Toy review roundup

Dave Van Domelen reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Voyager class Lugnut and Grimlock figures. Excerpt: “(Grimlock) doesn’t really try anything astounding, settling for a solid update of the G1 design. But this is not a bad goal to have …”

EVA Unit 4A reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Voyager class Lugnut figure. Excerpt: “… the biggest letdown for this Voyager-class toy was his size compared to his on-screen counterpart.”

yo go re reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Voyager class Deep Space Starscream Target exclusive figure. Excerpt: “… unless the plan was always to do these repaints and force fans to double-dip, why not do them right in the first place?” (See also.)

EVA Unit 4A reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Deluxe class Prowl figure. Excerpt: “… this will probably be one of my top favorites of the whole line.” (See also.)

Engineernerd reviews the Hasbro Indiana Jones Monkey Man figure from Raiders of the Lost Ark. Excerpt: “For a ‘Monkey Man’ figure, I expected a bit more from the monkey.”

Michael Crawford reviews the Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man’s Chest Cannibal King Jack Sparrow and Davy Jones 1/6 scale figures. Excerpt: “Jack is in the running with only a couple other sixth scale figures at this point for best of the year.” (See also.)

Poe Ghostal review the Mattel Movie Masters The Dark Knight Batman with Crime Scene Evidence figure. Excerpt: “… we’re seeing a raising of the stakes in the movie-based action figure market.” (See also.)

Jeff Saylor reviews the NECA Alien Alien 18-inch-scale figure. Excerpt: “… at this price point, it is a bona fide bargain.” (See also.)

Matthew Kessen reviews the NECA Alien Alien 7-inch-scale figure. Excerpt: “If your other action figures need to be menaced by something, it comes highly recommended.”

Jess C. Horsley reviews the Tonner Doll Company Lara Croft, Tomb Raider Legend doll. Excerpt: “… few fans will want to miss this one …”

Chong Kah Fai reviews the Bandai Saint Cloth Myth Chrysaor Krishna and Merak Beta Hagen figures from the Saint Seiya series. (See also.)

Retro reviews

Matthew Kessen reviews the Kenner Star Wars Patrol Dewback set. Excerpt: “… the creature’s face sported an enigmatic, reptilian Mona Lisa smile.”

Atom reviews the Bandai Saint Cloth Myth Grand Pope Shion figure from the Saint Seiya series. Excerpt: “I’m glad I grabbed him …” (See also.)

Toy review roundup

Shocka reviews the Jakks Pacific Rocky The Meat accessory pack. Excerpt: “That’s right, the beef that Rocky beats on to get stronger comes in its own package as its own character.”

yo go re reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Storm Shadow figure. Excerpt: “For a figure that’s only differentiated by a new head and about half an ounce of paint, the single-carded Storm Shadow is a very good toy.” (See also.)

Phillip Donnelly reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Wild Bill figure. Excerpt: “… it’s a great update to his original figure …” (See also.)

beef reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Deluxe class Snarl figure. Excerpt: “… I was disappointed with the figure at first.”

Michael Crawford reviews the Mattel The Dark Knight Batman and The Joker two-pack. Excerpt: “It’s nice to have a Batman to pose with other 4″ scale figures like Star Wars, but this Dark Knight is going to get his butt handed to him by even the Stormtroopers.”

Tom-Tom reviews the Mattel DC Superheroes Man-Bat (albino version) San Diego Comic Con exclusive figure. Excerpt: “… a bit disappointing for an exclusive.”

Michael Crawford reviews the Thinkway Toys WALL-E iDance WALL-E and InterAction WALL-E toys. Excerpt: “I like the deluxe action figure the best so far, but for parents looking for electronic toys for their kids, all three of these make a great gift idea.”

Sean Huxter reviews the Thinkway Toys WALL-E Cube ‘N Stack WALL-E, Search ‘N Protect EVE and U-Repair WALL-E toys. Excerpt: “For the money, and in comparison to the others in this line, (the U-Repair WALL-E) is the masterpiece.” (See also.)

Michael Crawford reviews the Four Horsemen FANtastic Exclusive Ssejjhhorr exclusive figure. Excerpt: “This is another winning release by the Four Horsemen.” (See also.)

Jason Devall reviews the DC Direct Deluxe Collector Figure The Dark Knight Batman and The Joker 13-inch figures. Excerpt: “… these are some of the finest DC Direct offerings in the 1:6th scale to date.” (See also.)

Josh Bernard reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech YF-21 (Guld version) from Macross Plus. Excerpt: “Despite being bested by the GNU series YF-21, it is still a worthy purchase and worth adding to your collection.” (See also.)

Toy review roundup

svelte_corps reviews the Lego Agents 8635 Mission 6 Mobile Command Center set. Excerpt: “I love it to pieces and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone, whether for parts or for play value.”

Deinonychus reviews the Lego Agents 8634 Mission 5 Turbocar Chase set. Excerpt: “I’m very comfortable recommending this set to anyone.”

Michael Crawford reviews the DC Direct Deluxe Collector Figure The Dark Knight Batman and The Joker 13-inch figures. Excerpt: “This Ledger Joker is the best Deluxe 13″ figure DCD has produced.”

Matthew Kessen reviews the DC Direct Batman The Killing Joke Collector Set Batman and The Joker figures. Excerpt: “Bolland’s straightforward artistic style is captured beautifully.”

yo go re reviews the Hasbro Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Expanded Universe Pre-Cyborg Grievous figure from the Star Wars Visionaries comic. Excerpt: “… it’s cool to see where he came from.” (See also.)

Josh Bernard reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech YF-19 (Isamu version) from Macross Plus. Excerpt: “While I prefer the styling of the GNU YF-19, this one has it beat on accessories.” (See also.)

yo go re reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Allspark Power Deluxe Salvage figure. Excerpt: “Salvage is actually a sort of double homage …” (See also.)

Blitzwing reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Voyager class Optimus Prime figure. Excerpt: “This is just about as show accurate as it gets.”

Blitzwing reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Voyager class Deep Space Starscream Target exclusive figure. Excerpt: “While still not perfect, the color alone is an improvement over the original release.”

yo go re reviews the Four Horsemen FANtastic Exclusive Ggruxx and Ssejjhhorr exclusive figures. Excerpt: “… you can’t appreciate the good without the bad.”

Artemis reviews the Hasbro Spider-Man Mary Jane figure from Spider-Man 3. Excerpt: “… a very dull figure.”

Scott Rubin reviews the Bandai Ben 10 Alien Force Humungousaur and Swampfire figures. Excerpt: “… fun figures for kids, and neat collectibles for more adult fans.”

Josh Bernard reviews the Mattel Hot Wheels Speed Racer Mach 5 1/24-scale toy. Excerpt: “… the Mattel version is a bit more expensive, it is still a great piece.”

Retro reviews

WIKD reviews the Tomy Zoids EZ-076 Brastle Tiger kit. Excerpt: “… an awesome addition to any collection.” (See also.)

Atom reviews the Bandai Saint Myth Cloth Hades Shun from the Saint Seiya Hades OVA. Excerpt: “For fans of the show, Hades is a nice addition … .” (See also.)