Haven’t played it (or its sequel) myself, but I’ve heard this mentioned as one of the original games in this genre, potentially among those that paved the way for Ratchet & Clank (along with Blasto and maybe Jumping Flash, though Blasto is interesting in particular since the character looks a lot like Qwark from Ratchet). So I’d say yes, definitely - although from screenshots and gameplay footage, it seems like kind of a prototype of this idea, to be developed in later games.