Almost a game... ALMOST...
It falls flat in too many areas. Graphics are flat, the characters are hardly characters, and the physics are nothing without a means to get airborne or do more than float. Needs a jump button BADLY. Fonts are unwieldy as well, but that's possible just me...
You say it has nothing to do with Locoroco, but there's so much you could learn from it. You wouldn't even have to make it super-cute or anything...