I honestly thought the combat was stellar, especially compared to Skyrim (the closest competitor), albeit the world not being as fleshed out.
It's a great game with a ton of content, highly recommend it.
So, I don't want to start a big issue after the huge 'mailer' derail, but a serious warning about The Hut:
Less than a week after ordering from The Hut, my credit card was used to make an obscene amount of purchases from a couple other random stores in the UK that I've never heard of before...
Having just gotten a Wii this is a great deal for me, thanks for the heads up! I'd heard about the flaws and wasn't about to grab it at full price, but as a die-hard metroid fan this was an immediate pick up at $20.