I'm curious and this seemed like a good place to ask.

7

8 if you count the prologue (which is more a tutorial level, and is shorter than the others)

How does that compare to the original?

The original could be beat in a hour of so.

btw lvs in S&P2 are broken down into parts too 1-1 1-2 1-3 ext

How long does the first play take? I know Rol has to have beat it by now. I believe he was close a few weeks ago in a post.

Ah, I see. I've beaten the prologue and I think the first level too (but maybe it was just 1-1 in that case?). I guess I'll see.

Anyway, it's a blast so far, and to me it seems like the replay value will probably be pretty strong, stronger than most other on-rails games for the Wii anyway.

The game also offers two characters which control differently. This adds to the replay value. Also I heard, that you must finish the game 3 times to see the real ending. I have only beaten it 1.5 times now so I can't verify this yet.

the first play took me 6 - 7 hours, but after that you can easily beat the game in 4 hours or a little less. i'm playing it on normal, so maybe hard can last longer.

@hentai_11: i can confirm you that you need to beat the game at least 3 times to see the real ending. you need to beat the game with both isa and kachi, and then you unlock a new game mode. play troughh this and you will see it :)

Are you serious?!