Ever so slightly misses the mark imo. For every step this game takes in the right direction I think it makes two more in the opposite direction. As a beat-em-up this is far from the repugnant trash heap I was led to believe, perfectly serviceable (if, of course, repetitive) with an eccentric control gimmick and an insane amount of meaty, splashy violence - I was honestly liking this for the majority of it (you can slide around in the enemy's blood like an ice rink, how cool is that?!). However, once they expect you to perform any amount of platforming it all falls apart. The control is beyond finnicky as it is, slippery as all hell even on plain surfaces - but the awkwardly fixed camera angle leads to trajectory with often zero sense of depth. You will fall off. Again and again. And again. So on and so forth.. Yeah... Not even on difficult obstacles either, just jumping across a small creek from a big lilypad frequently seems like an insurmountable task. There's a lot to like here, lots of these levels are lovingly designed with vibrant colors and fascinating ideas - and I dig that this smartly decided against fairytale satire, going more for just a quick hit of cartoon characters being sliced apart Happy Tree Friends-style like Jell-O. But man... it can be tough to sit through due to its overarching flaws.