This is a superb control scheme - it's really unique, but still very intuitive, and provides a fun challenge that I've not seen anywhere else.
The difficulty ramps up pretty quickly, with the opening to the second level being quite a challenge for me, but it always felt fair and gave me chance to recover from most of my mistakes.
The general style is really quite charming, the graphics look great and fit the gameplay and the little yelps the character makes when they hit spikes are adorable.
Had a great time with this!