Yeah, this game fucking rules, it's rather short but extremely fun whilst it lasts and eminently replayable with its focus on high scores and combos, one of Nintendo's last to hyper-focus on that kind of gameplay, but it works well here.

My only real criticisms of the game are the repetitive and rather easy bosses and the slower-paced swimming levels, which feel at odds with the game's otherwise fast-paced platforming and action-focused levels.

If you have access to a pair of bongos and the means to play this game, I cannot recommend it enough as no other game has ever captured the visceral nature of slamming on bongos to beat down your enemies and clapping to scoop up a ton of bananas at once, it makes the game far more satisfying than if it was just on a standard gamepad and I cannot imagine it would be anywhere near as fun if it were.