The multiplayer mode was highlighted for its extensive options, but "IGN" remarked that "there's no real strategy involved in these deathmatch games other than to find the other person and open fire until one dies and respawns elsewhere on the map". In a retrospective review, Jon Wahlgren of "Nintendo Life" concluded that Rare "did a great job on squeezing so many features and technical magic into the little cart, by focusing so heavily on the tech they seem to have sacrificed a lot of what would make it more fun to play". In 2012, "GamesRadar" editors ranked "Perfect Dark" 47th on their list of the Best Game Boy games of all time, praising Rare for its adaptation of the Nintendo 64 game.