This game is both fun and challenging. It is also one of the best looking XBL acrcade games yet.
The game controls are easy while the game itself is challenging. You will die in this game many times unless you know the entire layout. Now I never played the original so those of you that have may have a different opinion. This game is all about moving swiftly, quickly, and also cautiously. It is a serious race against time while trying to avoid traps and time jumps and figuring out the tight path to get you to the next level and making it to the princess. The game is also smart you character automatically whips his sword out when an enemy is present so all you have to do is be ready to battle. the battle move are simple but entertaining, the defensive move are slick and will move in slow motion if well timed when dodging an enemy attack. If you are a step off of a ledge you want to climb up or down just go ahead and give the command, you character will get into place and then execute.
The only drawbacks to this game is that some of the moves are a little delayed but nothing that will become too annoying. The moves are also very sensitive to be careful not to try and move while on a ledge because the character may take a huge step to certain death. The game is also and hour long since that is all the time they give you to reach the princess, but this may also cause you to put more time into the game because if you spend too much time on one level then you mind as well start over because you will not make it in time. All and all the game works and once you make it through the entire game once, it will be worth to play through again to see how fast you can get through. This is a very enjoyable game in my opinion and is well worth the ten bucks.