I had a lot of fun playing this for the most part. I really enjoyed the first game so getting this was an obvious choice, however I got stuck on a boss fairly early on so I stopped playing for a good while.

I decided to pick it up again the other day and the boss was toast in a few tries. This then opened up the game and I really started to enjoy it. However there was the odd difficulty spike here and there, that felt a bit too much at times, but I soldiered on and eventually got to the end boss (not before meeting tougher versions of bosses I'd previously killed). I think it's one of the more unique end bosses I've encountered and it had quite the learning curve. I must've taken some time to beat it.

Then I got a bad ending. Unless it's a cliffhanger for the new game? I'm assuming it's the former. And that I either need to pick up the remaining power ups throughout the game that I've missed or I need to defeat the final boss a lot quicker than what I did.

Despite the bad end, I had a good time playing it, it's a great action platformer with lots of variety and plenty of challenge. I look forward to playing the next one.

EDIT: I went back and picked up the remaining collectibles and power ups and beat the last boss again. Still got the same ending so fuck it, I'm done. Bring on number 3 (when it's significantly reduced in a sale).