PlayStation reviews were often much harsher. Mike Goldsmith from "Arcade" wrote about the PlayStation releases: "Advertised as being 'designed for children aged 6+', "Hugo" will come off as simplistic at best, patronising at worst - a real shame given the quality of edutainment titles that could be ported from PC and Mac". German magazine "Maniac" called them some of the worst PlayStation games. In 2003, "PlanetStation", having previously given both "Hugo" and "Hugo 2" the lowest possible score of 1 star, included "Hugo" among the five worst games from the 50 issues of the magazines"." Retrospectively, "PlayStation Official Magazine" listed Hugo, described as "bloody rubbish", atop its list of worst PlayStation characters. In 2012, "Game Informer" made a Replay-section retro video poking fun at the PlayStation "Hugo" and "Bubsy 3D".