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Sentences written about this title, gathered by type from the Japanese and English Wikipedia articles (as of 2026-8-30).

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Next Generation reviewed the SNES version of the game, rating it two stars out of five, stating that "ten entire levels of this get plain monotonous".

(English)English Wikipedia"True Lies"from "Reception"

One reviewer in Electronic Gaming Monthly said that the game's controls and graphics are surprisingly solid, and that the somewhat mindless and repetitive gameplay is relieved by the inclusion of secret areas and the variety of weapons.

(English)English Wikipedia"True Lies"from "Reception"

GamePro commented that the graphics and music are mediocre, but that "the action gets frantic but never unbearable" and the game serves as an enjoyable throwback to overhead action-adventure games like Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Soldiers of Fortune.

(English)English Wikipedia"True Lies"from "Reception"

Their review of the Genesis version stated it to be "identical to the recent SNES version".

(English)English Wikipedia"True Lies"from "Reception"

GamePro commented that the Game Gear version "isn't so much an entertainment vehicle as it is a torture device", citing severe slowdown which brings the game almost to a halt whenever more than two characters are onscreen, extraneous and confusing background details, irritating and repetitive sound effects, and poor controls.

(English)English Wikipedia"True Lies"from "Reception"

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