The game was well received among the gaming community, widely regarded to feature an outstanding combination of music, graphics, gameplay, and storyline. "Final Fantasy Tactics Advance" won Best Handheld Game at the 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in 2004. "GameSpot" named it the best Game Boy Advance game of September 2003. It was also rated as outstanding by IGN (9.0 out of 10) and given 5 out of 5 by GameSpy. In 2007, "Final Fantasy Tactics Advance" was named 14th best Game Boy Advance game of all time in IGN's feature reflecting on the Game Boy Advance's long lifespan. It was also rated the 67th best game made on a Nintendo System in "Nintendo Power"'s Top 200 Games list.