It does however fall short of it's predicesor. The graphics have been improved, but the basis of the game have been changed. The multiplayer is probably the worst part of the entire game. Slower computers will have a very hard time with this game, as will people not having broadband connections. But even that won't get you the best this game could be.
Game play in single player is very smooth.
When you hit the multiplayer arena however, its a different story. The game eats up ever last bit of computer resource that it can get, and then demands more as the game progresses. Graphics are excellent in this game. When you turn graphics up all the way however, you will get very choppy and slow gameplay. Good job to the guys that did the graphics, horrible job on the guys that did the code for it.