I quite enjoyed KISS when I have played it on location. I agree that the trash talking really hurts sales but this is Stern's own fault. If they continue to release weak/limited code then that is going to be the public reaction quite often. After all you only get one chance to make a first impression! After that most people have made up their minds already.
oh yeah, and I agree with many of you that say X-men is an amazing game now. I don't know what is was like in the beginning as I only picked mine up a year and a half ago.