Upon release, "Ōkami" appeared as the "Game of the Month" for IGN, "Electronic Gaming Monthly", and "Game Informer". IGN, "Edge Magazine" and Game Revolution rated it as the best overall game of 2006, while GameTrailers and "" named it best PS2 game for 2006. IGN further awarded the game the "Best Overall" and "PS2 Adventure Game", the "Best Overall" and "PS2 Artistic Design", the "Overall" and "PS2 Most Innovative Design", and the "Best Overall Story". GameSpot awarded the game for the "Best Artistic Graphics" for 2006. IGN named "Ōkami" 90th game of all time as of 2017. In 2010, "GamePro" ranked it as the fifth best game for the PlayStation 2.