Critics widely held the PlayStation version to be inferior to the PC original, chiefly because the translation from mouse and keyboard to gamepad and (optional) mouse results in a control scheme which is convoluted and frustrating. "Next Generation" said the control "just never feels right" and Glenn Rubenstein of "GameSpot" commented that "the game never plays smoothly, not even when you're fully used to the controls." Despite this, both Rubenstein and "Next Generation" said they more strongly recommended the PlayStation version than the PC version to strategy fans, since there were few strategy games available on the PlayStation to date, whereas the PC original had debuted in competition with several critically acclaimed strategy games.