 In September 2000, IGN described "Planet Harrier", running on the Sega Hikaru arcade system board, as "the unrivaled champion of videogame graphics" and stated "there's never been as visually impressive a videogame as this", praising the long draw distance, "clean and crisp" image quality, speed of movement, large number of fast-moving objects, and "amazing" graphical style.They also praised the gameplay as "the fastest, most intense 3D shooter ever crafted".A rumored Nintendo GameCube port was planned but, the port was never materialized.