tldr; maybe worse than galaxy because of its map structure and lack of bombastic moments, but the level design is slightly more consistent so idk

this one removes a lot of what the original galaxy appealing and it tries really hard to compensate with its level design.
the power ups are better, and most of the stages are more satisfying but its terrible map structure forces you to play a lot of its worse missions to pass a star gate and it lacks a lot of galaxy 1's cinematic flair.
i guess overall gameplay wise its better than the original, but ill say the original was much better as a complete package while this one only really focuses on a couple things and is weaker for it
the final level is amazing though, holy hell