An unbelievably charming platformer that I haven't stopped thinking about since I finished it. There's something to be said about the singular sense of personality these types of games have, simple yet fiendishly affective. Full of fun characters, authentic Australian texture, music that fuckin' rips for just being a series of short loops, and not a single dud in its murders' row of levels (Snow Worries, Bridge on the River Ty, Outback Safari, Lyre Lyre Pants on Fire, and Ship Rex are some of the best levels I've ever played in a 3D platformer collectathon). I also appreciate that - rather than rebuilding the original from the ground up and possibly losing out on a lot of its intrinsic charm (still hurt by the hackjob that was Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated) - it feels more like a souped-up re-release as opposed to a full-on remaster. Glad to see this series is seeing a resurgence, it absolutely deserves it. Only big complaint is (like most of these) that it's too short.

Reviewed on Feb 15, 2023


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