Tyco R/C N.S.E.C.T. Robotic Attack Creature - 27 MHz - Green

by Mattel

Product Features

• This creepy crawler morphs into a mighty missile blaster in seconds
• Make it scurry across the floor and move its claws with the remote control
• 2 shooting modes allow single or rapid fire a distance of up to 25'
• Laser-like eyes that change color for attack or explore mode

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 15 x 17 inches ; 8.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000FBGB2A
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,141 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

This remote control robot looks like a weird cross between a tank and a tick. It has six legs, glowing eyes, and snapping jaws in front. The best part, though, is its Gatling gun-style missile launcher. At the flip of a glowing red switch on the remote, the launcher pops up from under its hard, wing-like cover. You can use the right trigger to shoot the missiles off one at a time or fire all six automatically in under five seconds. You can even shoot while the N.S.E.C.T. is moving. The missiles travel up to 20 feet because they are made of light foam with soft, suction cup tips and weigh .07 ounces each. This makes collateral damage to heirloom china unlikely. The pincher-like "power claw" in front can grab and hold some objects. We were able to drag an empty coffee mug around the floor by its handle, but the N.S.E.C.T. didn't have a deep enough grip to go around the mug itself. Controlling the N.S.E.C.T. is pretty easy; it can move forward, reverse, and can do both moving turns and stationary pivots. N.S.E.C.T. is loads of fun, but be prepared for the fact that its battery needs a good five hour charge before any fun begins. N.S.E.C.T. comes with the remote control, a NiCd battery pack and charger, a 9 volt battery for the transmitter, and basic instructions. --Porter B. Hall

Product Description

Hot Wheels introduces its latest innovation in radio control. Featuring a "biomechanical" design, the N.S.E.C.T. robot scurries with amazing speed and then transforms from "bio-bug" to "bio-missle" blaster in seconds! Two shooting modes allow the N.S.E.C.T. single or rapid fire, up to an alarming distance of 25 feet. It also has working claws for capturing things, and laser-like eyes that change color when it's in attack or explore mode.

The N.S.E.C.T. Robot requires one 7.2V battery and charger, plus one 9V battery for the transmitter, all included. 27 MHz. Measures 15" long.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I got one of the N.S.E.C.T 's with the "dart problem", December 27, 2006

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D. Anderson (Chaska, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tyco R/C N.S.E.C.T. Robotic Attack Creature - 27 MHz - Green (Toy)

The dang bug runs and closes its jaws but won't shoot darts (just clacks, yes they are pushed in all they way). I don't want to manually glue stuff on there. Web research shows Mattel shipped units with the wrong sized darts (supposed to the the "black ones"). Allegedly Mattel will ship the darts free if you can get hold of them...
-Dave

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great with one modification, September 28, 2007

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byte_man "byte_man" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tyco R/C N.S.E.C.T. Robotic Attack Creature - 27 MHz - Green (Toy)

I love the insect action of this toy. As noted, the missile firing is problematic. It's hard to determine the specific problem from some of the reviews. My issue turned out to be that the insect wings were too heavy and preventing the cannon from fully rising. A quick fix was to unscrew the head plate (three screws), remove the wings (held by two plastic brackets using two screws each), and then reattach the head plate. I wasn't too keen on the wings to begin with, and I like the appearance with the cannon visible at all times. A very fun toy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun for the whole family!, February 9, 2007

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Amy (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tyco R/C N.S.E.C.T. Robotic Attack Creature - 27 MHz - Green (Toy)

We bought this for our son (7), but the whole family (ages 5 to 80) have really had fun with it. It's movements are very "life like" for a robot, and the darts fly clear across the room. We have found a few glitches where it stops working exactly as it's suppose to, but turning it off and on has fixed those so far. Overall we'd recommend it - lots of fun.