I gotta say this is definitely my favorite out of the main trilogy. The level design is an improvement, the sheer amount of movement options you have is a blast to mess around with (you can get away with some crazy skips by death tornado spinning over obstacles), and the level themes are the most creative and varied out of the main trilogy as well. Even some of the boss fights I thought were good fun. The game unfortunately is bogged down with vehicle sections that are, at best, tolerable, and at worst an absolute chore. The Jetski levels in particular control horribly and expect you to work with these controls in super strict conditions. All in all though I still consider this the best of the trilogy despite the vehicle stages. Crash 4 still owns all 3 of these games though.