I watched the 12 eps that was on XBL. At least the trailers make more sense to me. The novel has way more info and it is a great read. I would say read the novel or watch the animated novel on XBL/Itunes.
I picked up mine last night too. I pulled an all nighter. It been awhile since I was up for over 24 hours. I beat it on normal and hope to do it on insane soon.
I agree the guy who design the fastpack booster attaching and the double missile holder should have been fired.
Out of 10 sets only two fastpack booster sets went on smoothly without stress marks.
The are nice and cheep and a good way to build up an army of them. I like the Toynami versions too.
Here is a pic of the Banpresto and Toynami verisons.