"Maxim" Scott Steinberg complimented the design, saying it "lets you indulge your most megalomaniacal fantasies with ease". IGN's Tal Blevins complimented the "wildly imaginative" single-player mode, and the graphics, describing the game as "a visual masterpiece". AllGame's Michael House eulogised the "bsolutely stunning and gorgeous" graphics. Marc Saltzman of "The Cincinnati Enquirer" complimented the addictiveness and "superb" gameplay, but criticised the high system requirements. "Playboy" Michael Ryan complimented the "intelligent" sense of humour, "intense" visual appeal, and addictiveness, but criticised the frequent micromanagement and ambiguous objectives.