I had first abandoned the first game because it bored me to tears and was too repetitive to my liking, but then decided to give its sequel a try...

Oh boy! It's a much better improvement over the first! Definitely was more fun, with shorter levels, unique mounts to use, better boss fights and less slippery controls! Difficulty scales properly the further you go from island to island.

Definitely worth trying out, it's one of the better titles for the NES at this point in my opinion...!