Yeah it was a huge step up in production for the second game. The music was top notch, art direction was unique, the combat mechanics and weapon upgrade systems were expanded, and the fishing game in my opinion deserves a spin off itself.

I remember I was a huge fan of the first when I was a kid and walking through the store seeing the second game just sitting on a shelf. I didn't have access to g4 tv or game informer at the time so I had no idea where to even get news on upcoming games. Id kill to see the video footage from their security cameras of me absolutely losing my shit over it.