No local multipyr, the characters aren't as fun as the original and its focus is more on bigger is better, well it aint.
On a positive, there seems to be an excellent online multiplayer option and I do like the trails (ghosts) of friends/ competitors showing how far behind or in front you are in a race. I also expected the 'god awful' half-pipe to make an appearance but to my pleasant surprise it doesn't
Maybe with time I will learn to live with it.. right now I feel like a little boy that just discovered Santa isn't real- cheated!