The software user interface has been criticized as clunky or awkward. The end result was an overly complex, unreliable, clunky and heavy rifle. Arthur Gies of IGN called the controls "clumsy [and] clunky". However she notes that the complicated and clunky dialogue between the characters is a distraction. It's clunky and weird and sometimes embarrassing. Foreman called the screenplay "embarrassingly clunky and inane". To some, interpretive semantics seemed rather "clunky" and "ad hoc" in comparison. Butterworth's main criticisms were concerning the "mediocre" story and the "clunky" combat. This design, eventually considered "clunky and slow", was replaced in preference of a list system. I love how you can instantly get that clunky tone with shorter notes. He found the rules "a bit clunky". For shoes, women started wearing clunky combat boots and Doc Martens. MTV praised Perry's vocals, though felt the lyrics were "clunky". The term presumably refers to the clunky sound produced. Steven H. Scheuer labelled the film as a "clunky yarn".