Since I just played the first one too most of my opinions are basically comparisons, but I do think both games are very good with different highs and lows between the two. This one has an actual story this time, unlike the last one which was a collection of somewhat thrown together "get to and beat the guy" levels threaded together loosely (especially in the DS version). This time there's a thread that runs from the start to the end and is helped by the new-to-the-series voiced characters and script which thankfully doesn't quite fall into the overly quirky style that later games would become defined by. The levels, while occasionally a little too long, are still very engaging though i'm not sure which games levels really kept my attention better. Despite being "DC Super Heroes" it's still hugely Batman skewed, you'd have to wait for another sequel to really reach into more DC character territory, but this one had a nice roster of fun characters. I didn't have much interest in 100%ing this time round but i've definitely come close before from what I remember, just that it takes a while and i'm not sure I want to play the same levels twice in a row immediately. Lego games have always been a bit of a pain to really fully complete, but this was definitely fun and a nice trip down memory lane for the time spent with it.