Customer Reviews

Batman Begins Radio Control Jumping Batmobile 27MHz

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4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

I'm a huge batman fan, and I expected this toy to be amazing.

Unfortunately, this r/c "tumbler" is not really playful. The front steering wheel doesn't turn really well. It nudges 10 degrees to the left or to the right. Remember the Austin Power movie when Austin was stuck in the hallway with that cart? That's how I felt when I tried turning this batmobile. In addition, the jumping feature has not worked for me. I read the manual on how it works. At this moment, I still have not made it jump.

On other hand, the sculpture is superb! nuff said.

The remote control is cheap like any other stock remote control.

This product is not worth $40. Fortunately, I purchased this unit for $20 during the Thanksgiving holiday sale. However, the 9.6 V Battery (sold separately) is another $20.

I give this product 2 stars.

I bought this toy for my 5 year old nephew who lives on the other side of the country from me. There is some type of special battery required but not included. I have searched Amazon but can't find the battery details nor a link. The batteries listed with the product are just standard 9V. There is no mention of a special and expensive 9.6V battery required. In fact, Amazon states, in writing, that just (1) 9V battery is required. This is clearly false advertising and misrepresentation of a product. Amazon is responsible for this and I am emailing them with my complaint. This is no way for a major online retailer to do business and simply irresponsible. I can see from the "Customers who bought this item also bought these toys & games" list that not many others knew about this either.

Bad enough that the toy is a scam that requires extra parts. But the surprise here is the complicity of Amazon in this misleading packaging. This is probably why the product is unavailable suddenly and the battery charger nowhere to be found. They know they made a mistake. If only they would contact us each now for a full refund.
I wish a rep from Amazon could have spent the holiday week with my family as we searched from store to store for that charger. I wish he could have spent an afternoon of watching my child stare at the toy he waited for. ..his "big" gift.

My 7 year old received this as an early Christmas present and loves it. While the steering is limited, the thing is fast, especially for a kid my son's age. He has a blast. It spins, wipes-out and rolls and keeps going. My only complaint is the battery pack is tricky - it connects above the rear wheels and you have to get the connection wires to stay in place while you screw in the battery cover. NOt a quick battery change.

Luckily I had one of the 9.6 volt batteries around and saved myself 20 dollars, after placing the battery in which is no easy task, he has to walk behind it to get it to go, the range is terrible, why is there no antenna on the vehicle also? Too bad I threw the box away Xmas morning, now I'm out 49.99. Live and learn

My son is a total "Batman Begins" fan. Everything on his Xmas list was "Batman" which inlcuded this car. It was very disappointing for him to open this car and find out that the additional battery which is packed by "Tyco" was not included. The 9V battery is easy to get and also packaged so that you know you will need it - but otherwise a major waste of time. The search for this other battery is something I would not recommend for another parent to endure. Best advise - DON'T GET IT!

The worst part about this toy is that, not only do you have to purchase a separate battery pack, the pack has to be removed from the car to be charged. This entails unscrewing a hard to reach piece. After sliding the battery in, you have to plug the wires in and somehow get them out of the way of the cover...I wasn't able to do this. The only way to get the pack out is to pull on the wires. They are sure to break after a few times.

Now, as far as the use of the car, you can't steer it very well at all, the front wheels barely pivot. It just bangs into things because you have no control. You can't slow it down. Never did figure out the jumping thing.


this is an overpriced piece of crap. My 8 year old didn't even like it. He was happy to have me take it back for a car he could control.

My son received this car for Christmas and I was appalled. Amazon only says that it requires a 9 volt battery, which was no problem getting. But as for the 9 V Turbo battery and charger, good luck finding that. I bought it when it was on sale for $19.99 and the original price said it was $59.99, so I thought that I was getting a deal. HUGE MISTAKE! I didn't know that I would have to purchase an additional $20 battery. NO WONDER WHY IT WAS ONLY $19.99! ITs a piece of junk. I also got the batboat, but I'm afraid to see what that might need. My advice, DONT GET IT!

Toy was great, but we were very disappointed that we got no battery with it. Had to go out and spend another $15 on rechargable battery before we gave it to him as a gift.
Also, it is smaller than we expected.

This car does not have the expensive battery pack in the car to even run it when the package was opened. The 9 volt battery was not included either! (As stated in description....)Vey disappointing for a young boy!