The album, Jack Rabid wrote for Trouser Press, "is as appealing [as Youth of America], with some of Sage’s most memorable songs.

The thick title track [...], plus the simmering “Doom Town” and the roaring “So Young” define the Wipers’ dense, methodical, chunky aggression, with heavy, cloudy guitar.

"[8] According to Andy Kellman of AllMusic, the album "is a kind of classic; it might have been created with guitars and drums, and it might have verse-chorus-verse song structures, but it's doubtful that Wipers were allowing any influences to creep into the record."

"[1] In a Pitchfork retrospective on the band, Nick Sylvester wrote that the album "has the needle moving back toward straight-up punk.

With a strong, edgy presentation, Over The Edge releases the pressures of life directly into your head, while providing an originality all too often missing from their peers.