If you barely make it through a level with little ammo, health, or currency, you're basically stuck and have to start completely over. While that's what ultimately killed Rico 2 for me, it's not a great game even if you're a better player. The levels and enemies are repetitive, the gunplay is mediocre at best, and the biggest sin for me is that the game incentivizes boring play.

In the trailer, you see players dodge and slide through a hail of gunfire, but doing this in the actual game gets you killed so quickly that 90% of the time it makes the most sense to stay back and pick off enemies one at a time. I know that there are power-ups that make this kind of combat easier, so maybe it gets more frenetic later on, but most of what I played was just a slog.

I would also be remiss not to mention the insane price tag. I got RICO 2 for $3-$5 on sale, I can't remember the exact price. At $5 I wouldn't go back and buy it again but I don't feel like I've been robbed. However, as I look at it today it's $35 which is complete robbery. I can't imagine what the developers feel justifies this price tag but it's an absolute avoid at $35.

If you're curious about RICO 2, pick it up on sale for $5, but I personally would just avoid altogether.