 Al Bickham of "Eurogamer" considered the game's intertwining of platforming and speed to be successful, and also praised its use of the Wii Remote.Gies, Douglas, and John Meyer of "Wired" praised the shift from third-person to side-scrolling, which Meyer described as "elegant and cohesive".Matthew Keast of "GamesRadar" called the Wisps the game's best feature, describing the element of backtracking to previously completed levels after unlocking more types as clever.