Transformers Optimus vs Megatron Classis Battle Pack

by Transformers

Product Features

• Includes FREE Exclusive DVD
• OPTIMUS PRIME figure features amazing power-punch action.
• MEGATRON figure features a spinning battle blade!
• Includes OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON figuresIncludes OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON figures
• Awesome robot-to-vehicle two-pack comes with detailed battle-action figures!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13 x 5 x 9 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000GB77O0
• Item model number: 81401
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #295,137 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Product Description

Transformers Classics Optimus Prime Vs Megatron The Ultimate Battle 2 Pack with DVD

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Optimus Prime has seen better assemblies, December 6, 2006

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J. Decelles (North Chelmsford, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This version of OPtimus Prime and Megatron have some serious design issues. In robot modes they both seem to be nicely poseable action figures that look very much like their previous counterparts. Optimus Prime in particular looks a lot like his Generation 1 cartoon counter part while Megatron resembles his Generation 2 green tank mode.

Now for why this isn't such a great toy.

WHen transforming Optimus Prime into his truck cab, you bend his legs backward, but there is nothing to stop you from bending them back till they touch his "head." WHich makes for a very unstable truck form. Also his arms have little spaces where tabs in the side of the truck cab can line up with them and hold them in place, but this is just not the case and the arms are very easy to move out of place while in truck mode. When Prime in in truck mode his gun plugs into a hold where his trailer would normally plug into, but this also diesn't work very well as the hold is made up from both legs, so pushing the gun in there tends to push the legs apart making his truck form come apart again.

Prime also has this gimmick in robot mode, where you can push a button on his back to activate his "Punching action." This is ill conceived and I had actually broken this less than 2 minutes after taking this toy out of the box. When it is broken, Primes torso spins uncontrollably. I was able to fix this as I am failry mechanically inclined, but I wasn't using any high level of force either so it should't have broken in the first place.

Megatron is slightly better. His action is an arm that spins around in a "Twirling attack" motion. Its not that impressive, and his arm tends to fall off easily while using this feature. The arm fits over a little round hub, which is what does the turning. I had to put a dab of superglue on the hub just to keep the arm on during normal posing and playing. Also the fact that he has a spinning blade arm means that he has no right hand, just a spinning blade formed by his gun barrel and its cover.

The worst part of Megatron's construction aside from his arm, is the fact that new, out of the box, his feet were put on backwards, which prevented him from transforming properly. I was again able to fix it in just a few minutes, but like Optimus Prime's punch mechanism, and Megatron's arm problem, this just shouldn't have happened.

Over-all I am dissapointed in the toys I bought. I was actually looking forward to this set as I collect Optimus Prime action figures. And while the robot modes and vehicle modes look decent enough, their construction and the poor implementation of their transformations (mostly in Prime's construction) is just dissapointing, especially seeing how good the other Prime and Megatron are in the Transformers: Classics line. This set is billed (by its packaging) as belonging to the Classics line as well, but the construction of the other toys is far better than this set.

One could argue that you get 2 toys for $20 (which is what I paid for them at Toys R Us), so you get what you pay for, but each "Deluxe Classic" toy is about $9 and of a similar size (this verision of Prime and Megatron is just slightly taller than the Classics Starscream), so for the price the construction should be better.

This set also comes with a DVD, but it is mostly a montage of clips from the various recent cartoons explaining what Transformers are and telling us a little about a few characters. I hoped it would be a full lentgth episode of a cartoon battle between Prime and Megatron which is what the packaging indicates, but its not.

If you are a collector you will want these toys, otherwise, if you want to play with some toys or give them to your kids to play with you will be better off looking for the slightly more expensive "Transformers: Classics - Voyager" line of Optimus Prime and Megatron. Both togeter would be about $40 at Walmart, and for the increased price you get much better toys with fewer small parts that will easily fall off or break.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this!, July 10, 2007

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Elizabeth M. Crosby - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Transformers Optimus vs Megatron Classis Battle Pack (Toy)

I can't even fully describe my disappointment with this toy. It is a piece of plastic junk and breaks easily.
I was so excited that Transformers was making a come back! I loved them when I was a kid and was looking forward to sharing it with my kids. And what do I get for my $20.00, garbage!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Falls apart - get the bigger versions, August 9, 2007

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Ben the Lucky - See all my reviews

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

This review is from: Transformers Optimus vs Megatron Classis Battle Pack (Toy)

The Optimus is pretty much how I remember the original toy transforming from the 80's, only much worse. There's no trailer and his smokestacks are smaller. Megatron is a flimsy version of his Armada tank. Both are very small versions of what are supposed to be the most powerful of their teams. Megatron falls apart extremely easily. My son has no interest in these toys, as he has larger, more durable, and more interesting versions of both characters (specifically, the Energon series versions and the recent Gun remake of Megatron). The Energon, Cybertron, and new movie versions of both characters, and the classic repackaged gun version of megatron, are all far superior to this two-pack.