Mario flies from planet to planet, gravity flips, and every galaxy reinvents the rules.

On gut feeling, few direct votes, so on to the detail. Its assets: fun and art style, both well placed ahead of more than eight games out of ten. It is inventive, colorful, instantly enjoyable. But the profile holds surprising dips. Attachment and the wish to rediscover it stay below average, and above all, as a desert island pick, it lands at the very bottom of the ranking. The likely reading: people have a great time in the moment, admire the inventiveness, but this is not the title you pick to hole up alone with for years.

Next to other platformers, it revolutionized the three dimensional genre with its gravity idea, never matched as well since.

So, who is it for? For you if you like inventive platforming and colorful controller feel. A little less if you want a game that stays with you and marks you over time.