As much as I hated the first one, I think I loved it as much at the same time...or something like that. Probably the same thing that happened to me when Enter the Matrix was released...I realized how buggy the programming was; how faulty the design logic was; how awful the experience of playing the game was...yet, I still played the game to the end. I suppose that I just wanted to be done with the game completely before having to return it to the rental store. You can be sure that I'll be renting this on day one!
what i didnt like about the first were the sloppy as hell controls...they just didnt flow smoothly...felt real stiff from what I remember. either that or the animation in conjunction with the controls were stiff...i dont know.
The E3 demo had the helicopter in it. I avoided that level. The helicopter machine gun is the most annoying sound in all of gaming.
I loved the first game to death. The unpolish to it made it play better for the $15 I spent on it.