 Caryn Law , writing for Computer Games Magazine , applauded THQ for including the original game 's elements and rendering them with " <unk> " graphics . She criticized the plot and gameplay design , stating that " players want games that involve more than simply blowing things up . " She also contended that Sinistar : Unleashed " hearkens back to the days when all you needed was keen hand – eye coordination and a pocket full of quarters . " Chris McMullen from Games Domain discussed the game 's technical aspects in his review , maintaining that it " not only sounds and looks good " but is also " fun to play and strangely addictive . " However , he cited the gameplay 's repetitiveness as a flaw that prevented Sinistar : Unleashed from " being a must @-@ buy game . " 
