Despite solid reviews, numerous publications remarked that "Perfect Dark Zero" did not meet the expectations. According to GameCritics, "it took Rare a whole console generation to do it ... and the wait wasn't really worth it". "Game Informer" found the game underwhelming, reviewing it under the tagline "Don't believe the hype". In a positive review, GameSpy observed that ""Perfect Dark Zero" is a lot of fun and does a lot of things very well, but it's just not the killer-app that we'd all hoped for". "Edge" said that the game "falls short", especially when compared to "", a successful first-person shooter that was released as a launch title for the original Xbox. In 2010, GameTrailers placed the game 6th in their list of the "Top 10 Disappointments of the Decade" and 10th in their "Top 10 Worst Sequels" list.