This game is hard as balls, but in the fair way. The way that actually grabs your attention and compels you to stick through it. The level design is peak and the game looks gorgeous otherwise as well. Donkey Kong Country just works a lot better for me than 2D Mario, it's not even a competition. I love the Wii game, but this is definitely a significant step up in many ways, particularly the controls and visuals.

It's ludicrous that this still costs 60 bucks tho.