Transformers Movie Leader Optimus Prime
From Hasbro
Customer Reviews
It's something your kids can spend a lot of time playing with
After reading the reviews, I got the impression that this toy looks good in robot and truck mode. I was not disappointed. Once I got it out of the package, which was not easy, my 11 year old son took it. He pulled things in different directions for about 20 seconds, decided that things were complicated, and he wanted to look for an on-line tutorial. He has an older transformer that is relatively complex, and I was never able to figure that one out. We expected this to be tougher, so I wasn't surprised that he did not dive into it.
I glanced at the instructions and could not make sense of them. Perhaps it was because I did not start out as in the beginning picture. But I tend to be good with "picture only" instructions, and this one will not act as a simple "how to" guide. After playing around with it for a while, I found that it was not as tough as I expected. My son said that since it took me about 15 to 20 minutes, it could not be so bad. He decided to do it on his own and had a lot of fun with it.
After you do it a couple of times, it might not take more than 5-6 minutes to become a truck, but it is still intricate enough that it will not be boring for a child. It's not something that will get cast aside after a few days. Turning it into a robot is relatively trivial. If you merely pull everything outwards, it becomes self evident fairly quickly. But there will still be a few stumbling blocks, especially the first few times, and there will be a few things that won't be quite right without a little work.
I would not recommend it for a five year old, or for anybody who tends not to be good at puzzles or similar toys. But if experience tells you that you are ready for it, or if you don't mind a good challenge, you end up with an impressive looking robot and truck. If you make sure that the child's expectations are set correctly, it can be good for a variety of skill levels. Let them know that it will take time to figure out, but it will be fun trying to do it.
One con is that it does not have much ground clearance as a truck. Pushing it along a sidewalk could scrape up the joint in the middle of the bottom. For indoor play, it should withstand more roughness.
Transforming it is like playing with a Rubik's cube. It's tough at first, you can eventually get it down to a few minutes, and you will probably get bored with it once it becomes easy. The difference is that your child won't need to keep transforming it, since the goal is creating a toy, not solving a puzzle. Both the truck and robot are fun for a child to play with.
There are different versions of this, so do a search on amazon before you buy it. Mine came with an extra two small figures, and cost less than buying Optimus Prime alone. But prices can fluctuate daily.
He is Otimus Prime
I bought this product from a local store and i have to say that it is one of the best Optimus Prime figures i'v ever seen, the transformation from truck to robot leader is kinda hard, but once you get used to it, it gets easier. Th one i got has the blaster, i would have liked the sword but the blaster is fun when you use it to shoot other figures or your annoying cat. It's not really for younger kida, esspically since it is kind hard to transform, but if your older person and kid at heart, get it, esspically if your a fan of Transformers, wether it be the comic, tv show, or movie.
make a birthday boy very happy
I bought this as a gift for a dear friend in Hungary. He LOVES it, partly because it's American and partly because he's the envy of his friends and partly because he loves transforming it.
Features
- Electronic robot-to-vehicle figure features lights and sounds, and partially automated Advanced AUTOMORPH Technology!
- Electronic lights and sounds!
- This TRANSFORMERS technology is designed to enhance vehicle-to-robot conversion with partially animated mechanical triggers that activate the final shift to battle mode
- Includes 2 “AA” batteries.
- Ages 5 and up.
