so far i like the first one better, too
there's a lot of trial and error stuff, which i find more irritating than fun - "hey, you slammed right into that piece of space debris! look at you explode into a chunky shower of meat! isn't that cool? now try again!"
plus it isn't scary, not even a little bit, haven't jumped a single time
once you get desensitized to the wall of monsters they throw at you, you become immune to any shock moments when a single one drops down from the elevator or whatever
it's not a bad game, though