GameSpy
- Review, by Jason D'Aprile: "The best RPG on the market. Its exceptional graphics and gameplay will keep you coming back." [Score: 91 out of 100]
- http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/december01/goldensungba/

IGN
- Review, by Craig Harris: "The quest is amazingly long, absolutely gorgeous to look at, a joy to listen to...and though the link cable mode isn't much to write home about, it's enough to increase the replay value further when you've conquered the adve
- http://pocket.ign.com/articles/165/165255p1.html

Armchair Empire
- Review, by Doug Flowe: "Overall, this is the RPG that every GBA owner has been waiting for." [Score: 9 out of 10]
- http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/gba/golden_sun.htm

GameSpot
- Review, by Ricardo Torres: "Golden Sun holds its own against most full-sized console games." [Score: 8.6 out of 10]
- http://www.gamespot.com/gba/rpg/goldensun/review.html