Definitely seems like controller is the way to go for this one, it works well. The complaints I have about this game are pretty much all already here (Hard to tell what's a platform, feedback for attack, etc.) So instead I will say:
Congrats on getting noticed!! Crimson Ruze seemed so excited that there's a game about him at all!!! Nice!
That and I shouldn't be required to kill my little orange guy to win! He didn't do anything wrong!!!