If this game was a new IP, standalone and not a sequel I would have probably given it a thumbs up for originality. However it failed to fill the shoes of its progenitor (not even counting the STCE content) and turned out to be a mundane clone of the first one. Maybe it was a rushed job, maybe the developers lacked enough vision to produce a worthy sequel, I'll list my pros and cons below:

== Pros ====

• Flame Face is back
  
• X'tabay as player character
  
• Colorful chupacabra thingies...
  
• Skill tree with unlockables based on player performance.
  
• Better couch Co-op

== Cons ====

• Extremely slow tutorial portion.
  
• Unskippable story sequences. Talk talk talk. Way too much "story" in this one. Story is more infantile and less to the point.
  
• Level design is extremely bland and forgettable from a structual point of view.
  It follows the formula: Enemy room > Gauntlet > Puzzle room > Chest room on the side > Platforming with a save altar. This repeats again and again until you clear the game. You even have less to do in cities than in the previous game.
  
• Super chicken sequences are a completely pointless waste of time.
  
• Nothing to do with your gold after you unlock everything (maybe the first game was the same, can't remember)
  
• Unlocked costumes don't stay unlocked for a new game.
  
• Some puzzles are overkill throw-the-gamepad-at-the-wall level annoying.
  
• No skins to unlock for X'tabay as player character
  
• Too much polo is bad for your health...
  
• Last boss is the easiest in the game.

If this game was a new IP, standalone and not a sequel I would have probably given it a thumbs up for originality. However it failed to fill the shoes of its progenitor (not even counting the STCE content) and turned out to be a mundane clone of the first one. Maybe it was a rushed job, maybe the developers lacked enough vision to produce a worthy sequel, I'll list my pros and cons below: == Pros ==== [list] [*] Flame Face is back [*] X'tabay as player character [*] Colorful chupacabra thingies... [*] Skill tree with unlockables based on player performance. [*] Better couch Co-op [/list] == Cons ==== [list] [*] Extremely slow tutorial portion. [*] Unskippable story sequences. Talk talk talk. Way too much "story" in this one. Story is more infantile and less to the point. [*] Level design is extremely bland and forgettable from a structual point of view. It follows the formula: [b]Enemy room[/b] > [b]Gauntlet[/b] > [b]Puzzle room[/b] > [b]Chest room on the side[/b] > [b]Platforming with a save altar[/b]. This repeats again and again until you clear the game. You even have less to do in cities than in the previous game. [*] Super chicken sequences are a completely pointless waste of time. [*] Nothing to do with your gold after you unlock everything (maybe the first game was the same, can't remember) [*] Unlocked costumes don't stay unlocked for a new game. [*] Some puzzles are overkill throw-the-gamepad-at-the-wall level annoying. [*] No skins to unlock for X'tabay as player character [*] Too much polo is bad for your health... [*] Last boss is the easiest in the game. [/list]