 The gameplay is summarized by one of the reviews as "strength vs. strength and proper spacing of troops when fighting magic users".IGN awarded the game the Editor's Choice Award on 1998, praising the in-game graphics as "amazing" and the battle environments with its extra details as being "extremely well designed".GameSpot has named "Final Fantasy Tactics" as one of its Greatest Games of All Time—the first "Final Fantasy" game to receive such an honour.