Between Tony Hawk 3, NHL 2002, GTAIII, and Soldier of Fortune 2, I can only play a little bit of each ehehe. Both NHL and Tony are damn addictive!
As for thoughts on SoF2, I think it's a very good sequel, and I thought the first one was pretty good. I don't know if it's my game settings or not, but I have yet to see a leg or arm get shot off, unlike in the first one when you could dismember enemies. The blood looks alot more realistic and the enemies will stumble and stutter if you pop them once or twice. And actually, the dismemberment aspect doesn't even make a difference. Another thing I like is the weapons. I can't remember the name of it, but it's a semi-automatic rifle that kicks ass. It's the first weapon you can aquire in the Prague: Street mission. Also the display is better than the first too. The green/black combo makes it semi-military which heightens the mood!
I would agree with the previous poster about AI though. The first two baddies you encounter make it very apparent that the AI is toooo smart and unrealistic. After baddie 1 gets a cigarette from baddie 2, he stands there and baddie 2 walks around the corner. I crept up on baddie 2 and sliced him up with my knife and all a sudden baddie 1 comes hauling ass around the corner and I had to use my pistol on him. Another incident was when you go around to the street with the cars and you can blow up half of the building. I shot the explosive and it blew up, killing the bad dudes there, and then I ran and ducked in a corner. When I got up, there were two bad dudes ready to scrap and I was like "how in the hell did they know I was there???!" While the first SoF AI was very dumb and easy, I think they overdid it, but in the end the game still rocks and I definately recommend it.
The real madness comes when UT 2003 comes out. Hopefully I can finish these games off by the end of July cuz UT'03 is gonna be a definate addiction.