Mr. SunburnMan

... is bloody fantastic. I didn't like any other 3D mario game, but that one changes everything. The perspective (top view, or from the back, but slightly diagonal), gets rid of most of the camera-handling issues found in platformers. Levels are fairly linear, and extremely focused, much like the days of 2D mario games.

Additionally, the level design is fabulous, inventive, and it also makes good use of nostalgia through its music. It's a definitive contender for best game of the year for me - and I could see it become one of the best 3D platformers ever made.

I'm a kid again.

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