Customer Reviews

MegaMan Advanced Pet Personal Terminal

5 star:		(28)
4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

Here's a tip - don't shake it up and down. Turn the unit upside down so that the back of the unit is facing the ceiling and shake it side to side. My older son (7) uses that method and he can get it to recover quickly and find viruses as easy as pie. I actually took this sucker apart - the motion detection unit is actually a small metal marble that rolls over a circuit board contact - be careful taking it apart tho - its would be easy to lose the marble and then it would never work.
The battery has also lasted for us 2 weeks under fairly strong use - he's up to level 16. My yonger son (5) also has one and while he's not as enthralled - no problems.

A review by Kole.
I thought about getting the Megaman PET for a long time. And finally one day I decided to buy it. I broght it home and opened it up (Please readers, see directions before using, don't waste your time). The directions said to shake the PET up and down to find a virus. I shook and shook and shook for ever! it took me about 15 minutes or more to find a virus. Finally, a battle! Well the battle was suprisingly short and hard, it was fun for the minute it lasted though. Also, the screen show the same animation for any chips you use. Wide sword will show Megaman shooting, everything will. But what was cool was that the virus's move on a 3 by 3 grid that you must move where your attack is and press fire when on the virus (this can be tricky). It's very cheesy and the sound effects annoying, but this all adds to a tense, rushed effect. What I mean by rushed is every thing is timed in a net battle, putting a chip in, targeting the virus's. Once I expectedly died, it took forever to revive Megaman. It took about 30 minutes of shaking to get his energy bar to 6, that is, out of 10! And I read in the directions that it takes longer the more advanced Megaman is. So, if you're looking for a video game, this aint for you. But if you have the patience and the time, this toy can be fun. I would wait until the Progress PET or the PET 2 comes out. They are this only much more advanced! So, in the end I'm not dissing this toy, or saying it's totally awsome, it's all a matter of opinion.

This toy is great! U can use battlechips! Just like the show! Here are some places that u can get some chips:

With The Figures
With The Pet (duh)
www.flashmanexe.com
www.toywiz.com

And u can modify chips! (thanks to www.pet-world.de.vu) What i
mean is that you can make any chip that you want! And the number on each chip is the number one the chip. Say u want to collect all 300 chips, you would go by that number! Email me at hamtaro@mindless.com if you have any other questions. =P

I think the megaman PET is really cool. It is really cool that I can have my very own NetNavi like Lan and Chaud on the Megaman TV show. I get to fight viruses like Lan and enter tournaments once you bet 10 viruses.Then you can battle against rival NetNavis and use battlechips.I also like the fact that you can battle against your friends. The only thing I don't like is that when Megaman loses a battle, it takes a long time to shake him back to full health. But I do a little cheat so I don't have to. The cheat is this. If you are battling a virus and you know you are about to lose, leave the PET alone for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, the PET should be turned off by itself. When you turn it back on megaman should be back on the standby screen and the virus should have ran away. Overall I think the PET is very cool.

If you know your kid likes to watch MegaMan, then this toy is a must to get! It's a very addictive handheld game, but it's like those classic video games we know and love like the days of the old NES. With this toy, you have to shake it in order to find enemies (usually weak enemies called viruses) to fight. In the game, you control a NetNavi (sort of like your very own character [in this PET, your NetNavi is MegaMan]). The game itself is pretty extensive; as you fight and defeat more viruses, you'll eventually get invitations to fight in a tournament with super-strong enemies. The MegaMan PET works like an RPG, with each enemy you defeat gaining you XP. More XP equals more levels, more levels equals more chip points. You'll notice how the PET comes with 3 free battlechips. These battlechips are inserted into the PET, boosting MegaMan's attacks or defense against attacks temporarily. Battlechips come bundled with action figures (one at a time) at $8 a pop.
PROS
-Addicting gameplay
-Comes with 3 free battlechips
-Includes digital clock
-Ability to battle with anyone else who has a PET (free multiplay cable included, only one per 2 players needed)
CONS
-Primitive sound (consisting mainly of beeps and music like those of old cellular phone ringtones)
-Primitive graphics (consisting of large pixelated spirtes, like those of old cellular phones)
-THE MOTION SENSOR- if it happens to break, your PET is rendered useless and there is no warranty. Remember, shaking the PET to only way to find enemies to fight unless someone else has a PET, and you can battle.

i own this PET and its really awesome! But the bad part is that its a cheap screen. And it only comes with three battlechips!!
I loved this thing becuz in the animated series its fun destroying viruses battlechip after battle chip. and you can buy the battlechip packs (the BATTLECHIP PACK not the trading card game) at Target for 6 bux

i just read a review that said that u should save your battle chips for when you in a hard fight dose that mean that you can only use each chip once if it dose then that would suck

part 2
some one said somthing about a pet that lets you jack in i think he called it the pet 2 i think ive seen this before is it the same one that they use on bttle network three if it is than im gonna get it

OMG! this is sssssoooo cool! it's so much fun. The only down side is that u have 2 shake it a lllloooooonngggg time 2 actually fight the viruses, but it's really worth it. The goal is to shake it enough to find a virus, but then u plug in battle chips, Things u can use to battle (get them in toys, booster packs, and with pets'), and use them to defeat the virus. But plan you're strategy well, because if u die, u go into recovery phase and can't battle until ur healed. (u have to shake a LOT to heal. once, I walked around my whole neiborhood, and it still wasn't healed.) And even though he can't ACTUALLY talk to u, he's still my best friend.

This toy is ok for a cheap version I would try the more expensive one it may hold up better. We had to return the first one due to defect but customer service was very prompt in replacement and the replacement is still doing good. I could not beleive how easy the exchange was I was really amazed they shipped it right out within two days. My daughter is 13 and seems to enjoy this game so I guess if she is still using it then it is a fun toy.

I LOVE MY ADVANCED PET!!! Although I wish I got the red version, I play it every day. There's just one problem- the graphics aren't that good and the squeaky sound gives me a head ache. Luckily you can turn the sound off. Also, If any other reviewers say the batteries die in one day, they are WRONG!!! I got mine in March 2005 and now it's the end of June and not once I had to change the batteries! If you limit your time to 15 minutes or less every day, it should turn out very successful! It also comes with a link cord so you can battle with your friends! Only all of my friends think PET's are dorky (I'm 11 years old)and I wish I could link with someone...Now if only I could crossfuse...