Came for the spiritual Wario Land 5, stayed for the best Sonic game in the past decade.

This game was a blast the whole way through. Peppino controls a little loosey-goosey, which is fine for almost all the levels since they have a decent margin for error, but a couple levels at the very end feel a little too demanding for Peppino's tendency to fly off the hinges over a misinput.

I can't think of any flaws otherwise though. I meant it when I said it's the best "Sonic" game I've played in ages cause I've not felt the need to master individual levels and blast through them as quickly as possible to get S-ranks like this since Sonic Unleashed. The shmovement is so slick, getting a good run going is insanely satisfying.

It's also incredibly well-animated with a greasy-ass art style (and I mean that as a compliment) that feels right out of a mid-90s Cartoon Network show. Fantastic sound design to boot, including a banger soundtrack.

Fantastic game. Can't recommend it enough.