one of the most early-2000s games of all time (it's a near-perfect juggling act of so many elements that were staples of sixth gen games - collectathons, secret areas, platforming, cartoony visuals etc. with none of them overpowering or overused) and also one of the most "french sci-fi" games of all time (even if i didnt know this were a ubisoft joint i'd still have pinned it as a product of glitzy, millennium-era, luc besson-y fifth element-y type shit). was genuinely impressed with how well this blends a multitude of genres, nails them all, and manages to stick out as a truly one-of-a-kind endeavor - which i wish i'd have known when i passed on it years ago, mistakenly assuming it to be another bland action platformer. better late than never i guess