I grew tired of its minimally altered gameplay over the course of the three levels I played. It became terribly stale, regardless of how wonderful and polished its visual style was. I was only propelled to continue because of my interminable OCD.

Its writing was lackluster. It was funny on occasion, I’ll admit. But I had a hard time caring about the little insect communities and how the different species treated each other.

The thing I found most irritating about this experience was its time trials. The controls when sliding around on your soap bar are finicky and unwieldy. I wouldn’t have minded so much, if getting gold wasn’t so challenging. I’m also not a fan of auto aiming when throwing your little guys. I don’t like when games feel like they play themselves.