THUG 2 is a bit of a polarizing one. Gameplay wise, I feel like this was the peak of TH games, everything feels smoother than ever and very easy to play as far as skating is concerned. The biggest issue that it got a little too whacky for its own good. Jackass was pretty popular at the time which led to Bam Margera playing a bigger role than he had in any past games, with the game basically becoming 3/4 skateboarding and 1/4 Jackass. While THUG wasn't a masterpiece in storytelling, it was competent. THUG 2 isn't. The story's unfunny, a lot of the humor was unfunny then and still is now. Most levels have a special character that uses an awkward form of transport over a skateboard (like a mechanical bull, a tricycle, a go-kart, etc.), none of them are especially fun to use. There's a bizarre emphasis on graffiti as well with each level having two graffiti related goals each. The levels are all pretty solid, interesting enough to skate around in and a good enough size that it feels like there's room for exploration without any wasted space. Overall, it's great as far as gameplay is concerned by the writing leaves a lot to be desired.