A painful good time
The GOOD: The enjoyment a group of friends can have playing this game. The mini-game island 1-player mode is fun the first time you play it. The originality to this game is awesome. Obviously it was popular to develop 7 sequels. The maps and twists to the maps are great.
The BAD: The Callous and blisters you get on your hand after playing the game. Some of the mini-games require you to spin the joystick in circles as fast as possible. This could really start to hurt your hand. Also unless you have friends to play with, the game can get boring quickly. Also some of the less fun mini-games come up more often then the fun ones.
Overall I've probably put more time into this game then 99% of other games and I still remember the fun I had with it.