Maxim Online
- "Instead of marching towards you as you rip them apart with machine gun fire, these nasties scuttle and run like.real bugs. It's enough to give you the willies." Reviewed by Eric Alt.
- http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews.aspx?p_id=1789

Game Revolution
- "The multitude of enemies, unique implementation of the SPR4 and a few nicely done weather effects make for a solid experience, though this is ultimately undermined by the twitchy control, awful camera and lack of free movement." Review by A. A
- http://www.gamerevolution.com/oldsite/games/ps2/adventure/extermination.htm

G4TechTV
- "Survival horror veterans will be drawn to Extermination right up to the very end, but casual gamers might find this title hard to swallow because of its inconsistent presentation, low replay value and mediocre story."
- http://www.g4techtv.com/techtvvault/features/15880/Extermination_PS2_Review.html

Gamespy.com
- "A little more depth to the story would have helped this title in a major way." Review by Russell Garbutt with overall score [70/100] and screen shots.
- http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/july01/extermination/

GameSpot
- "It never quite comes together in as compelling a fashion as others of its class. It's far from being poor and is certainly entertaining at times--it just lacks the originality and extra level of polish needed to provide a truly memorable gaming expe
- http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/adventure/extermination/

The Electric Playground
- "Theres no compelling reason to pull you though the game, like Max Paynes revenge theme or Solid Snakes score to settle with his ex-teammates."
- http://www.elecplay.com/reviews_article.php?article=6548

ign
- "An above average game and nothing more...It's not that bad, though. Not bad at all." Review by David Zdyrko.
- http://ps2.ign.com/articles/164/164249p1.html

PlanetPS2
- "It's mechanics and gameplay may annoy you, but if you liked John Carpenter's version of "The Thing," you should be able to buy into (and enjoy) the storyline." Review by Russell Garbutt.
- http://www.planetps2.com/features/reviews/2001/extermination/

GameZone
- "Unless you have a lot of extra fifties lying around, spend your money elsewhere." Reviewed by Louis Bedigian with screen shots.
- http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r16876.htm

Gaming Age
- "A game that initially turned me off completely, but somehow managed to keep me playing 'til the end." Review by Jim Cordeira.
- http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/reviews/review.pl?sys=ps2&game=extermination

GamePro
- "The total lack of a cluttered HUD, the animation, and the graphic detail are all good points, but lazy mistakes and no palpable sense of fear make Extermination more annoying than alarming." Review by Dan Elektro.
- http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/15781.shtml