As far as I can tell, even the most ardent critics of this title are quick to point out how unique of a thing it is, which is a statement that was surely truer back then than it is now. But aside from some small, specific parts where I genuinely was having some fun, the whole ordeal just smacked with desperation for me.

I have never seen a game that attempted so desperately to cater to so many styles of gameplay at the same time (or at the very least, to the styles that boys in the early '00s tended to favor), and as a result, nothing feels unique of particularly refined. Instead, the game seems to put a lot of confidence on its difficulty, which at the end makes it immensely annoying if you are trying to get through it quickly.

The one thing that could have stand out of this would have been the story and the design, but even that pales when comparing it to a Ratchet and Clank or a Sly Cooper. Instead, what we are left with is something that feels very much of its time, but not much else.