the face tracking, while being its most novel and exciting gimmick, is also its biggest detractor. it inspires a sense of wonder to physically look around the environment, but leaves a lot to be desired whenever you need to hold your position to reveal an object, and the scene jiggles around because something in your background was mistaken for your face.

it's particularly awkward when playing it on a 3ds where the camera is on the side of the device, instead of the middle which it was designed for. however, that's a "me" problem; the developers couldn't have accounted for that, and I'm happy it's forwards compatible at all.

the game is delightful, and I was instantly taken in. I'm surprised it flew as under the radar as it did, though I suppose all dsiware games shared that fate. I would love a sequel with more consistent controls.