Surprisingly, this is almost as good as its predecessor on the GBA which is REALLY saying something. The transformations that either function as powerups or set you back organically in the level rather than outright killing you is such a unique concept of game design. The sequel refines this by removing a lot of the tedious moments but playing this on the switch with the rewind feature almost entirely mitigates that issue. I will say there is a lot of waiting around for transformations to end which is still a sizeable issue. Other than that, it plays like simplified Metroidvania, having level select rather than one massive overworld. its actually quite refreshing, well paced and technically offers more playtime/content than the GBA game. I'll go back and 100% at some point. Also, the final boss is both terrifying and hilarious, love it.

Surprisingly enjoyable for a colour calculator game.