For the most part, Kurohyou 2 is a direct improvement on most of what Kurohyou 1 has to offer. There are a few more styles this time, and towards the end you get a style that allows you to combine attacks from other styles (although you really don't have too much freedom in this). Each style comes with more drawbacks than in the first game, however, meaning each one stands out a bit more, but not always in a good way. For the most part, towards the end of the game, I had little issue using any style due to having a fairly high level, but early on the first few styles don't do a lot to help you compared to some of the ones unlocked later. I do like that this mechanic was added to make different styles have different uses outside of moveset alone, but it is a bit frustrating until you can either negate some of the negative effects or level up the stats you need to properly use them (especially stamina). The styles themselves are a lot more convoluted this time around. The first game basically had 3/4 tiers of styles, where mastering 2 styles from a tier typically meant you gained a style from the next tier. This is not the case in Kurohyou 2, however, where it feels kind of random which styles you need to level to get new ones (at least they tell you when you level up a style. The leveling system is much better this time, allowing you to raise your stats every level instead of making you buy them as upgrades in the first game. You also get a lot more exp from story fights compared to the first game, which helps a lot. The story this time around is about as good as the first game, if not a bit less interesting. Where the first game shows the growth of Ukyo Tatsuya, this game doesn't add nearly as much character development, but it does still have cool bosses and set-pieces throughout the story. Minigames are slightly better than in the first game, but are still fairly lacking. Battles also now have a partner system more often than in the first game, giving you another character to assist in certain fights. Overall, this game builds upon the foundation set by Kurohyou to great success in most places, and is generally a better experience than the first overall. Like the first game, this game is great if you enjoy the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series but want something a bit different than what the main series tends to offer.