Honestly even if its only merit was "Westerners can actually play Rush Duels without knowing Japanese" it'd rank pretty high. Thankfully, that's not its only merit - it has lots of nice little animations that play when various effects activate, and the small "holograms" add a nice touch to your duels.

Admittedly, it's not all sunshine and rainbows. Your deck-making capabilities are extremely limited - you can only use "deck recipes" for most of the game (you can unlock the ability early by using the Konami Code, but for the final storyline duel you HAVE to use a specific deck - that the game gives you the cards for, thankfully). I get the reason (this is a game for kids) but it can be frustrating getting the exact cards you need for them. The decks you face can also feel a bit same-y at times, which is... pretty unfortunate.

That said, I'd still probably recommend the game to anyone interested in Yu-Gi-Oh unless you're really interested in the super-complex plays of the modern game. They're simple, but fun, and trying to figure out how to use your hand so you can draw as many cards as you can? There's no rush (ha) like that.

...Definitely check out the options menu, though. By default there's a LOT of options enabled that slow down the duels or might be too hand-holdy.