Quoted from IdahoRealtor:I recommend a VE. WAY better art. Way better dots. Cabinet decal ink doesnt smear off. Better sculpts. Better lighting. Toby movies are old news. Comic theme is timeless. New magnet design doesnt crater the playfield.
I understand preferring one version of the games art over another, it's a matter of taste.
But the VE art is not timeless, it represents a specific era of art for Spiderman (Ultimate Spiderman). And to me when I think of Spiderman I think of the art on the orginal, not the bug eyed, malnourished version on the VE.
And like previously mentioned the only real movie tie-ins are on the plastics.
To answer the ops question, yes, it's a great game.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
