Customer Reviews

Tyco R/C N.S.E.C.T. Robotic Attack Creature - 49MHZ - Blue

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(10)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

OK, I usually don't do this whole review thing, but I couldn't pass on this one. It's a big price tag heading under many Christmas trees this year. My son pooled all of his recent birthday money and toy savings to buy an N.S.E.C.T. I will start with a positive. The walking feature and tank like controls are very cool. The N.S.E.C.T.'s legs can be controlled independently giving it the ability to turn around in place and is quite fun to drive. That said, the is a lot that can go wrong with a toy like this and we are returning our second today and calling it quits on the whole idea.

Our first N.S.E.C.T. would not fire at all despite the loud clacking noise it made when trying. Our second will actually launch darts in the 3 to 5 foot range (just shy of the 25 feet listed) with a similar loud clacking. Both have had difficulties with raising and lowering the missile launcher. The ridges on the wings seem to catch the edge of the launcher every once and awhile.

This is a complicated piece of machinery with loads of moving parts to give out. Unfortunately, ours won't be staying around long enough to comment on the durability. Beware that it is also loud and cannot walk on hard floors.

If this toy is destine to find its way under your Christmas tree, I would recommend pre-charging the battery (it needs a 5.5 hour charge to start). It is very easy to remove without disturbing much of the packaging. Just open the back of the package and slide the inside structure out. The battery and charger are on the underside.

After reading the "bad review" above I had to share my experience witht he NSECT. I bought one a few weeks ago for my son and we have been playing with it ever since. Right out of the box we had enough of a charge in the battery to drive it around and fire the missles at the cat and whatever else we came across. After the initial fun of learning how to control it we charged it up overnight (I think you only need about 4-5 hours, but it was the end of the day). Both my son and I have enjoyed playing with it (I have taken it for a spin when he is at school - don't tell him) and it's really fun. The darts shoot at least 20 feet and you can rapid fire them by holding down the trigger or you can shoot them one-by-one at your target. My son loved the commercial and I must say that in my opinion this toy lives up to the hype. I hope you find this helpful as I really don't have anything negative to say about this product.

After reading the negative reviews on this post, I have to admit I was intrepid about getting one, but my 8 year old son really wanted one, so I went ahead and purchased it and then spent quite a bit of time testing it out before deciding to present it as a Christmas present. I charged it up and off it went. It runs reasonable smoothly and I did not have any issues getting it to crawl around and go where I pointed it. It is a bit loud, but most RC toys are, I have 2 Tyco Terrain Twisters (absolutely brilliant RC toys which are great on dirt, snow, sand, and water and have held up well for 2 years) and the NSECT isn't any louder than these. I think the issues about the firing cannon should be explained a bit more in detail. If you read the instructions it clearly states that if the cannon's movement is obstructed in any way, then it goes to a "neutral" inoperative state (to protect its mechanism) and won't fire. This can sometimes occur if the cannon is raised when the toggle switch is pressed up for too long (and it is not at it's highest point when firing). The cannon sometimes fires one or two darts and then stops. I have found that if I simply press the toggle switch up once quickly (not holding the button in the up position) then the cannon goes to the proper height and fires fine. Also if you want to fire all darts at once with no interruption, after the cannon is raised, keep a good bit of pressure on the right top firing button without releasing it, and things usually work just fine. If the cannon stops working due to an obstruction, simply cycling the NSECT's power (not the remote) recovers cannon operation. The darts always traveled well over 20 feet and I can stick them to windows inside the house, which is impressive! The darts are the same as used in many Nerf toys and replacements are easy to find. The front claw mechanism was good for dragging a 9 inch action figure or Lego Bionicle around, which makes for great "imaginative play." Remember, this is a toy for ages 8 and up, not for younger kids who don't have the patience to master the control of it. I should point out that I asked service desks at Target and Toy's R US if a lot of these had been returned since its introduction in November and they indicated that this was not the case. Oh, and I don't have stock in Tyco!

Three words best describe this toy, "Fun for All". I woke up to this RC toy on Christmas day very surprised, because well I'm 19! My mother had been surfing amazon for something fun for me, and read a previous review about a father who had bought it for his son, and had ended up keeping it for himself! Quite frankly it's been that fun! For an RC "creature" it has many features, you don't often see that operate at a decent speed and also don't break after 45+ hours of use as this one is capable of. The best feature in my opinion is the dart cannon as it would be for most, its a six shooter, which revolves to shoot all 6 darts. The darts them selves are like the Nerf darts except even though it appears that there traveling fast they don't harm you at all! I shot my self in the face with one of the darts and it felt like a breeze blew by my face. But they do shoot with strong enough force for the suction cups on the front of them to stick to clean flat surfaces! Over all its a fun device that has managed to help me fulfill my evil deeds of scaring my friends pets!!! don't worry PETA I haven't hurt any of them yet!

Picked mine up right before they dropped in price (ugh). Right out the box the launcher didn't work, and seems to be a common problem with this robot. Turns out the plastic they used just can't handle the pressure of the spring. It's an easy fix if anyone else is having problems and needs help: just takes some polyurethane glue.

Aside from that, I was really impressed with the Nsects speed and walking. Has no trouble inside or outside, and even manage small steps with practice. Battery life has been running me several hours of fairly decent play, and if you pick up a spare battery pack (which are very easy to find for less than 10 bucks) you can keep playing indefinitely by just swapping out packs.

I do have issues with poor signal sometimes; As nothing can be blocking the Nsects back or you lose control. And the thing sounds like a tank when it's walking around. By far the loudest RC anything I've ever heard.

Due to the problems with this, I can't give it a five star rating. And it's almost a two because of all the issues. As much as I love this thing myself, I wouldn't say anyone not willing to work with it (ala fix a brand new toy) should even bother. Wait until they come out with a second version and then try it instead.

Pretty sad Tyco, didn't you test this thing? Could have been great...

This N.S.E.C.T bug rocks. I bought it for my 3 year old's birthday when his real present was delayed and would not arrive in time. I didn't realize how big this thing was ... it's huge, which makes it impressive to watch run around...it appears to be built very well considering the price I paid. I have had no problems with it whatsoever. I did open it early to charge the battery before my son's birthday as previous reviewers recommended. When it gets stuck on some things, he starts jumping like a maniac...very cool/fun. My kids love to have me control it and chase them around...they run, scream, laugh and hide ... can't ask for more.

Hi - The movement is great, but count mine as another one that was defective out of the box - the missles won't fire. Both my sons get a kick out of it otherwise. Good, but not perfect, thus the 3 star rating.

The RC NSECT did exactly what the box said it was going to do. A little noisy to play with indoors but outside, my 5 year old nephew had a blast! The toy shoots the way it said and just as far if not further than promised. It picked up objects as well. The only thing of importance is that my nephew loved it.

The N.S.E.C.T. does just what was advertised. It is noisy, particullary on hardwood floors. The projectiles do launch 20 feet or more and we adults enjoy playing with it as well as the kids. I will say that older kids (7 plus years) seem to get a little bored with it quickly. It is a little slow and it only walks, shoots, grabs and the eyes light up. Now, I think that's quite a lot, but kids don't seem to think so. The item was delivered on time as promised in new condidion.

My 10 year-old son wanted this R/C toy for Christmas but I was a little leary about it only because I know from experience that R/C toys are only played with for a few weeks at our house then thrown in the closet with other toys and forgotten. I did end up purchasing it from Amazon a week & a half before Christmas and had it sent two day air to make sure I got it in time.(We actually received it the next day!!) My son loved it as did my 15 year-old son, my nephew, my 5 year-old daughter and my husband. It really is pretty much fun although be careful with the wings/dart shooter because it is a little touchy but other than that I would definately recommend this toy!