▁it ▁unf avor ably ▁to ▁similar ▁older ▁games ▁like ▁Do om . ▁Additionally , ▁some ▁critics ▁considered ▁Fox ▁Inter active ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁h ire ▁Vis i ware ▁a ▁mis step , ▁as ▁French ▁developers ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁had ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁creating ▁games ▁with ▁solid ▁graphics ▁but ▁poor ▁play . ▁O thers ▁question ed ▁the ▁wisdom ▁of ▁bas ing ▁the ▁game ▁on ▁the ▁dec ades - old ▁original ▁films ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁re make . ▁ ▁Upon ▁release , ▁the ▁PC ▁and ▁Play Station ▁versions ▁received ▁negative ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁Looking ▁at ▁the ▁PC ▁version , ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁website ▁Met ac rit ic ▁calculated ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 1 / 1 0 0 ▁based ▁on ▁eleven ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" gener ally ▁unf avor able ▁reviews ". ▁By ▁comparison , ▁Game R ank ings ▁calculated ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 8 . 7 9 % ▁for ▁the ▁PC ▁version , ▁based ▁on ▁four teen ▁reviews , ▁and ▁ 6 0 . 0 0 % ▁for ▁the ▁Play Station ▁version , ▁based ▁on ▁one ▁review . ▁Erik ▁Wol p aw ▁of ▁Game Sp ot ▁called ▁Planet ▁of ▁the ▁A pes ▁an ▁" ug ly , ▁b oring ▁T omb ▁Ra ider ▁clone ", ▁considering ▁the ▁game ' s ▁environments , ▁combat ▁mechan ics , ▁and ▁puzz les ▁weak . ▁Ivan ▁Sul ic ▁of ▁I GN ▁wrote , ▁" it ' s ▁not ▁that ▁Planet ▁of ▁the ▁A pes ▁is ▁truly ▁bad ▁across ▁the ▁bo ards ▁-- ▁just ▁that ▁it