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Cloud's and Aerith's relationship was third in GamesRadar's " Top 10 Square Enix Couples ", with its writer stating " It's a classic love story ," while IGN ranked it ninth in their " Best Videogames Couples ".

When IGN's Kristine asked fellow IGN writer Jack DeVries what the cutest Pokémon was, Jack gave her several Eevee and its evolutions in response.

In Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone he is a playable character in the game's seventh stage, described by a writer for Imagine Games Network ( IGN ) as " cool but utterly ineffective.

" IGN staff writer Jack DeVries ranked Deoxys 85th in IGN's list of the top 100 Pokémon, stating that its transformation " makes him unpredictable and dangerous in battle.

IGN writer Cam Shea referred to the game as " another reinvention of the FPS genre ", citing the story, characters, and RPG system.

IGN writer Jeff Harris found its start " tolerable ", stating that fans from action series may not be interested by xxxHolic despite its potential.

Anoop Gantayat, writer for IGN. com, commented that both titles, especially Bird & Beans, felt like Game & Watch titles, both lacking in frills.

Fellow IGN writer Fran Mirabella III praised the gameplay, adding that the e-Reader functionality makes it more appealing.

IGN writer Ryan Clements agreed with Avi Krebs saying that Geese is " almost physically impossible to beat ".

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" IGN staff writer Sam Bishop called the story of Persona " timeless in its ability to draw you in ", and found that the game offered players " a fantastic story, likeable and well-defined characters, some fairly deep introspection on their part.

IGN staff writer Matt Casamassina, 1UP. com staff writer Greg Sewart, Game Informer, X-Play, GameSpy, and London's The Times also criticized the mechanics of Shadow's weapons, vehicles, and other aspects of the game's controls.

A writer for IGN declared that the songs would " permanently burn themselves into your brain ... something that can't be said for most N64 titles "— echoed by Japanese reviewers who noted that the music would not grow tiresome.

IGN writer Spence D. noted the Hi-Bias Signature Radio Remix " reverberates with all the clichés that often stifle the music that rustles through the late night / early morning club scenes around the world.

He and fellow IGN writer Levi Buchanan commented that it received some buzz back in the day.

" IGN writer Jeremy Conrad stated that " anyone who played video games through the 8 and 16-bit eras would know that name Star " and called the first four main series games " epic ".

The writing for Locke in " Through the Looking Glass " was criticized, and one IGN writer said that " it seems irrational that he would go and Naomi in the back without explaining himself.

" 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.

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.

Tim Jones of IGN found Metroid II a refreshing departure from the norm, and praised its replay value, while 1UP. com's Jeremy Parish felt that the game's visuals were bland and monotonous, noting that the music was not up to par with what the series is known for.

Retronauts member Jeremy Parish commented that if they didn't make such a sequel, it's because they are “ stupid and don't like money .” IGN commented that a Pokémon game better than Black and White was Pokémon Snap, stating that " It hasn't become stale ", " It has better Pokémon ", and " It made the Pokémon world feel real ".

Jeremy Dunham from IGN said that it is the best game from the Mortal Kombat series.

“ What determines the outcome of a match in Dark Tournament, essentially ,” Beaudion explained, “ is who can pound the button the fastest and overcome the game ’ s sluggish response time and slow animation .” Jeremy Dunham of IGN and Tom Orry of VideoGamer. com were also unimpressed, stating that the game's combination attacks are lethargic and inaccurate.

Jeremy Dunham of IGN noted that Ratchet's " Why me?

Jeremy Conrad from IGN called it " one of the best-looking PS One games " for its graphics, but said that this can cause the frame rate to lag.

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.

The first large project that Jeremy Soule worked on through the company was 2000's Icewind Dale, which won the best music of the year award from both IGN and GameSpot.

" Daemon Hatfield of IGN wrote, " Almost 20 years after its release, Secret of Monkey Island remains a blast to play.

An editor for IGN wrote that Wigglytuff was a " tough foe " due to its above-average attack and high amount of health, especially to Pokémon with low defense.

Fellow IGN editor Lucas M. Thomas wrote that Rattata was in the same class as Pokémon such as Bidoof, Sentret, and Zigzagoon due to being an " early, easy catch ", " a Normal type, and can also be utilitarian in learning classic HM moves like Cut ".

IGN film critic Todd Gilchrist wrote, " Gyllenhaal adds real depth and energy to Rachel Dawes.

When summing up the creature and the development behind it IGN wrote, " The grue's presence may have been a handy solution to a very particular problem in the game design, but it has grown far beyond being a mere gameplay convenience to become one of the chief boogiemen in the early history of video games.

IGN wrote that Sudowoodo was " quite rare " in Gold and Silver.

The game's framerate was a consistent complaint, as Peer Schneider of IGN wrote " While Turok 1 was an exercise in smoothness, T2 forgoes framerate for detail so often, some gamers will definitely be put off by the choppiness.

Levi Buchanan, in a classic Dungeons & Dragons videogame retrospective for IGN, wrote that " If you don't plan well, you can lose a lot of heroes in a very short period of time.

IGN AU's Cam Shea wrote that while Fawful had " unique cadence ", it was " a little tiresome "; he also felt that Fawful should have remained a sidekick.

Nintendo World Report wrote: " There's a constant struggle with the controls that makes the game more frustrating than it should be " and IGN called it " not exactly poor, but it certainly doesn't compare to better shooters on the market, either ".

IGN wrote " Haunting Ground's combination of high-end presentation, disturbing sexuality, and psychological mindjobbing makes it one of the most interesting games of the last couple of months " and selected it as the " Game of the Month " for May 2005.

Jeff Otto, an IGN critic, wrote that " It takes a bunch of genres and twists them into a blender, a pop relic that still feels current ... one of the best times I've had at the movies this year.

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.

Andy Patrizio from IGN. com wrote that " The Robbery " was the best episode of the first season of Seinfeld, saying that it showed, " the dynamics that would come to define the show.

" A member of the IGN staff wrote in a season two review that " Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?

" Spence D. from IGN Music wrote that " it's catchy in a down-tempo, neo folk sort of way.

" Casey Broadwater of Blu-ray. com wrote that the episode " moves at a geriatric pace ," and R. L. Shaffer of IGN stated that it " represent some of the worst of The Simpsons.

A staff member for IGN wrote that Pichu was " sure to rival Marill and Pikachu as the new favorite ".

IGN wrote " he appeared to be both integral and counterproductive to their survival " and " Boone appeared to be a pure and honest guy who tried to help people on the island and attempted to carry his own weight among the seemingly-unscathed survivors of Oceanic Flight 815.