Yes, the aesthetic direction of the game is not as good as the previous two, and the music aside from rearrangements of previous tracks isn't as good either. Additionally that elephant is lame as s*** compared to Rambi.
But the game has some great boss fights and some of the better gimmick levels in the series.
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