I checked out some reviews after the fact and it seems the main thing with the second is it was just more of the same. Having never played the first, It's pretty fun, but kind of annoying at times. As Ghandi said, it's challenging, which is good, but at the same time makes me remember why I stopped playing games for years after owning a NES - you get to a point where it just feels stupid playing through shit for like ten min. just to get to the part you're stuck at.