3 D ▁environments . ▁They ▁called ▁it ▁" simp ly ▁super b " ▁and ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁" Re volution ary " ▁five - star ▁rating . ▁ ▁Max imum ▁stated ▁that ▁J ump ing ▁Flash ! ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁" im agin ative , ▁play able , ▁enjoy able " ▁and ▁original ▁titles ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁fifth ▁generation ▁of ▁video ▁game ▁cons oles . ▁They ▁critic ised ▁its ▁length ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁difficulty , ▁express ing ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" gre at est ▁games ▁ever " ▁if ▁it ▁was ▁longer ▁and ▁more ▁difficult , ▁and ▁question ed ▁whether ▁it ▁was ▁" a ▁really ▁worth while " ▁purchase . ▁Game ▁Revolution ▁called ▁the ▁graphics ▁" mind ▁blow ing " ▁and ▁the ▁game ▁itself ▁" tot ally ▁unique ", ▁but ▁critic ised ▁the ▁overall ▁length ▁and ▁ease ▁of ▁play . ▁I GN ' s ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁review ▁similarly ▁disapp ro ved ▁the ▁difficulty , ▁stating ▁that ▁despite ▁the ▁small ▁world s ▁and ▁easy ▁difficulty , ▁it ▁is ▁" a ▁great , ▁genre - push ing ▁game ", ▁also ▁saying ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁essential ▁for ▁all ▁Play Station ▁own ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Next ▁Generation ▁listed ▁it ▁as ▁number ▁ 8 6 ▁on ▁their ▁" Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Games ▁of ▁All ▁Time ", ▁saying ▁it ▁had ▁created ▁the ▁genre ▁of ▁ 3 D ▁platform ing . ▁They ▁particularly ▁pra ised ▁" the ▁vert igo ▁indu cing ▁sense ▁of