Critics praised the inclusion of elements from the previous two games, while criticism focused on the repetition and lower difficulty.

A character retains all abilities and items between difficulties, and may return to a lower difficulty at any time.

Some fans however, criticized the game for its low difficulty compared to other Mario games.

Note tracks were then reduced and adjusted to create the note tracks for the lower difficulties in the game.

Many players were disappointed with the game's repetitiveness and low difficulty.

During winter there are two ski slopes with low and medium difficulty.

Lysacek's free skate was regarded as having lower difficulty but better quality than Plushenko's.

All of the mountains are highly accessible to the public, seen in light of road access, trail systems and low difficulty.

Despite its low difficulty, sections of Pokalde are quite exposed so it shouldn't be attempted in poor weather.

When playing on the lowest difficulty setting, the player cannot choose a sword, and is automatically given a longsword.