Cosmic Catch - Colors May Vary

by Hasbro

Product Features

• A game of catch with a catch-the talking ball knows your throws.
• Players wear color-coded bands that let the ball identify them
• Try to keep up with the commands to win.
• It has four game modes: Pass Around, Reverse Catch, Elimination and Code Buster.
• Great fun for out door play.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 10 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000BNJIT0
• Item model number: 42790
• Manufacturer recommended age: 7 - 10 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,382 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (72 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

It's an out-of-this-world game of catch! This talking ball knows your throws - can you keep up with its commands' Cosmic Catch includes one electronic ball and six hand tags. There's four fun and engaging games in all: Pass Around, Reverse Catch, Elimination and Code Buster. This outer-space-themed game is available in six colors: red, blue, green, yellow, white and purple. Colors may vary. For 2-6 players. Requires 4 "AAA" batteries, not included.

Product Description

It's an out-of-this-world game of catch! This talking ball knows your throws - can you keep up with its commands' Cosmic Catch includes one electronic ball and six hand tags. There's four fun and engaging games in all: Pass Around, Reverse Catch, Elimination and Code Buster. This outer-space-themed game is available in six colors: red, blue, green, yellow, white and purple. Colors may vary. For 2-6 players. Requires 4 "AAA" batteries, not included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Toy!, November 18, 2006

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Shopaholic - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cosmic Catch - Colors May Vary (Toy)

My seven year old and her friends love this! Her dad and I even enjoy playing this with her. ( I originally bought this because I wanted a game to play with my daughter that my husband and I would enjoy playing also.)
It has four game modes. (Fast Pass, Code Challenge, Add One, Your Out) We've never bothered to read the directions, so we haven't figured out two of the games yet (Code Challenge & Add One). It doesn't mattter though because we have so much fun playing Fast Pass & Your Out.

The battery compartment was a little difficult to get to (it's under a thick padding of foam). It's great that the battery compartment is padded though, because it could be dangerous throwing around if it was hard. I haven't had any trouble with the batteries jostling around. I really don't see how that the batteries could do that, if the screws are fully screwed in.

I would highly recommend. Kids and adults both love it.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great toy and how to open battery compartment, February 3, 2008

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Thomas Mitchell - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cosmic Catch - Colors May Vary (Toy)

This is a great toy. My niece and nephew love it, and adults can have fun playing it too.

My solution to the the major problem of opening the battery compartment... You need a #0 or #1 phillips head screwdriver. You can buy them at any hardware store. They are also commonly found in precision screwdriver sets (the kind to adjust eyeglasses). I tried using a regular small phillips head, and I couldn't get it. I went at it for over forty minutes on two separate occasions. Once I used a #1 phillips... Bingo... right away, no problem.


The screws are set down about an inch into the foam. They are not covered by the foam, more like countersunk.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun!, November 29, 2006

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D. Wood - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cosmic Catch - Colors May Vary (Toy)

This is a really cool toy and uses some pretty cool technology. It comes with 8 colored bracelets that the ball can identify when the wearer catches the ball. There are four games to play including, "figure out the sequence (of catchers)", hot potato, speed pass in which the ball tells you where to throw next, and make your own sequence that grows and you have to repeat. It's a nice active way to keep your brain moving. The wrist bands are somewhat bulky in your hands (you have to wear the plastic medalion in your palm), but I had my 8 year old wearing them and playing w/o any real trouble. The ball is the standard soft nerf material and yes the batteries are buried in it, but with the right jeweler's phillips head screw driver (or even a regular small regular one) you won't have any trouble. I did not have any of the battery contact trouble referred to in other reviews, but we did only play it for about an hour so far.