Several reviewers have praised the series' music.[1][2] They said that the greatest aspect of the series is its audio design, with the first three games using the Game Boy Advance sound chip better than any other game for that platform; he called the music phenomenal, with the exception of that in Justice for All, but said the sound effects are what "steals the show".[86] Mackey commented that the games' small amounts of animations for each character are used well for their characterization.[135]