I figured Robin Hood is the perfect criminal hero, since he broke the law to steal from the rich and give to the poor? I don't know what you mean about the title. Hood signifies a class struggle, maybe you thought it would be taken as racist? Crime is significantly a class issue more than a race issue, and Robin Hood is a quintessential common man's hero. But anyway this isn't the forum for those kinds of discussions. There is a story screen that explains thieving from the rich to give to the poor.
You're right about the controls, but also you don't need to hold wall grab to climb walls! You can just jump up them. Kind of a bug, but if it helps play the level.