i truly think this is one of the worst top 1s this game has ever seen. this deco looks mid now, but i assure you, even when this level was "new" people saw the deco was all over the place. there's no theme, no consistency in the color patterns, and honestly they didn't even try to make any part connect to each other. its just the perfect example of an aimless, bad, 2.1 collab that people only care about nowadays because it was the hardest rated level at one point. there are some cool designs here and there but overall its just a complete mess with no cohesion. i remember caring very little about this level in the past and actually laughing my ass off when it came out that it was actually hacked, that just sealed this level as a huge flop for me.

This level, while not rated super high, is still a nice sweet spot for me.

For starters, the decoration is absolutely phenomenal. While some sections do show some age, this is still one of the more visually stunning levels of its time and there isn't a part that feels like it shouldn't belong. Most of the gameplay actually plays pretty well, but unfortunately some of it is also very very bad.

TMN and Samifying are the most deadly combo of all time. Easily having them back to back is just destined for failure, and neither part is consistent at all. You can spend AGES dying to both of these parts and never pass them a single time because of how inconsistent they are. There are also some bothering parts like Pennutoh, but those don't even compare to these two parts.

This level, while amazing, would be wayyyy better without those parts.

7.5 .

deco is incoherent, but it gives the level much more charm and aura, especially in parts like TMN and Pennutoh, gameplay is unbalanced, but it adds to the atmosphere and makes the gameplay better, similar to how dark odyssey is balanced but much harder. music is great and unique for a top 1, especially the mashup with Diamonds by Rihanna.

Zodiac 56-97

vid so you know i'm not pulling my gameplay opinions out my ass