Hello John, I like the visuals of the game not as pixels but as what each graphics depict- like the dark smoke, lava, all realistic which makes an educating scenery with a nice storyline... I also like the animals being bright colour- it helps for ease of identification. However, I agree with Ralph, regarding some of the platforms being too far apart. I think that the platform distances also add to the difficulty of the game. That thunderous noise- I love it- it is so realistic in volcanic scenery. Anino