Enjoyably floaty if finicky gameplay that really does not hold up to the scrutiny of later levels where you will get repeatedly knocked off buildings and made to loop around the entire area just to get back to where you were, keeping in mind the momentum kept from jumps is just slippy enough to make you fall off edges but not quite enough to maintain speed. Most of the mechanics are in a frustrating middle ground where it doesn't necessarily feel skillful to pull tricks off but it's not smooth enough to feel casually enjoyable either.
The style goes without saying though and this game is well deserving of it's cultural impact for the legendary character designs and soundtrack alone. If it wasn't for the visuals I would not have stuck with this - it's worth remembering this game was one of the first to ever do it this cool in 3D.