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==Critical reception== [[UGO.com]] ranked the BFG 9000 at number two on their Top 50 Video Game Weapons of All Time list (the top spot was jokingly awarded to the 4x1 Line from Tetris). In the article they noted the strategic effect of the weapon, stating "It was marvelous and complex, and we should not hesitate to put this weapon down in history as one of the best."<ref>[http://www.ugo.com/games/best-video-game-weapons/shows.asp?groupID=shows10-1&showID=bfg9000-doom Top 50 Video Game Weapons of All Time]. [[UGO.com]]. Retrieved on 2008-12-17</ref> [[X-Play]] ranked it number one on their Top 10 Badass Weapons list, stating that while "not as fancy as the [[Gravity gun#Half-Life 2 gravity gun|gravity gun]]", it was the first weapon that "really made us swoon".<ref>[http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/videos/26467/XPlays_Top_10_Badass_Weapons_Part_Two.html X-Play's Top 10 Badass Weapons: Part 2]. [[G4 (TV network)|G4]]. Retrieved on 2008-12-25</ref> [[IGN]] editor Tom McNamara listed the BFG as one of the ten best weapons in video games, placing it at number ten.<ref>McNamara, Tom (2006-02-28). [http://pc.ign.com/articles/692/692101p1.html Top 10 Tuesday: Tom's Favorite Videogame Weapons]. [[IGN]]. Retrieved on 2008-12-31</ref> [[Machinima.com]] named it number one on their list of Top Ten Video Game Weapons, stating "Do you really need a reason why this tops the list?"<ref>[http://www.machinima.com/film/view&id=28263 Top 10 Video Game Weapons]. [[Machinima.com]]. Retrieved on 2009-01-30</ref>
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