journalist Andy, reviewing the NES version, opined that even considering it was a typical platformer, it was disappointing for an Ocean game given the standard set by their NES adaptation of Hook. Reviews of the Mega Drive port published in 1994, such as those from Computer and Video Games and Hyper, found it especially out-of-date given the amount of more innovative platformers already in existence, such as James Pond 3 (1993) and the Sonic games.
The review of the NES version by Andy was considered disappointing because it did not meet the high standard set by Ocean's previous success with Hook on the NES. The reviews in 1994 found the Mega Drive port to be outdated due to the emergence of more innovative platformers like James Pond 3 and Sonic games.