First off, don't listen to anyone complaining about the controls. They're fine. I'm guessing these people looked at the cover and thought "Oh look, easy game!" only to get their arse handed to them when playing Boom Town, and they're blaming the controller instead because they're angry they got stuck on a children's game.

OK, so this game means quite a lot to me. It was one of the first Playstation games I ever played - and I'm glad it was. This game is incredible, better than any 2D Mario game by far. Story is really fun, and provides a decent level of challenge. Aesthetically the levels look like they were hand-crafted by a group of small children, which makes it feel nostalgic and humble.

The online though is the best part of the game, as players are able to create levels using a surprisingly complex level designer and publish them for the world to see. Although a lot of them are samey or just a load of shite, there is some truly amazing stuff that players have made.

With the servers still up as of 2021, there's no reason not to play this masterwork if you have a PS3. Hop to it!

EDIT: the servers are no longer up ;(

EDIT 2: please stop liking this review, i wrote it in about 2 minutes when i first joined the site. it is not good. i have no idea why i said this was better than 2d mario