mˈɑːɹk wˈaɪŋɡɑːɹʔˌn̩ ʌv ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnmənt wˈiːkli ɡˈeɪv ðɪ ˈælbəm ɐ ɡɹˈeɪd ʌv bˈiː plˈʌs, sˈeɪɪŋ: "wˈiːldɪŋ bɹˈeɪk bˈiːts lˈaɪk nˈɪndʒə stˈɑːɹz ænd sˈɪnθ blˈiːts lˈaɪk nˈʌmtʃˈʌks, ˈælɪk ˈɛmpaɪɚ pɚfˈɔːɹmz mˈæd tʃˈɑːpsɑːki mənˈuːvɚz ðæt wɪl tˈɜːn juː ˌɪntʊ ɐ ɡlˈʌʔn̩ fɔːɹ pˈʌnɪʃmənt.
Marc Weingarten of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a grade of B+, saying: "Wielding break beats like ninja stars and synth bleets like num-chucks, [Alec] Empire performs mad chopsocky maneuvers that will turn you into a glutton for punishment.