Since her introduction, Tifa has received an extremely positive reaction from both critics and fans. In 2000, GameSpot readers voted her as the fifth-best female character in video games, with the site's editors noting they agreed. In 2004, "Play" featured Tifa in the first issue of their "Girls of Gaming" annual periodical, describing her as "the most adored female in recent history." In 2007, Tifa was named the eighth-best character of all time in "Dengeki PlayStation"s retrospective awards feature about the original PlayStation, the third-highest-ranked character from "Final Fantasy VII". That same year, Tom's Hardware listed her as one of the 50 greatest female characters in video game history, describing her as "one of the more richly drawn and intricate female characters around." In 2008, UGO listed her as one of the top "girls of gaming", placing her at number five, and stating a preference for her over Aerith, adding "Tifa's outfit is a marvel of understatement – but it's her natural assets and unforgettable personality that earn her a spot on this list." That same year, "Chip" ranked her as the tenth-top "girl of gaming". In 2009, IGN named Tifa one of the ten best heroines in gaming, describing her as "without a doubt, a legendary heroine of the "Final Fantasy" universe." A 2010 poll by "Famitsu" named her the 19th-most popular video game character by Japanese audiences. "Complex" ranked her as the 13th-greatest heroine in video game history in 2013.