The stuff they added to the matching just feels like obstacles more than anything (Here's a bunch of squares that can lead to nothing when you match them! Here's some that add to a currency but don't help out during the actual gameplay segments!) and it makes the game a total hassle compared to 10,000,000. It's way more of a pain in the ass to just do some God damn damage to an enemy.
Now that you mention it, though, the stuff outside of matching seems really bloated too. Having to tap on boxes to open them and wait for the character to run all the way to the front of the boat to start the run gets annoying as hell in extended play sessions.
Yeah. I don't really mind it except for when a killing blow sets off a huge chain reaction.