DOAX2 is generally a fun game, but at least for girls, much more annoying than the first in some ways. Many differences in the game have big pros and cons about them, making them generally easier, but possibly harder, depending on your goals.

Xtreme 2 is a more competitive game that DOAX, in that Blackjack and Poker is actually played with some of the other girls, Pool-hopping has now been made competitive (when you have a partner and/or someone is at the pool -- which is now a separate area from the Poolside), and that they've added Marine Racing, Tug-Of-War... and Butt Battle (which, while I don't know how males would react, it's not as sexual as it sounds, but still kind of...odd). A more difficult game added is the Water Slide, which is fun, but there are multiple ways to fall off, and you don't get much (or possibly any) money. Volleyball is generally the same concept, but a lot harder in some ways, while easier in a couple. Blocking, at least for me, has been much better. You can be more sneakier and they usually won't tap it over you as bad, and for the few times they do, about half the time, your partner will catch it. But, the game is much more of a timing challenge. Before, you could set your girl up to do something beforehand (like pressing the button early, if you are close enough and/or moving in that direction, will move them to where the ball is going), but now it's pretty much your timing. If the ball is in the air, and you press the button, your character will try to hit it from where it was at the moment you pressed it, not where it's going to be, making those fast spikes almost guaranteed to score, because by the time your character reacts, either they will jump into the air as it hits the spot where they were standing, or it zooms past your person since they can't react in time, which will end up being pretty frustrating.

The changes in the shops can be good or bad. The accessory shop now has a separate section for Cosmetics (nail polish and lotions) which has everything everyday, so you never have to worry about the Suntan lotion not being there everyday. But, the main part of it, the actual accessories, as with pretty much everything in the Sports shop, and Zack of All Trades changes no longer everyday, but every part of the day (something in the mornings may not be there in the daytime). On the plus side, you can fill your collections faster, but on the bad side, when you only have a couple left (especially for foods) it can be really hard to get them. All I need, as far as the Zack of All Trades, is the Marrons Glaces, but since it's food, you can only get it in the evenings to put it in your collection. Any other time, and it will get bad before you can get it to the hotel

When it comes to gift-giving, I like it a lot more than in DOAX. Before, if that person hated you and you gave them a gift, they'd throw it away, and only send it back to you on rare occasions, and it is really bad when it comes to some of the more expensive items, because they are throwing away all of that money. But, even if they did return it, especially with outfits, if you had no other reason to buy it than to give it to them (like you already had one in your collection and either didn't want to wear the outfit, or already bought a second one to wear) then the money is still wasted because you can only give them wrapped gifts. Which was also a problem if you forgot to wrap something if you bought it. Now, not only do the girls give you your present back most of the time, but the Zack of All Trades has a section to wrap something you already have for half of it's worth (so if someone gives a $1,000,000 swimsuit back to you, it's not wasted, and you don't need to buy the suit again for the full amount, but re-wrap it for $500,000 and possibly use the savings to regain the lost friendship and then some). And, the wrapping paper is not randomly colored! Before, the wrapping paper had a few set types that were randomly chosen when you said Yes to wrap the item, but now, they've added another little way to make the girl like you a little more by making 10 different color wrappings (One in each girl's favorite color, and a gold one that Zack uses to give you special gifts). When you give a girl a gift wrapped in her favorite color, it helps in two ways: one, she likes you a little more, and two, you don't have to remember each and every wrapping paper you give them, so that if they return it (usually if they send you another gift, it will be a different type of item and/or different wrapping paper), you can decide what to do with it without opening it, so if you know that you don't need/want it yourself, you can either ignore the wrapping paper color and give it to another girl, or send it right back to the girl that returned it.

It's a fun game, and is, overall, a step up from the first one, even with some small changes that I don't like.
Score: 7.5/10