As someone who didn't play the originals, this isn't worth 30 bucks, just like the first Re-Pac. It's innocent and kinda fun if not expecting too much, but very basic and nothing special. An old and outdated game getting a budget remake means the chances of it actually modernising the franchise are slim. I think these Re-Pacs mostly pander to nostalgia but don't really belong as new games in the modern day videogame market. But I mean if you have money to spare and just want some simplistic arcadey/platformer fun, sure go ahead :)

i love pac-man. hes so cool. almost as cool as Sonic

World 2 getting the Re-Pac treatment is absolutely awesome!
It's beautifully faithful and it's totally Waka Waka Waka-tacular!
Hopes for World 3 to get the Re-Pac soon enough, since the original back in 2005 had a LOT of flaws and hoping whatever those flaws are, they'll get fixed whenever the time comes around.

a solid time with a few caveats. at its core, prime example of a solid 3d platformer from the ps2/gamecube era. good control, decent stages, few cool set pieces and a fun world. re-pac 2 is much more of a re-imagining than re-pac 1 was, but world 2 was already a much more fun (and complete) game than 1, so seeing it enhanced and re-imagined was great.

as i said though, it's not all perfect. the first caveat is the bosses. they are not great. annoying and a chore to get through, taking a while to show you their weakpoints and overall not being very fun.

the second caveat is the new post game. the new stages added are fun and a step up in difficulty! unfortunately they also souped up the bosses, which were by far the worst part of the game, and that brings the whole experience down.

i still think there's more good than bad and it's a solid time overall, even with the lesser parts of the game. you certainly could do worse with your time!