[quote name='illennium']I agree that Super Scribblenauts is more polished, but its streamlined design also saps most of the fun and creativity from the game's premise. I literally fell asleep playing it on more than one occasion. I say go with the first one, broken controls and all. Way more fun.[/QUOTE]
I agree the puzzles in the first one are so much better than in the second.
The controls are only bad if you're attempting something complex. As long as you enter the game knowing you're not playing a platformer but a finesse puzzle game, once you get a hang of the limitations of the controls this game is a blast.
But get the second one too. It doesn't replace the first but expands on the idea.