Exactly. I haven't played many of these ported games, but my disappointment has come mostly with the on-screen controls. I don't understand why the writer of this piece mentioned that, but neglected to elaborate on how the key to making these games work is to find innovative new ways to interact with the game (or even consider plugging in external peripherals).
BTW, the classic X-Men arcade game is free in the Amazon Appstore today. Unfortunately, if you're going to try to play on an Android phone, it's going to drive you crazy.