Mario Party 2 is definitely an improvement over the first game for sure. For starters, the boards don't suck ass now. In fact, I'd go as far to say that they're the best part about the game (except Mystery Land, that one's awful). The mini games have gone from shitty to...mixed. Some amazing ones, some poopy ones, it's a mixed bag but still an improvement over the first. Also a lot of the bullshit rules that made no sense from the first game have been fixed, thank GOD. I don't think Mairty Pairty Dos is the best one like most people do, but it's still pretty decent