Much better then Ep1 and I did like that they did go for new bosses this time but the majority of the game still felt like a worse retread of the previous games. If it was some random side game it would be fine but it just doesn't feel like a follow up to Sonic 3&K like the "4" in the title would suggest. And I don't think the cancelled 3rd Episode would have fixed things either, Knuckles would probably be added and it would most likely be a retread of 3&K. Instead of being a proper continuation it's just an at best mediocre version of the originals.