After the first "Iron Man" game this one's questionable... but pulls through.
The Good:
-Both characters, Iron Man and War Machine, feel increasingly real, while still keeping their extraordinary sense of adventure
-Upgrades are much more fun to use and apply
-The choice between Iron Man and War Machine
-No real change in the control scheme from the original
-Character turns with the camera
-Detailed environments with no Jarvis saying "Are you lost sir?"
-Scanning ability for anywhere and anything, allowing you to configure how many enemies are in the area, how many weapons are on a boss, and current objectives
-Pause menu loads quickly
-Characters are visibly shiny
-L button used for secondary weapon, while R is used for primary weapon
-Many un-lockable costumes
-Way better hand to hand combat
-High-power finishing moves
-Tony Stark is more of a man on a mission
-Formidable enemies
-Good replay value
The Bad:
-Minimal height for flight
-No re-routing of the power
-No actual flying, only hovering
-No flipping vehicles
-Missions that do let you fly at great speeds feel more like mini-games or iphone apts.
-Cut-scenes look like pictures cut out of an Entertainment magazine that fade in and out, makes the game a little 2 dimensional
The Ugly:
-Nothing
There you have it ladies and gents. All in all, this game is worth way more than a rental. With all of the un-lockable content and high power action, I can't imagine being able to merely rent this. So yes, the original game does lay a couple of trump cards over the sequel, but this game gives you so much more than the other one could ever have. A pure success!