DKC2 improves a lot of stuff I didn't like in the 1st game. The levels are designed better, Dixie is so much more fun to control with her propeller making it more fun to tackle a level, and the level design and mechanics are pretty neat too.
However, this game is still very much a Donkey Kong Country game. A lot of the issues from the first are still present. The annoying zoomed in camera, slippery characters, lack of visual clarity (especially the bee level, everything is yellow) and insane difficulty curve. Seriously, these games feel so unfair at times. For how short they are, and for how few checkpoints you have, this game has no right being this torturous.
Again, I feel this game is carried by it's fantastic music. Stickerbush Symphony is the reason I give it a 3/5.
However, this game is still very much a Donkey Kong Country game. A lot of the issues from the first are still present. The annoying zoomed in camera, slippery characters, lack of visual clarity (especially the bee level, everything is yellow) and insane difficulty curve. Seriously, these games feel so unfair at times. For how short they are, and for how few checkpoints you have, this game has no right being this torturous.
Again, I feel this game is carried by it's fantastic music. Stickerbush Symphony is the reason I give it a 3/5.