 The gameplay received mixed responses . Both John Scalzo and the Game Revolution reviewer compared the gameplay to Donkey Kong Country , with Scalzo describing the game as having a " familiar , yet unique " quality that he attributed to Naughty Dog 's design , while the Game Revolution reviewer concluded that the game " fails to achieve anything really new or revolutionary " as a platform game . The IGN reviewer said that the game " isn 't a revolution in platform game design . It 's pretty much your standard platform game " . However , he noted the game 's " surprisingly deep " depth of field and use of different perspectives as exceptions to the platforming formula . Jim Sterling of Destructoid.com stated that the game has aged poorly since its initial release and cited the lack of DualShock thumbsticks , a poor camera as well as substandard jumping and spinning controls . 
