note: rating based on the oldc version, idk if this had changed since the oldc but i wanted to rate it since i saw it became a standalone
i think the resemblance to 2.0 is ALMOST impeccable but you missed one of the best parts of 2.0's level set: the forward thrust to it all, that makes it feel incredible to thok-surf in
though, this would take an entire overhaul of the level, unfortunately
at the end of the day, it's aesthetically fitting to 2.0, and has the same difficulty level (which i appreciate as someone who feels like srb2 has just dipped off in terms of difficulty out of fear of some nebulous idea of fairness) but it's not as fun or fluid to pull off a good run as a 2.0 level would be, which knocks it down a few points for me.
3 stars: it evoked nostalgia, and helped me get something i feel is missing in 2.2 levels, but it's lacking a good chunk of why i come back to 2.0