William A. Barton reviewed The Circle and M.E.T.E. in The Space Gamer No. 72.[1] Barton commented that "If the succeeding books in the Organization series are as good as this one, Hero Games should have some winners on its hands."[1]
Russell Grant Collins reviewed The Circle and M.E.T.E. for Different Worlds magazine and stated that "All in all, I'd recommend this book to anyone who runs a superhero campaign and would like to have a group like either of these. I hope the people of Hero Games hurry out with future books in the series. How about some organizations for the other side of the law, like Hydra or the Monitor?"[2]