Not exactly a failure, but not a hit.
It's pretty clear after the first few minutes of play that this version of the game is ported from a tablet version. The controls are tuned for users of "virtual joypads", to make the game a little more playable for people who have to contend with zero tactile feedback. That is to say, the movement is too quick and jerky, jumps are too high with too little lateral movement, and everything is just overall "too floaty". The new level designs also seem to be centered around this retuning.
Music, sound, and visuals are all what you'd expect from an "HD" update. Everything has been redone. No lazy "Let's just slap a filter over it" solutions here! Depending on whether or not you've played the original first, you may not enjoy the new look, though I'll say I like how the player sprite more closely resembles Eric W. Schwartz' original character design (as seen in the original Amiga animated intro). And, oh look!, they got him to do the intro for this version, as well! If the original style is what you prefer, fear not!, for the HD version also includes the original levels (and music, therein).
So why not just buy the original version here on GOG.com? Firstly, the DOS port available here is a bit twitchy. Secondly, there are other impetuses, such as leaderboards and so on. And for the more advanced user, you can retune the controls and 'physics' to the original Amiga controls via simple editing of the game's .ini files (the downside to this being that you now have to play levels that were designed for floaty tablet controls).
OVERALL: I can't heartily recommend this for anyone other than the most hardcore of fans or the most casual of newbies. Team 17's 'remakes' are rather polarizing in that respect.
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