero replayability " and " if nothing else, a good way to waste an afternoon or evening with the Wii IGN editor Lucas M. Thomas called the photo sharing feature a positive of its release, while criticizing its limited selection of Pokémon, similar to the review of the Nintendo 64 version from IGN.
An article on IGN, written back in 2004, had suggested that the game had always been intended for release.
The main page at IGN now has canceled for the US release date.
" Comparisons to the game Dead Rising, released for the Xbox 360 in 2006, have been drawn, Lucas Thomas of IGN saying " Zombies Ate My Neighbors is basically a comical 16-bit template for the new Xbox 360 release, Dead Rising.
The game had previously been given a November 30, 2012 release date by IGN, but that date has recently been changed to TBA ( To Be Announced ).
Early 2011 Saw the release of Dirt 3-a rally racing SIM from Codemasters which also had real world cars and locations, the game was highly rated by Gamespot and IGN and was also a success, then came the Shift 2 Unleased from the house of EA and Need for Speed.
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