The tonel underpinnings of social commentary through out history makes this much more than a mere Super Nintendo game. The Gameplay is decent and solid. Not profound but competent. I have layed awake at nights thinking about this game's story. I truly find it amazing Nintendo produced something with this kind of depth. They address the moral ambiguities of life, social stratification, slavery, coping with loss, genocide, archeology, as well as good hearted adventure. When was the last time Donkey Kong had a comment on Social Oppresion? When did Mario deal with Historical Trauma? I would like to see more of this side of Nintendo. You know what the makers were going for when they created this game because they made the map to purposely resemble our earth. Not perfectly but close enough to realize the symbolism. They even referrence alot of earths archeology such as; the Nazca Plains, Pyramids, Easter Island, The Great Wall of China, and The tower of Babil, just to name a few.