Luigi's Mansion received generally positive reviews, and reviewers praised the game's graphics, design, and gameplay.

The reaction to the game's visuals was generally positive.

Mario Party 4 received a generally mixed to positive response from critics, with reviewers criticising the lack of originality, but praising the game's minigames.

Super Smash Bros. received mostly positive reviews, with criticism mostly directed towards the game's single-player mode.

The game's interface received positive remarks.

" The game's graphics and sound contributed strongly to the positive reactions from critics ; Smith continues that " The visuals, sound, and original puzzle design come together to make something that is almost, if not quite, completely unlike anything else on the market, and feels wonderful because of it.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell received positive reviews upon the game's release.

Icewind Dale was released to positive reviews, with critics praising the game's musical score and gameplay, the latter being compared to Diablo.

Despite this, the game's critical reception was not as positive as its predecessor's — for example, PC Gamer gave Deus Ex a score of 94 %, while Invisible War received an 83 %.

Mario Party 5 received positive reviews, although there were frequent criticisms of the game's perceived dependency on luck rather than skill.

" Staff reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly, GamePro, and IGN all voiced positive comments on the game's polygon rendering and frame rates, as well as its sense of control and flying.

One of the most positive reactions from the game's community has been the improvement of timely responses to questions and suggestions.

Geneforge received positive reviews, the game's story and lack of bugs received praise in particular.

Despite positive reactions, the game also had serious issues that were brought up in several reviews, which focused on the game's bugs and glitches.

The game's cartoonish visuals and sense of humor gained it positive reviews.

Most of the main characters in the game have an intensely positive or negative relationship with Fox McCloud and his team, particularly Andross, the game's main antagonist who has repeatedly organized invasions of Fox's home, the Lylat system.

The game's reception in Europe was generally more positive.

The game's reception was highly positive with critics praising the gameplay but criticizing the plot.

Critical response for Kingdom of Loathing has been generally positive, with consistent praise for the game's humor and surrealism.

Electron User gave the game a positive review under the title " The New Masterpiece " concluding " Exile's detailed graphics enhance the game's infuriating puzzles beautifully.

Upon the game's release, Myth II: Soulblighter received a positive reception, with an average score of 88 / 100 based on 12 reviews at Metacritic.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear received a healthy positive reception, with critics applauding the game's level of detail and realism.

Reviews were positive, and the addition of " Free Roam " was widely praised, but many elements were criticized, such as having to drive excessive amounts to get to specific races, bland voice acting and strong product placement for companies with no connection to auto racing, such as integrating the logo for Cingular, an American wireless communications company, into the game's messaging system and displaying it on-screen for much of the gameplay.

Reception of its graphics ranged from positive to negative, and many noted the game's high system requirements.

The game's reception was mixed, particularly due to the popularity of a PS2 Transformers game released at the same time for a Japanese-exclusive market, though the Armada game was of a higher quality and featured much better gameplay.

The game's reception has been overall mixed, with reviewers praising the music, backgrounds, and animations, but criticizing the short length and the fact that it is mostly for the younger audience.

A planned sequel to this game which would have resolved several elements of the game's cliff hanger ending was canceled due to the game's poorer reception.

The game's reception was mixed.

The game's reception was also mixed.

The game received a mixed reception from critics upon its release in 2003, with some reviewers going so far as to give the game a score of zero, while others argued in favour of the game's concept and implementation.

However, reception of its graphics was mixed, and many noted the game's steep system requirements.

The reception for the game's release in North America and Europe ranged from good to average, with an average GameRankings score of 73. 8 %.

Partners in Time received a generally positive reception, with reviewers lauding the game's use of characters and plot.

Due to the game's Japan-exclusive release, reception of Nintendo Puzzle Collection is limited.

This oversight was addressed in the game's sequel, Asteroids Deluxe, and led to significant changes in the way game developers designed and tested their games in the future.

By 1980, the way the game was played had changed dramatically due to innovative coaching tactics, with the phasing out of many of the game's kicking styles and the increasing use of handball ; whilst presentation was influenced by television.

In the game's final cutscene, the camera pans over a verdant field complete with flowers and bunny rabbits, only to reveal a burning city and a bunny's head impaled on a stake: the demons have invaded Earth, paving the way for Doom II: Hell on Earth.

An often forgotten aspect of the ending of this decisive Game 6 was the way Jackson left the field at the game's end.

In addition to the attacks by Cap ' n Hector, certain ships and technologies cannot be obtained after the thirty-day trial ends, and even before then, the game's story lines stop about two thirds of the way through, and plug-ins are not supported.

As a Culture citizen, he naturally plays with a style markedly different from his opponents, many of whom stack the odds against him one way or another, such as forming backroom agreements to cooperate against him ( which is allowed by the game's rules ).

" Justin Calvert of GameSpot noted that " the Special Edition looks much better and is the only way to play if you want to hear ... what characters are saying, whereas the original game's interface is less clunky.

" The division of the game into four years was a way of breaking the game's overall puzzle into four discrete sections.

The Theatre option allows players to view cutscenes they have unlocked in the main game, while the Music option works in the same way but with unlocked tracks from the game's soundtrack.

* If Gyakuten Kenji 2 detects a pirated or downloaded copy of the game, it will convert the entire game's text into the game's symbol based foreign language, Borginian, which cannot be translated in any way.

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.

This caused some to speculate that the video game was created then the rights to the name of the game were sold as a way to pay for the game's development.

In addition, the game's artificial intelligence was not regarded as particularly challenging, with GameSpot noting that " enemies follow the same sorts of predictable patterns that may remember from previous Doom games " while GameSpy stated the way enemies would spawn to attack the player was " gimmicky "; the reviewer noted that players would realize that picking up a lone armor vest would cause a variety of zombies to emerge from hidden compartments in the dark.

The games TIE Fighter and Wing Commander were their primary inspirations, and those influences made their way into the game's flight model, along with the influence of historical WWII dogfights.

Within the game's history, they were very tightly bound to the First Age Solars ; each Lunar Exaltation is bound to a singular corresponding Solar one in such a way that that Lunar instantly feels a connection to the Lawgiver, though how they act upon this bond depends on the inclinations of the Exalts involved.

Much of the game's mythology and terminology has found its way into White Wolf's Exalted role-playing game line.

The only way to die is to get captured by the game's final boss, Rudy the Clown.

The game's objective is to navigate a virtual snake ( or worm ) through a walled-space while consuming numbers ( from 1 through 9 ) along the way.

In addition, Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda do exist and are fully functional in the game's code, but the only known way to play them is to obtain them through hacking.

Whilst searching for a way off the island, the game's ultimate goal, players can form alliances with the island's inhabitants and complete quests through combat or other means.

He found it particularly difficult to convey the game's plot accurately in a way that the player can understand, because of the sparse use of dialogue in the Metroid series.

In a particularly unusual way, Leather Goddesses forces the player to " choose " a gender for his or her character: the game's first scene is in a bar, and the player's character has a sudden, powerful urge to urinate.

* It does not limit the game's copyright owner ( id Software ) to sell the game in any way

In the game's interior spaces, the player solves puzzles and make their way past enemies in order to reach areas containing photographic evidence.