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 IGN reviewer also claimed that Nintendo of America made the right choice keeping the game in Japan.

" The port was given an 8. 0 rating by the gaming site IGN, however, which denotes an " impressive " game, but the reviewer in question had not played the original 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.

A 2008 IGN feature listed the game as one of " The 7 Master System Games You Need "; the reviewer said the game " is one of the finest adventures in a long series of Boy games ", praising its brightly-colored graphics and character sprites, and its sound.

IGN called Wonder Boy in Monster Land one of the best games on the Master System, mainly because of its unique balance of platforming and RPG elements, which the reviewer calls " a winning formula ".

IGN reviewer Craig Harris, who gave Sonic Advance 2 a 9 out of 10, drew comparisons between the game and its predecessor, while also stating " the graphics are more vibrant with tons more character animation to give the sequel a lot more personality.

Another IGN reviewer expressed a particular fondness for Ninetales, calling it " elegant ".

Tory Ireland Mell, reviewer from IGN said that Carter's presence was a " slap in the face " and further stated that she was " underused ".

According to the reviewer KJB at IGN. com, this could be due to the marketing methods used in the United States.

IGN reviewer Filip Vukcevic gave the episode, DVD 6 out of 10 and said " while this pilot does have promise, it doesn't appear to deliver anything but average sci-fi fare.

" One reviewer of IGN gave the album 8 out of 10 stars, stating: " It's an album that works expertly as a chill-out slice of background groove, yet it also doubles as a dance floor jolt of exuberance perfect for spinning at a small party ", but also stated that the player, understandably, quickly forgets the music while playing.

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 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 said " I-Ninja packs so much personality and attitude into its formulaic design that its charm and personality lift it above the fray of me-too titles " GameSpot reviewer Ryan Davis said " At first glance, I-Ninja may appear to be a simple action game designed for kids, but in reality, it is anything but.

In a review of the Xenosaga anime, another reviewer from IGN noted that Shion's idealism and naivety were out of place considering her tragic past, and that it was annoying " since it seems to happen a lot with anime heroines ".

" The IGN reviewer noted, " strangely Nights and all other characters in Nightopia are from England?

IGN was the first Western site to review the game, giving it a 9. 1 out of 10 with reviewer Jeremy Dunham declaring that while other consoles had to wait years to get their killer app, " PlayStation 3 users get theirs on day one.

" In January 2010, following the conclusion of The Simpsons < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s twentieth season, IGN chose " Half-Decent Proposal " as the best episode from the thirteenth season, and following the thirteenth season's home video release, reviewer R. L.

IGN reviewer R. L Shaffer wrote that " Homer the Moe ," " The Frying Game ," " The Old Man and the Key ," and " Sweets and Sour Marge " were some of the worst episodes of the whole series.

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.