"Digital Press" Karl Youngman featured Blaze in his article "Classic Babes in Videogames" as a representative of a 'biker chick' trope, opining she has best legs in video games and stating that after seeing her he "didn't care if I ever saw another 'real' girl again," and a "Famitsu" reviewer admitted to "worship" Blaze for both her fighting technique and her sexiness.In 2011, GamesRadar's Jim Sterling recalled this "16-bit stunner" as "one of the sexiest sprites ever."