Reviewers from Game Informer, Computer Game Review, Games Magazine and Game Players Magazine named Fate of Atlantis the best adventure game of the year, and it was later labeled a "classic" by IGN.[53][2][54] Patricia Hartley and Kirk Lesser of Dragon called it "terrific" and "thought-provoking". They lauded the "Team, Wits, Fists" system for increasing the game's replay value, but believed that the Team option was the best. The reviewers summarized it as a "must-buy".[45] Lim Choon Wee of the New Straits Times praised the game's graphics and arcade-style sequences.