the game was very poorly received by critics. gamespot gave the game a 'terrible' score of 2.0 out of 10, saying "if you're harboring even a tiny urge to buy this game, please listen very carefully to this advice: don't do it." likewise, ign gave the game a 'painful' 2.4 out of 10, stating "it is horribly boring and repetitive. the graphics are weak and even the greatest survivor fan would break the cd in two after playing it for 20 minutes." the game was the recipient of game revolution's lowest score of all time, an f-. an 'interactive review' was created specially for the game, and features interactive comments like "the survival periods are about as much fun as" followed by a drop-down menu, "watching paint dry/throbbing hemorrhoids/staring at air/being buried alive."