 PC Zone praised the game , noting that " the rich , organic style lends the game a hypnotic atmosphere " and stating " with the Sinistars still taunting you as they did back in 1983 , and the gameplay essentially unchanged , those who enjoyed the ageing classic will find Sinistar : Unleashed a worthy successor . " John Lee , writing for Next Generation , gave a somewhat mediocre review of the game , casting it as " a lot like one of those Baywatch babes — luscious to look at , but not much between the ears . " He added that it was basically " another retro / nostalgia trip . " GameSpy 's Caryn Law concluded that Sinistar : Unleashed was " simply Sinistar dressed up in 3D graphics " and that it offered " nothing new in the way of a challenge . " 
