The Second Encounter is everything the first encounter was, but better. A sort of Doom 2 in that it adds new content rather then being a new game all together. The multiplayer has been expanded with more maps, rather then the one deathmatch map in the first game. We have new snazzy weapons like the chainsaw and the flamethrower now, too. If you loved the first game, this one will just bombard you with double the fun.