Why is everybody under the impression that all you do is clean shit up in this game?

Did you play Mario 64? Did you enjoy it? Well, then you'll love Mario Sunshine. It's basically the second "evolutionary phase" of Mario 64. The controls, levels, and basic feel of the game is almost identical to Mario 64. The two HUGE differences in the game are that Mario's main method of attack is the water pack (no punches, no kicks) and that there aren't any arctic/lava/desert/forest levels in the game. All of the levels have a real tropical feel to them, but they are all BEAUTIFULLY designed. You still kill baddies, and you still fight HUGE bosses, you just do it with the water cannon instead of your fists.