"Raze" described her as "one bitch who deserves to die" and the original game's ending where the Battletoads "simply just allow her to escape" was included on the 2010 list of ten biggest ending letdowns in video game history by Danny Gallagher of SPIKE. Requesting an "awesome remake" of "Battletoads", Brian Cullen of "Maxim" wrote that "we would rain hot, repressed justice all over our consoles, just for a chance to hate-fight the foxy, infuriating Dark Queen"; Sean Velasco, lead designer of 2012's "Double Dragon" remake "Double Dragon Neon", said: "I wanna high five Zitz and punch the Dark Queen in the gut!" Alternatively, Gaming Nexus' Cyril Lachel stated: "Forget reviving the Battletoads, all I want is a game based on the Dark Queen!"