Customer Reviews

Dual Glow Sabers

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(23)

 

 

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....

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.

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.

wow after reading all the reviews of these i was not sure but went ahead and bought this item as its for a cheap price, i must say anyone who says these are cheap and suck are wrong these work great, and built good the remotes fit in nice and easy with out any hassle or worry about breaking your wii remote... if you are a huge starwars fan or own the starwars games this is a must have item to have, you will not be upset..

These look really cool. They actually light up enough in the daytime to see the colors. That is about where it ends.

When in use, they tend to seperate as they are two pieces and do not fit together well. The lighted end wiggles when used.

Additionally, I broke it the first time I used it. I would have understood if I had hit something, but I didn't. I very so hard core do not recommend these.

The idea of a light-saber that works with Wii Star Wars games is fantastic, unfortunately these simply don't work. These light-sabers block the Wii signal making them worthless. If the signal went through I would still be dissapointed with the cheap, brittle plastic construction and difficulty getting the Wiimote in and out. These aren't as well made as the knock-off light-sabers you can pick up at the dollar store.

I agree with the reviews stating they are cheaply made but our big issue is that the communication with the game is almost non-existant. When we remove the remote from the saber and change nothing else the response is 5 to 7 times better. We are keeping them to use as nightlights but will not be using with the game much to our dissapointment.

These were considerably cheaper than other sabers, but I took a chance. When they came, they look pretty cool, but one didn't work... so we had to send them back.. If you are getting them for a gift, try them out before giving them to the recipient..

They are so much fun. My son hasn't put them down since he got them for Christmas, even when he's not playing the game he is running around with his lightsabers.

kids seem to like them, but with the wiimote inside them, they are bulky and the sensor on the TV doesn't always catch the action