Not particularly better or worse than 1 honestly. It's far less choppy, which is great. But it definitely feels a bit unfinished, the way it lays itself out makes you think there would be more to it than the original. There's no need for an rpg style world map in a sidescroller with just six levels, honestly. There's also a lot of things you can buy that are completely pointless, like flowers or house remodeling. It genuinely does make me wonder if there was meant to be a lot more to this one than in the final release.