UGO.com ranked Metal Gear Mk. II and III as eighth on the list of the best robots in gaming, while Joystick Division ranked Metal Gears in general as first on their list, adding "For one of the biggest franchises of all time to feature you as the catalyst for action in many of its games, you've got to be pretty damn iconic." That same year, PlayStation Universe ranked RAY (MGS2) and REX vs. RAY (MGS4) at the second and first place respectively on the list of the greatest Metal Gear Solid boss battles, also discussing the latter in the feature series Badass Bosses. In 2012, IGN ranked Metal Gear REX as 14th on the list of top video game weapons, while Cheat Code Central included the fight against it among the six most epic boss battles in gaming, and Complex ranked it the fifth "coolest" robot in video game history. Notes References Fiction about nuclear war and weapons Metal Gear Video game items Video game bosses Fictional mecha Science fiction weapons