Although reviews say, "This game is awful." I disagree.

User Rating: 7.5 | Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects DS
I played this game before (bought it) in '06 and loved it. Sadly, I lost it. But now, in '09, I bought it again and still loved it. I don't know what other people expected, but it's a DS game, so I expected something fun with decent or better graphics, not so hard difficulty, and maybe some funny glitches. That's what I got.

GRAPHICS: In all the reviews I read on this game, they hated the graphics. What I have to say about that is "why?" I believe the graphics are one of the best things about this game. The graphics are smooth most of the time and are quite detailed. I mean, look at Spider-Man in the game. He was probably the best designed character in the game. He looked incredible 3D and is very detailed. Most of the characters have the same situation.

CONTROLS: The controls in this game are pretty good, except for those annoying two things on the Touch Screen. They should only be there for the finishers. I would have changed all mobility to the L button, which controls the unnecessary lock-on/lock-off mode. GAMEPLAY: The gameplay is also pretty good, except for the bearable glitches. The environments are big and free, another one of the best things about this game. The finishers are another of the best things (especially when they look good). The glitches range from the bearable appear in another place to the aggravating fall into an endless hole when there is none and start over again (actually, you'll find yourself at the level where the glitch happened because this game auto-saves after each battle you have). Also, in the VS. mode, your enemies are always green unless you're green.

UNLOCKABLES: Also one of the best things about this game, you can unlock concept art, arenas, characters, and costumes and you can just do it by paying at the Comic Shop. You don't have to play VS. matches to unlock characters or beat levels you're eternally stuck on to get rewards, like you had to on the console version. Characters have three costumes: regular (what you start with), green/possessed/Van Roekel's minion (you have to unlock), and a special costume. For example, Spider-Man's special costume is Symbiote Spider-Man (it really is) and Wolverine's is his yellow X-Men costume (it really is).

COMBAT: OK. This was pretty disappointing, even to me. The console version had the same problem: although there are grabs, finishers, etc, there were no combos In all the fighting games I've played, I've never seen one without combos (the combos are just a repeating punch, punch kick or something like that). DIFFICULTY: The AI is an idiot, it's true, but I like that. I try to stay with no health lost. Also, you get unlockables faster.

Overall, this game is not nearly as bad as everyone thinks.