The games not as bad as everybody says it is. I'd give it a try, it's enjoyable.
The game is very buggy and glitchbound, so it may keep you away from it. It's understandable. The game is also really annoying and at points its real hard, redundant and frustrating.
If you ever see this game for a low price, about 5-10 dollars since that's what it goes for these days, you should buy it and give it a chance.
This game could have been better, but honestly I think a new type of game style just isn't what Atari could have pulled off.