"anomaly: warzone earth" received strong reviews from critics. gamesbeat gave the game a score of 80/100, saying, "while it's hard to control, anomaly is still playable and enjoyable as long as you take the time to really master the interface first.". select start media awarded the game 7.9/10, praising the unique idea of "tower offence" and solid gameplay. as of november 14, 2011, the ios version is one of the highest rated ios games of all time on metacritic with a score of 94.