Graphically, the cel-shading looks pretty bland while the environments appear ordinary for the most part. This does not apply to the space missions where the backgrounds are impressive. Unfortunately, once the number of animations and action on screen start to add up, the frame rate suffers. The video sequences consist of clips from the cartoon with the quality being maintained from the original. Getting to see such footage is refreshing as it conjures up wonderful memories of the entertainment many of us came to love.

Both attacks and jumping are executed with the face buttons. When rushing to dash and slash at enemies, the controls are responsive and feel adequately mapped on the controller. However, moving doesn’t feel as solid since this is done through the analog stick only. At times, your character could end falling off a cliff or platform because of the way the stick makes them move. For a side-scroller, d-pad support would’ve been appropriate. Sadly, there is no option to customize the controls, which could have remedied this issue.

Although the game does make use of the majority of the face, shoulder and trigger buttons, the tutorial does a remarkable job in gradually getting players used to the button layout with its on-screen instructions. Even the commands to perform certain moves quickly become second nature, thereby diverting the players’ attention away from the controls and toward the treasures this game has to offer.

The game’s graphical design is simply beautiful and astounding. The colours are vibrant and crisp, while the action on the screen runs at a smooth frame rate. Playing this game is best described as watching a painting come to life.