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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Ultimate Collector's Item, December 28, 2003
Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars
I was astounded when I picked up Unicron. He is incredible in almost every aspect. Some people complain that the toy is upsetting 8 year olds due to it's difficult transformation. The reason for this problem is simple: IT WAS NOT CREATED FOR KIDS, BUT FOR COLLECTORS!! He comes in the box already transformed, and holding his mini con Dead End. It is no doubt that he is the best of the Armada toy line due to his shear size and look. He stands taller than that of any transformer I have EVER seen (Fortress Maximus may be bigger, I think he is) but Unicron is FULLY posable, well, almost. His fingers can point, flip a bird, hold mincons, grab other bigger figures by the arms and legs, and even do a handstand. His feet are huge and pointy looking, perfect for stabbing role-play. His light ups are neat, and his chest cannon is pretty impressive. His many mini-con storage copartmants and attaching points make him a sold buy, but there are some downsides: The instruction manual stinks, it hardly helps at all, and the wings stink, they usually fall down unless propped on his should on held by his leg (i won't go into detail on what this means exactly, you can figure it out), and he could of been given a lazer rifle, or some kind of big gun, maybe something to launch Dead End (his mini-con) out of. Also, the 45 minutes it took to get him out of the box was boring, some people might give up and take it back, but I wouldn't, because that 45 minutes is worth it because this is the ultimate transformer, he is massive, evil, and just plain cool lookin. Also, for such a MASSIVE transformer, the transformation is VERY SIMPLE. I reccomend to all kids 10+ and all collectors who are Transformer fans. They won't be dissapointed. BTW, he gets only 4 stars of fun for his flaws, and only 4 durability due to his crappy wings.
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Forget all the bad things you heard about this guy., January 6, 2004
Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars
Well, If you read the title and looked at my ratings, you know what to expect. Contrary to what other reviews say, thge only problem with this Unicron is his coloration. I HATE REPAINTS! The old Unicron had better colors. He was golden yellow mostly, with the rounsd planet parts being a translucent purple and a practically clear right hand, six-pack, chest, and leg covers. Still, to each their own, and if you like the colors on this guy, get him. However, you'll need a rather large advance in our allowence if you want to get him yourself. The fifty-dollar price tag is not going to appeal to most kids.
Anyhow, this guy is hard to get out of teh box, so buy a pair of scissors when you get him to speed up the time. if you choose not to do so, you will be waiting about 20-30 minutes to play with him. Now, I suggest leaving the planet covers off the first time you transform him to planet mode, because they don't do too well the first time. Afterwords, just do what I do and leave them on to transform him back and forth. They are too hard to get off to bother with it, and contrary to popular belief, you can transform him leaving the planet covers on his ring-wings. Now then, the transformation. He is NOT too hard to transform, and I think a 7-8 year old could handle it. Just bewarned that not everything is in the instructions. For example: they don't tell you to unfold the feet to prepare him for play immediately after yu get him out of the box. They also don't tell you to push hard to get the ring-wings into the joints. You have to figure those things out on your own. His transformation is rather simple (compared to the RID guys, like Megatron, Ultra Magnus, and Optimus Prime). fold his hands up into fists, swivel his wrists around, fold hands into arms. Push sholders down (hard, to get them all the way), swivel arms forward so he looks like Frankenstein's Monster (your kid should love that part), and bring the entire arms down to the horizontal position, disconnecting the shoulders from the upper body. Swivel elbow joints so arm spikes point otwards, lower crotch-guard, and bend elbows 90 degrees inward so buttons on right arm fit into holds on left. Push c-guard up so it is against the, rotate Uni's hors forward so they point straight at you, flip head back 180 degrees. And I could go on, but this is taking too much time, so I won't.
The minicon traps are NOT too hard to open, so whoever's kid said that is obviously really weak. Also, the toy does NOT speak, on the commercial that was the character talking and theother time it was a kid talking for him. Whoever's kid made teh mistake of telling his dad it talked clearly misunderstood whose voice that was.
In planet mode, this guy can bite. Push those two big pincers on the top together and the mouthpieces will close together (note: you have to push both of them to bite, not one or the other). Also, here's the best part. If you have too many minicons, this guy can support all of them (just about). In robot mode he has three minicon traps, one in his six pack and one in each shin. If you store minicons in there, then transform him to planet mode without removing them, you just made room for three more minicons in P-mode. His ring holds 24 (wow), the missile launchers will each hold one, and Dead End has a special perch right in the middle of all the action.
To wrap it all up, I suggest you buy the Armada Unicron (different and better coloration)and skip this one unless you have no other choice. THe one word that TransFans hate the most is "Repaints" (aaaaaaaaaaaaaghhhhhhhhhhhh!)and tat's exactly what this is. So unless you are desperate to get Unicron and the old version is sold out, or you have the first one but really want this one too, don't waste your money on an inferior paint lob. Get the real deal. Get Burger King. (okay, that was pretty random). Hope I helped you.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Unicron is Awsome., September 3, 2005
A Kid's Review
Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars
Unicron was great, but when I got him I noticed it was harder to transform than I thought. With a little practice, now I am a pro at it. Make sure you check the directions when transforming the hands. I once got them stuck. Be careful loading the chest missle, because it always pops out the first few times you push it in. Overall it is really fun. I would have liked a lower price, but at least they lowered it $10.00. So you if your a transformer fan like me, I believe you will have fun with it.
Steven (age 9 1/2)
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