Great Game
I must say I disagree. The new darker prince is actually a bit of foreshadowing to the two thrones. While this was intentional or not, it is the missing link between the first series and the third series. It gives the character some attitude and I enjoy it.
The combat is awesome. As you progress through the game you have the ability to do a bunch of different things to help seeminly impossible situations. Eye of the storm is effective but other ones make combat very intense.
Graphics are very nicely done. The biggest problem is the camera controls which is a trademark of the series: makes it tough at times, but everything is kind of intuitive, the guessing of which way to jump isn't that hard to figure out.
Love the game, plan on buying the third in series soon.