Improvement in every way when compared to its predecessor. However, to cut half of the first games roster out was a sacrifice too costly. There's no way to justify cutting half of the roster. In my eyes, brawlers are most enjoyable with massive character rosters. In fact, I'd go as far as to say its the main selling point of a game like this. While the game mechanics and animations have been refined and the offline content has been massively expanded upon, the appeal is still in the franchises and in the characters. Maybe Brawl 3 can fix this major downsight, should it ever see the light of day.