An absurd weapon in one hand, a chatty robot on your back, and planets bursting with color.

The profile of this 2016 remake is remarkably consistent. Controller in hand it crushes nearly everything: ahead of 99% of games, on few votes but by a huge margin. Art style follows right behind, ahead of 95% of titles. Fun and attachment both place it very high. Desert island and soundtrack stay above average. Only rediscovery pulls it back toward the middle, which almost makes sense: this is a game you happily replay rather than one you dream of forgetting so you can live it again.

On its own turf, the colorful platformer-shooter, few games hold this level. Where many 3D adventures bet on scale or story, this one bets everything on immediate sensation: the shot, the jump, the arsenal spiraling into nonsense. And it pays off.

So, who is it for? For you if you want a game to feel great the second you press a button, with humor and a permanent fireworks show on screen. Much less so if you are after something that guts you or haunts you for weeks.