Reception
Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008 announced Nina Williams was voted the "Hottest Female Fighting Character" in an Internet poll. UGO.com ranked her number 17th on the list of top "videogame hotties". In 2006, the Polish edition of GameStar had her voted at 5th place in the poll for the title of "Miss of the Video Game World". She was included in GameDaily's top list of hottest blondes in video games, for having both "a killer body" and a killer instinct. GameDaily also ranking Nina as the 30th "hottest" of all video game women, but listed her appearance in Death by Degrees as one of her worst moments, citing its unlikable gameplay and below-average graphics. Gaming Target listed Nina as the fifth best Tekken character, noting that she's the "world's sexiest assassin". Tom's Games lists Nina among the 50 greatest female characters in video game history, commenting that she proves that you can be hot and cold at the same time and "she has without a doubt one of the best bodies in the business, and she doesn't take crap from anyone".
Maxim listed Nina among the top nine "video game vixens", complimenting her costumes and her running around with a katana with very high heels in Death by Degrees, and stating "it's frightening and erotic at the same time—sort of like what we imagine having sex with Amy Winehouse might be like." On the G4 website, Nina was named as one of the best assassins in video games. In 2011, PlayStation Official Magazine listed her among "PlayStation’s meanest mothers". Joystick Division listed Nina as the second most badass Irish character in video games. FHM listed Nina and Poison as one of the "10 Awesome Fantasy Fights in Street Fighter X Tekken, adding "Hot girls fighting is always a spectacle to see, and these two represent the sauciest for both franchises". In the official poll by Namco, Nina is currently ranked as the 13th most requested Tekken character to be playable in Tekken X Street Fighter, at 8.99% of votes.
On the other hand, the Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine cited the Death by Degrees Nina as an "overrated" spin-off character in comparison to Whiplash protagonist Spanx.
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