Actually, I broke down and downloaded the thing. And… I’m no expert of the series, though I’ve always gotten the impression that they’ve never really connected in a meaningful manner. It’s like Super Mario, right? The same thing keeps happening over and over again; the princess has been kidnapped again, so you gots to save her yet again. Though in the beginning it does make it clear that things are a little different… in the same way that certain Konami games for the Genesis tries to set itself away from the SNES installments. If you know what I mean.

Anyhow, as for the game itself? It’s about as good as you’re going to get, considering the touchscreen and all.