Customer Reviews

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em ROBOTS Game

5 star:		(38)
4 star:		(33)
3 star:		(17)
2 star:		(22)
1 star:		(38)

 

 

I was disappointed to find that the Rockem Sockem robots I remember so well as a kid had magically shrunk down to pint-sized replacements. I would have been completely satisfied if they had retained thier size, which in turn would have made them retain their original greatness. The lesson here boys...if it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Like many baby boomers, I had the original toy myself as a kid. As much as we may like to believe it, the old classic one was not perfect either. It always seemed like one robots head popped off much easier than the other, or the rubberbands came off underneath. Time has tended to make us look back on these toys much more fondly than we did when we actually owned them.

That said, these "new-fangled" versions are extremely poor quality. First of all it just feels flimsy. It certainly is not as durable and heavy as it used to be. Second it seems that one robot is always overly sensitive while the other needs to be hit with a sledgehammer to get the head to pop up. And of course you don't have the trademark, "ZZZZZZZZZZ" sound that the old metal teeth used to make when the head popped up. Our kids must have thought we were nuts to have enjoyed this so much and we have to try and explain how it "used to be better!" The designers who made this should be forced to play it non-stop for 8 hours a day. Shame on Mattel for ruining a classic toy.

My husband and I were delighted when we saw one this favorite childhood toy back in circulation.We got it for our two sons for Christmas. It took forever to assemble. The Blue guy's head is so sensitive that it pops up when you are only making him punch. So no one wants to be blue. What's the point? And what happened to the signature "scream" when the head pops up? Just a shame that the quality isn't the same.

I recently ordered this toy for myself actually. I'm a 45 year old robot collector who never had this as a kid, but I do have a 14 year old daughter. I didn't notice the bad reviews until I already ordered it, and was worried, but when it arrived, I was pleasantly surprised. Yes, it's smaller than the original. But as I said, I bought it because I am a robot collector, and they look as they did when they first came out. It wasn't that difficult to assemble, it went together quickly. When my daughter came home from school, we gave it a go, or two, or at least twenty. I am a big guy, and I put it through it's paces, and it held up with no parts coming off. And we both won, so both figures worked equally. So to conclude...yes, it's not your father's Rockem Sockem Robots, but fun can be had with this reasonably durable little toy...even for a 45 year old kid.

Do not waste your money on this toy at all!! The robots heads pop-up without even being hit. The robots are always falling off the ring and they aren't that easy to snap back on. It was disappointing to play this game. My kids have given up ont his game and it just sits on the shelf.

I bought this for my kids and can second all of the reviews I read that are disappointed with the game. The blue guy's head NEVER goes up. The robots are always and easily popping off. And yesterday, one of the yellow posts that holds up the white "rope" around the boxing ring snapped off and is impossible to fix. It's virtually ruined as no replacements parts are available. GOOD LUCK trying to get any help at the MAttel Website or 1-800 number. I am very disappointed in this product and highly recommend you consider something else. It's a shame because I could see where our whole family would have lots of fun if it worked and was sturdier.

My husband and I purchased this toy for our daughters birthday. Yes, a girl ! Anyhow, we found this very hard to put together, not too mention frustrating. The quality of the cheap plastic that it is assembled with is not durable. Forget about trying to stretch the rope ring around the edge of the platform, it took us over 20 minutes. The rope was not very generous in size and everytime you would push in one end the others would pop out. After a while we decided to give the rope a little stretch as it needed some play, but the rope was already fraying and after a try the rope snapped. We still have one rope around the ring, but its not the same. So now it's time to play the game. My husband was excited to play this with his daughter because he remembers when "Santa" brought him one (the original) when he was a little boy. He found that the punches were weak between the robots and it was almost impossible to punch hard enough to pop the opponents head up. My daughter left the game crying and frustrated and said it was "stupid". Sad to see a parent spend money on a toy that is such a disappointments. Guess we need to read these reviews and hope they are accurate before we purchase something :)

I loved this as a kid but for some reason Mattel shrunk the size to a ridiculous small size. The robots fall off platform a lot and the heads pop up if you press buttons to hard, it was a good try but fell way short of what it should have been.

I WAS VERY DISSIPOINTED IN THE NEW VERSION OF ROCKEN SOCKEM ROBOTS, THE HEAD COMES UP WHEN YOU ARE JUST PUNCHING AND THERE IS NO SCREAM LIKE THERE USED TO BE WHEN THE HEAD COMES UP. IT`S A SHAME THAT THEY WENT TO ALL THE TROUBLE OR BRINGING BACK A CLASSIC WITHOUT PUTTING SOME OF THE ORIGINAL QUALITY IN. I STILL HAVE AN ORIGINAL VERSION AND IT WORKS MUCH BETTER AFTER ALL THESE YEARS THAN THE BRAND NEW ONE. ...

My wife bought this for me because I've told her so many times how much I loved Rockem Sockem Robots as a kid. I kept it in the box until my own kid was old enough to play with it.

The toy is not much as I remember it at all. First of all the robots are smaller and less durable. The robots don't make that cool "RRrrrRR" noise when the head pops up and on our game, the head won't hardly pop up at all. We got both robots up as close as possible to each other and even throwing good punches the heads wouldnt come up. I remember on the old one from the 70's if you got in close enough to your opponent to land a good punch in the nose the head would pop up. My kid was bored after about 20 minutes.

For those who grew up with this toy and are buying this for your own kid, youre gonna be disapointed. This is NOT the same toy. I was really hoping to recapture a piece of my childhood, no luck though