by Dharzen
Thanks for the review.I may not share your point of view, but critical review always give other kind of information very useful. I usually never buy a game before reading some negative review.
Now, let's talk :)
Super-heroe's abilities making no sense: In my opinion they do!!
So I'll justify those that you couldn't.
- Green Lantern: GL in the comics can create anything from his imagination. Anything he imagine, can be created through will-power. And that's it!! any type of card he owns is useful to him. The more things he has (he can think of), the more powerful he is.
- Aquaman (yep, a bit tough to justify ;)): He's the King of the Oceans, and his telepathic abilities with the sea-creatures are widely known. When I play him, despite the art on each card I imagine that the Line up (and his deck) are his minions/sea-creatures. The cheapest ones (= the less intelligent ones) can be mind-controled, making them appear on top of his deck (=they help him when they are controlled=bought). Yeah, there's an effort from my side, but it absolutely works and put mechanics into theme.
Villains (the fact that you can buy them) means collateral damage. In the comics, when Heroes they face a Villain, city furniture is destroyed and people dies or are hurt. That's the sense. It works for me.
What is Superman doing with Batmobile when he can fly? well, think of Batman's helping him.
The game's set-up is quicker, and it provides more interaction than Dominion. People in my group got tired pretty quick of Dominion, while they seem to like this one a lot more.
Regarding movie/tv-shows, I'd say that the first really GOOD movies about superheroes were Nolan's Batman. Since then, super-heroe movies are not something exclusive for freaks and fanboys. On my opinion, Marvel has followed DC's lead.