It continues the story of the first game while MASSIVELY improving its play style. Favoring more of an open level design, you take on missions that lead up to a heist in each area instead of completing run-and-gun sublevels in each area. This allows for the stealth mechanic to become MUCH more prevalent. Voice acting and writing is way better, the overall plot is way better (though nothing groundbreaking), and the characters are more memorable. The comic-book aesthetic really suits it. Boss battles all feel like they have stakes, and the fact that each area introduces each villain and builds you up to the point where you fight really helps. The addition of extra abilities is really fun to experiment with, and combat feels more like a back-street brawl than just picking off enemies to pass a level. Really fun!