This is a really good game. Love it so far. Has much changed compared to the original?
There are a few completely new levels, Clank sections were overhauled, 2 of the ship sections are new (and one was cut), about 5 or 6 locations were cut, the plot is the same general premise, but with a lot of differences. New things include the Galactic Rangers in general, Dr. Nefarious being in this game, but also this game has a lot less character development and interaction between R&C when compared to the original. The narrative feels a bit botched in general here.
The weapons are mostly taken from the PS3 games, the original didn't have strafing or weapon upgrading, the jetpack sections are new, and probably a couple other things i'm missing. Oh, all of the bosses are new, pretty much. One was brought back, but it plays completely differently.
I was absolutely loving this game, until the second mandatory hover race. I honestly am astonished that something so utterly, overwhelmingly *shite* got through development. How on *earth* did anyone think this was a good idea? The rubber banding is ridiculous, to the point where the same racer overtakes at the same spot every single time.
I'm not very good at racers, never have been, and the holoraces being this awful has really ruined the game for me. They weren't this bad in the original game, why the hell have they made them so much worse now?
Just save you boost for the last 15 seconds and win like nothing. The AI is garbage, but you can exploit it easily that way.