It was an interesting take on Super Mario 64. It was cool to see new mechanics and locations to help add a little variety to a game that many have an intimate familiarity with. Luigi's special backflip does tend to break the game and make many stars piss-easy to acquire, but it is still enjoyable. The only real problem that I have is that playing it on a DS and not through 3DS backwards compatibility forces the player to navigate a full 3D platformer with directional buttons, which is not great. As if the N64 control stick didn't make controlling the original already an annoyance. You do have the option to control the game with the touchscreen Phantom Hourglass style, which works for Phantom Hourglass, y'know, being designed around it and all. However, it is not really a control scheme you would want with a 3D platformer. The camera is still problematic as well.