This game is really weird. It has a bunch of changes from the original, which was nearly a 5/5 game for me. Some of the changes are bad (ball speed building very slowly + being able to be easily reset to lower speeds, movement options that don't feel well though-out), and some are questionable (health bars instead of one-hit knockouts are dubious, although I think it isn't as big a deal as others have made it out to be). Musically, this game rules. Graphically, this game rules. I wish the story/arcade modes were more challenging like in the predecessor because as far as singleplayer content goes, there really isn't much here. Story mode is lackluster and not very interesting, and the arcade mode is just the arcade mode from LL1 stripped of the few times you got to play different gamemodes but with a couple new characters and a way worse AI. Still a fun game because it's very hard to fuck up Racketball Fighting Game, but definitely worse than their first attempt.

Edit: Apparently the ball speed issue isn't nearly as big in multiplayer as in singleplayer. Seems kinda stupid for singleplayer to have different mechanics than the standard in multiplayer, but at least the important part of the game is intact.

La prueba definitiva de que una idea increíblemente simple puede resultar en algo divertidísimo. Estilo por todas partes, temazos acompañando acción frenética y loquísima y constantes momentos de levantarte del asiento de pura emoción.

Una secuela que mejora en básicamente todo al original y que recomiendo encarecidamente a cualquiera.

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Ultimate proof that an incredibly simple idea can result in something insanely fun. Very stylish, with funky beats accompanying insane, fast-paced action and constant "jump off your seat" moments out of sheer excitement.

A sequel that improves basically everything from the original and that I strongly recommend to anyone.

This game has a lot of passion put into it across the board, and I think it's a fair purchase if you wanna play something with your friends online. The problem for me however is that it gets old very quick. This won't be a problem for everybody, and there's even an active community which has been playing this game for years and still continue to do so. The game has a lot of weird and interesting mechanics, with each character having a special gimmick, but after a while I've realized they're more fluff covering a very simple game more than anything. The gimmicks aren't bad by any means, but they don't stop this game from being really simple: you just hit a ball around and try to hit other people with it. You can make any game sound simple like this, like in Smash Bros. you just try to hit people off the stage, but those games either have a lot more content to back them up or they're widely known for being fun competitively (or both). This game can be an absolute blast when you get a group of 4 together, but don't be surprised if you don't end up playing it that much.