 Despite these perceived gaps, he did call it the "ultimate" gaming soundtrack.The album was further criticized by Gene Vogal of the National Gamers Guild who said that it lacked a lot of the "oomph" that "Vampyre" had, and thought Wizards of the Coast may have been to blame for it.He did think that the album's being composed explicitly for "D&D" made it superior to music not specifically composed for games (e.g., film soundtracks) as a gaming aid.