Monthly conversely opined that "despite her size, Nakoruru is one of the deadlier fighters" in the game. Hobby Consolas described this "no doubt" favourite Samurai Shodown female character as an equivalent of Mai Shiranui from Fatal Fury but with a different appeal, that is an irresistible cuteness instead of sexual provocativeness. She has since been included among the series' favourites of many gaming publications, including Anime News Network, GamesRadar, IGN, Joystiq, Official Xbox Magazine and VideoGamer.com. In 2012, GamesRadar listed Nakoruru among top seven fighting game characters of all time, comparing her to a "feudal Japan version of Captain Planet". The staff of Retro Gamer chose when they had first saw Nakoruru as their "defining moment" of Samurai Shodown, due to her "incredibly useful" hawk companion Mamahaha as "a very early use of a satellite character, an innovative concept in fighting games." Tracey John from MTV also included Mamahaha (misspelled as "Mahaha") among the greatest birds in video game history and Rich Knight from Complex listed it as one of the ten craziest weapons in fighting games. References External links Nakoruru and Rera at Samurai Shodown'' official website Female characters in anime and manga Female characters in video games Fictional Ainu people Fictional characters from Hokkaido Fictional characters with dissociative identity disorder Fictional miko Fictional Japanese people in video games Fictional kenjutsuka Fictional shamans Religious worker characters in video games Samurai Shodown characters Teenage characters in video games SNK protagonists The King of Fighters characters Video game characters introduced in 1993 Video game mascots Woman soldier and warrior characters in video games