The failures here would make even a boilerplate sequel blush: the visual clutter, jittery feel, unsatisfying challenge, grindy looting, witless writing, laughable voice-acting, underdeveloped levels, overlong boss battles. There are too many puzzles and too few fights, and battles lack the delicious frenzy of overwhelming numbers. And the enemies, they’re just plain ugly. Ammit, Devourer of Souls, surely has the worst mane ever.

2-player co-op offers no salve. Even my far-more-forgiving brother could not hide his disappointment.

Twin-stick thrills are real, but you’d never know raiding these tombs. The pleasurable pulp of its predecessor is gone. This is straight-up incompetent.