I played the GBA version of II once, and thought it was okay. I hadn't heard any of the negative reviews about the leveling system at that time, so I was unbiased. But, even though I was okay with the game, I never made a point to go play it again. Until recently, that is. So I did it again, and this time I didn't like it as much. I agree with the above posts that it's a game you ought to play once, but you might not feel compelled to go more than once.