Dual Glow Sabers

by DreamGear

Product Features

• Perfect for slashing games
• Red & blue LEDs for amazing glow effects
• Interchangeable saber extensions
• Custom chrome Wii Remote cradles
• Each Glow Saber requires two AAA batteries (not included)

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001FYCZ8U
• Product Dimensions: 18 x 6.8 x 1.8 inches ; 12 ounces
• Media: Accessory
• Release Date: October 13, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,413 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #89 in Video Games > Wii > Hardware > Accessory Kits
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Experience sword-fighting games like never before with the Dual Glow Sabers exclusively from dreamGEAR. Battle your way through any slashing game with enhanced realism, and pick a color to reflect your role; are you a Sith Lord bent on controlling the universe, a valiant Jedi striving to protect it, or a flashy assassin with dreams of becoming Number One? Each Dual Glow Sabers pack comes with 2 Wii remote cradles, 1 Red LED Glow Saber, and 1 Blue LED Glow Saber.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not worth the money, November 19, 2008

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Margaux Paschke - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dual Glow Sabers (Accessory)

I got these light sabers for my small sons. They looked really cool and there were two in the package - a bargain? I have three problems with them:

1. The construction of this light saber does not completely mesh with the wii controller. Buttons are too easily activated - and we are talking buttons that you didn't want pressed! Frustration level can be high. Who wants to carefully use a light saber with the most controlled and lightest of touches when you are busy fighting the dark forces!

2. The craftsmanship is for the birds (but what these days aren't?) and after 2 weeks of usage by adults, it is cracking along the seams. Thankfully, I still have the receipt.

3. This is not a complaint against the light sabers but just a tip on their use. They work with Clone Wars and the like but no so much with the Lego, Complete Saga game. The original recipients of this item were my young kids but they were kind of useless for their G-Rated game. Although they LOVED to swing them around, it did not do much in the way of helping them in the game.

I am not sure about getting the higher priced ones since I hear they have problems too....

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid at all costs, November 15, 2008

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Carlos V. Diaz (Bronx,NY) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dual Glow Sabers (Accessory)

I bought these today and was very disappointed in the quality of this product.
This thing looks cool and that's the only good thing I can say about it.
First problem I had with this was that the sleeve that holds the Wii-mote is very snug fitting and you feel like you will break it when trying to get the Wii-mote in it.
Second is that light part of this thing fits loosely on top of the sleeve and feels like it'll fly off during play. There is a clip that holds the light down, but it still feels loose.
Last and biggest problem is that this item actually blocks communication with the Wii. When you swing the Wii-mote around, your character never responds. Once I removed this from the Wii-mote, I could play with no issues.
Save your money and avoid this garbage.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, November 13, 2008

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Shawn (Wichita, Ks United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dual Glow Sabers (Accessory)

NOTE: This is a review of these sabers, NOT of the Clone Wars game.
I bought these along with the Clone Wars game at Gamestop. I really liked the look of them compared to those I saw at Sam's for more money (the shiny silver looked better than the flat white handles). I had some problems using it at first because I was often hitting unintended buttons on the remote while wielding the saber. This is not what disappointed me however.
The disappointment was that after about a half-hour of use, I felt a shift in the weight and when I looked, I noticed that the portion which holds the blade was splitting at the seam in the plastic. I feel lucky I hadn't yet put in the batteries because that likely would have caused the problem to happen sooner.
Luckily, I looked between the cardboard backing and found that there is a 120 day warranty and I will be returning them to go buy the less cool looking but apparently sturdier white handled sabers.