Transformers Movie Deluxe Optimus Prime

by Hasbro

Product Features

• Convertible robot figure changes from robot mode to entry mode and back again
• Optimus Prime thunders down through the space above Earth and races into battle, his protoform body tracing a fiery path across the sky
• He is dedicated to the recovery of the Allspark, and the protection of both humans on Earth and his own people back on Cyberton
• Scanning an Earth truck, he morphs into a form that will allow him to hide until the time comes to enter battle against Megatron
• For ages 5 and up

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.4 x 7.5 x 12 inches ; 7.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• 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: B000M69M7Y
• Item model number: 81098
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 - 12 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,203 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Change this convertible TRANSFORMERS figure from robot mode to entry mode, and back again! Summoned by a signal from one of his bravest warriors, OPTIMUS PRIME thunders down through the space above Earth and races into battle, his protoform body tracing a fiery path across the sky. Most powerful among the AUTOBOTS, he is dedicated to the recovery of the Allspark, and the protection of both humans on Earth and his own people back on CYBERTRON. Scanning an Earth truck, he morphs into a form that will allow him to hide until the time comes to enter battle against MEGATRON!

Product Description

Summoned by a signal from one of his bravest warriors, Optimus Prime thunders down through the space above Earth and races into battle, his Protoform body tracing a fiery path across the sky. Most powerful among the Autobots, he is dedicated to the recovery of the Allspark, and the protection of both humans on Earth and his own people back on Cybertron. To defend the planet, he morphs into a form that will allow him to hide until the time comes to enter battle against Megatron! Change this convertible Transformers figure from robot mode to entry mode, and back again! Measures 6"H.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating that my six-year-old needs an engineering degree to play with this..., July 28, 2007

By 

Bryan Lemke (St. Johnsbury, Vermont) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Transformers Movie Deluxe Optimus Prime (Toy)

The toy itself is incredibly durable, which is the best hing about it. I know it is durable, because as the family worked to transform it, parts were snaping off right and left...very frustrating. The durability rating comes at a 5, because these parts were designed to snap off and then snap back on so it doesn't permanently break the piece. Overall, I think that is nice (considering that the old transformers didn't have this feature and many of them broke when a child was trying to get them back into a different form).

The biggest frustration with the toy, however, comes from the instructions. They are not clearly written, and we found that most of the time we tried to do what the instructions said, found it unclear or impossible to do, and ended up fiddling around with the toy until enough shoving and twisting made a piece move into something closer to the picture (We eventually stopped trying to follow the instructions because it was easier to just fidget with the parts until they looked more like the picture on the package).

The other frustrating thing with the instructions is that it only gives you instructions for transforming the toy into robot mode. The instructions to transform back are simply to go in reverse. With other transformers, this is not as frustrating because it starts out NOT in robot mode. This toy starts in robot mode, so the instructions are even more difficult to follow because you are going in reverse.

Overall, the toy is just frustrating for many reasons. It doesn't transform easily, the instructions are not clear, and the toy makes me want for the old transformers that I could transform as a six-year old with no engineering degree.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars transformers, December 24, 2008

A Kid's Review

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Transformers Movie Deluxe Optimus Prime (Toy)

Received this product for my son for xmas and was a little disappointed with the size of the transformer. Overall, it won't make a difference with him but in the future the overall size should be included.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Petty good toy, March 31, 2008

By 

J. Decelles (North Chelmsford, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Transformers Movie Deluxe Optimus Prime (Toy)

This is a pretty good toy, it is fairly poseable and made of quality plastics unlike most of the Movie Transformers toys. The transformation is fairly simple involving only about 6 steps and all parts of the toy can store on the toy, both in robot and vehicle mode.

I collect transformer toys and I love Optimus Prime, so this toy was a no-brainer for me to buy. Having said that, this version of Optimus Prime only appears in the movie for about 2 minutes, and during those two minutes he is very hard to see (dark, hidden behind objects) so there is no real way to tell how movie accurate this toy is.

All in all it is an interesting and well made version of Optimus Prime, but aside from the packaging it is hard to tell which character this is supposed to be.