A masterpiece of game design that uses character limitation to mix up the by-that-point-already-getting-stale platformer genre. This is an awesome platformer that tests your patience more the more that you rush. You'll have to be aware of your whip's limited capacity to defend you and rely intelligently on the various sub-weapons available to Simon. It also spawned a wonderful and unique series, even if I kind of lost interest after Symphony of the Night.

And yes, it gets way too hard in the last couple levels. Normally I'd dock a point but my ratings system is subjective garbage anyway and I love this game.

5 - Personal Masterpiece: One of my absolute favorites, transcends rating