I remember when this game was a work-in-progress. At the time, I was way into Reptile Game's browser mingame, "Lethal League" (look up reptile-games.com). I saw the trailer and couldn't wait! It seems that the developers at Reptile love the older style platformers, with all the linear exploration, bosses at the end of every level, and always moving left to right to progress. That being said, they have taken these elements and made something really fresh for the new age. This game contains one of the few UI's where I gawked and said to myself, "wow, they spent a lot of thought on how this UI works." The controls are hugely similar to the Smash Bros. series, and feel just as good whenever you do anything at all. The art is also a big part of what feels good. All the animations are clean and believable. Whenever you land the equivalent of a falcon punch, you know you're a boss! The maps are large and deceptively linear. All and any deviations from the "main path" that you take are rewarded in some way, so always keep some sort of block destroying part on you! The lives are handled with mercy. There are a number of times where I was hugely disappointed to have to play the level over, but didn't because the game didn't detract my last life! I expect the developers played this game for countless hours and weeded out ANYTHING that spoiled the fun, because EVERYTHING in this game compels me to play it more.
