While the gameplay feels old and clunky at times, the story and humor are what really drives this game.
+ Just like the previous game in the series, this game harkens back to the old 2D point and click adventures. Personally, however, I think it takes a step in the wrong direction. Ben There, Dan That had a very decent level of difficulty and gave you a manageable amount of items in your inventory as well as a fair amount of puzzles. This game, however, makes the fatal mistake of point and click adventures and introduces way too many items into the game. It starts off strong and the puzzles make sense, but by the end you have amassed a gigantic inventory and the puzzles grow more bizarre and less intuitive. You also have a map in this game, allowing you to go to different parts of the world. This unfortunately results in a lot of back tracking and moving back and forth between areas. I thought the difficulty and challenges were balanced fairly in Ben There, Dan That but this game pushes that too far into an area where it becomes bothersome.
The interface also feels very clunky and the inventory isn't easy to navigate. Also, this adventure game is one where you have to sit through an entire series of dialogue if you accidentally click on one you've already heard. There's no way to skip through it except to rapidly press the mouse button.
I may have a natural bias against point and click adventures, though. I think it's way too easy for problems to manifest themselves in the game, but since these problems have existed since the genre's inception then it is considered a feature. So if you prefer your adventure games to be complicated, bizarre, and obscure then you might actually find the gameplay here enjoyable.
Story/Presentation: 5/5
+ The story is expectantly the shining point here. The first game had smart, funny dialogue and this game continues with it. There's a lot of tongue-in-cheek humor and plenty of times when the developers poke fun at themselves. The story itself is also insanely wild and creative, too. If you do decide to play through the game, the story is what will keep you going.
Graphics: 3/5
+ The graphics look marginally better than the first game. They still have the low quality look to it, but that seems to just be their style. There are some problems with the resolution, though, and you'll most likely be forced to play this in 800x600 windowed mode. There are a few new special effects that are used, but are only noticeable when comparing it to the first game. The text seems to be more readable overall, but there are a number of times when the colors tend to blend in with the background making it harder to read.
Value: 3/5
+ The game lasted me about 4 hours, but I did have a walkthrough that I peeked at occasionally when I needed a hint. If you want to brave it out and do it without a walkthrough then you might spend another hour or so on some really complex puzzles, especially near the end. The price of $5 for this game is a little steep, but not much. I'd feel more comfortable with a $3 price tag, but really when it comes down to it I don't think that the $2 would make much of a difference.
If you enjoy point and click adventures, this is another game to try. The humor is wonderful and the story is hilariously outlandish. If you aren't a fan of the shortcomings of classic point and click adventures then you might want to steer clear, though, because it does have some illogical puzzles.