I bought the Wii U version of this and did a replay before 4 drops because I have a problem. Going back to this again and having the perspective of the whole series, this is definitely the 2nd best, it's NEARLY as good as 1, but they excel in different areas. I like all the characters here more than 1 (albeit 1 was just olimar and he was great, but I like all the captains interacting.), having more than one captain to control is better, the boss fights are better, and I like fruit as a concept a lot. 1 has the better esthetic, collectibles (sorry fruit is cool and makes for a cool idea, making your own time limit and all, but ship parts are way better), pacing, replay value, and has swarm. This game has it's flaws, Blues aren't useful basically at all, it's railroaded and very linear, and kinda easy. But man, is it still damn good. I love pickedmen <3