ˌeɪsˌiːˈiː mˌæɡɐzˈiːn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn lˈɪstᵻd wˈaɪz æz ðə sˈɛkənd bˈɛst mˈæstɚ sˈɪstəm ɡˈeɪm ɐvˈeɪləbəl æt ðə tˈaɪm, pɹˈeɪzɪŋ ðə "hjˈuːdʒ skɹˈoʊlɪŋ" wˈɜːld, kˈæɹɪktɚz hˈuː "kæn biː kwˈɛstʃənd" ænd "ɡˈʊd dˈiːl ʌv ɹˈoʊlplˈeɪɪŋ" dˈɛpθ.
ACE magazine in 1989 listed Ys as the second best Master System game available at the time, praising the "huge scrolling" world, characters who "can be questioned" and "good deal of role-playing" depth.