I think some of you people just have too much of a bias. I'm not attached to any one manufacturer. I totally committed to buying a twilight zone, addams family, or a Williams Indiana Jones game. I found games to play in town, just to reaffirm I was making the right choice. The place that had the Addams Family had a x men LE and I couldn't stop playing it. As for the ease of play, my wife and I don't have kids, but every weekend we look after two girls with special needs. One of them is 8 and my wife has to take her to the rest room, the other is 6 and is last in her class at reading. Both of these girls jumped right on the X men LE I bought. First game the older one is verbally instructing the younger one on how to get more points and turn on the multi-ball. The 6 year old hopped right on the stool and got a higher score than her sister. TRUE STORY. With that said, who ever claims the stern is too complicated for a child needs to re assess. Luckily these little girls haven't been told about the code problems.