The book is beautiful and looks and feels like a trade paperback. The game is extremely fun and fast. The rules are easy to read and easy to understand. The mechanics are not your usual fare and take some getting used to, but after working through a few scenes really becomes easy to play. It captures the "comic book" feel and running the game is pretty streamlined for the "Watcher". The dice pools work fantastic and it is really run to watch the odds escalate against the heroes as the "Doom Pool" grows. If you dont feel like being an established Marvel hero or villain, make up your own with an easy and simple character generation system.

Its lots of fun and worth the price. So as for me....MAKE MINE MARVEL:)

This is what I have been waiting for! This is a treasure. It is beautiful, informative and well laid out. However, you will not be able to download this and play 30 minutes later. It is to be read and digested. It actually feels like you are reading Tolkiens work. The rules are rich with detail on each page. The setting and rules compliment each other almost perfectly. The Characters are deep and definitely not "cookie cutter" pc's. Magic is present, but mysterious and subtle, you wont be playing a wizard out of the gate.

Good: Art. Setting. Rules. Depth. The deep flavor of Tolkien.

Bad: This may take a few readings to get every nuance of the setting. But, then again, I enjoy that.

If you are a Tolkien fan, this is a must!