Super Mario Sunshine

The Good
The movement is tight, the locales interesting to explore, and it looks gorgeous too. The blue coins give the player an extra incentive to explore every corner of its levels, each of which is carefully crafted to be a playground where the player can have fun with the mechanics.

The Bad
Some levels in this game are just too hard. Pachinko comes to mind. The lilypad level is also diabolical.

The Bottom Line
This game improves on its predecessor in every way. Mario 64 established the 3D platformer formula and this game perfected it.