The game was well received by critics, who called it generally superior to its predecessor and featuring higher-quality minigames.

Some of the games include: Wiz-Man, inspired by Pac-Man, Mutekiken Kung Fu, meant to mimic a Western-developed game in the style of Karateka, and Demon Returns, a platformer inspired by both Super Mario Bros. and Ghosts 'n Goblins.

[3] Rather than being a story sequel to the previous game, the story functions as a total reboot with the same conceit - the player is sent back in time to 1984 by Game Master Arino, an evil entity resembling a disembodied head based on Shinya Arino.

[3] Chris Kohler of Wired called the game one of the most brilliant on the Nintendo DS platform and superior to its predecessor, with more varied types of games, lamenting the fact that it was not localized despite the release in the West of "every crappy shovelware piece of lazy trash from here to eternity".

Kohler described the sequel as "very bad" in comparison to its predecessor on account of the change in developers, saying that the minigames lacked attention to detail and were simply "by-the-numbers", as well as noting that they were repetitive and boring.