Polish edition of "GameStar" included her in their 2006 poll "Miss of the Video Game World", in which she was voted at 17th place. The sex scene between Max and Mona, described as "actually one of the most fitting ever seen in a video game", was ranked as the fifth-top sexy moment in gaming by Games.net in 2007. MSN included her on their 2009 list of gaming's 12 "hottest babes" and wrote that "smart, sexy and dangerous" Mona was "remarkably presented in the game, being given the cold feel of a hired gun, with no regret or remorse". Mona was included on the list of nine "sexiest babes" of action games by "The Times of India", who commented that she "fits in perfectly in the dark world of "Max Payne"." The affair between Max and Mona was ranked as the tenth-top video game romance by Joystick Division's James Hawkins in 2011, and as the sixth-most disastrous game romance by GamesRadar's Dave Meikleham that same year. They were also listed among the 25 best video game couples by IGN's Emma Boyes in 2012. The character has received some negative reception. In 2003, Nick Catucci of "The Village Voice" called her "a woman carrying more emotional baggage than Witherspoon's Elle Woods has pink Gucci suitcases" and stated, "And Max's love interest? A contract killer who survived being shot in the head, and who you also play: Mona Sax. Who wrote this crap, Ed Wood?" Tyler Wilde of GamesRadar ranked a cheat to undress Mona nude for her gameplay sections in "Max Payne 2" as the fourth-rudest cheat in video games. Critical reception of the film character has been generally negative. For instance, Richard Corliss of "TIME" wrote Mila Kunis was "not up to the task" and GameZone's David Sanchez opined that "Mila Kunis ain't got nothin' on Kathy Tong". In 2011, "Complex" ranked Kunis as the tenth-most miscast action movie hero, because "her character, Mona Sax, is a heart-attack-serious Russian assassin, a description that brings to mind Amazon woman Brigitte Nielsen back in her "Red Sonja" days; Kunis, on the other hand, is petite and angelic-faced." Nevertheless, Kunis was nominated in the category "Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure" at Teen Choice Awards 2009 for her portrayal of Mona in the film.