It's always fun laughing at enemies after a few pots have been dropped on their heads, stopping them dead in their tracks. Best of all, powerups and weapons are more plentiful than they were in last year's game. A new more user-friendly interface enables players to walk around in 3D, where they are free to journey to the board shop, character shop, race select and so on. A nice little addition in itself that doesn't amount to much. Finally, players can now race against bosses, a feature that Racdym no doubt borrowed from Diddy Kong Racing .
Bosses become gradually more difficult and really do work to extend the game's life a bit.
Overall though, the additions are too few and far between for Snowboard Kids 2 to be viewed as anything more than an upgrade to the original. Multiplayer Snowbo 2 has the same fun four-player mode as the original. The two-player still runs a bit slow, but there is plenty of fun to be had thanks to the different weapons and defense mechanisms. Virtually nothing has been changed over last year's game in the visual department. The same colorful but low-resolution textures of old are back for one more go around and truth be told, they look more dated than ever.