Power Rangers Operation Overdrive Mega Mission Helmet

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Product Features

• Helmet loaded with sound effects from battle missions
• USB cord allows 20 more missions to be downloaded
• Contoured plastic design with adjustable strap and foam padding
• Includes USB cord and head guide with adjustable strap
• Recommended for ages 4 and up

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (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.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B000U66ECM
• Item model number: 29141
• Our recommended age: 4 - 10 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 years and up
• Batteries: 3 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #37,201 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Product Description

Wear this replica Power Rangers helmet to act out all of your favorite action scenes from the TV show! The first toy of its kind in Bandai America¿s lineup, you can download missions and assignments from Bandai.com via the included USB device and your home computer. Two minutes of downloadable content will be constantly refreshed to provide kids with ongoing action. There are 23 missions in all! Also add your other role-play toys (sold separately) to further your adventures as your favorite Power Rangers hero. Lights and sounds included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's really not that hard to write drivers & applications properly, Bandai. , December 25, 2007

By	POC (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews

Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

Sigh, I finally got this thing downloading missions but it was a bit of a feat. This review is really designed to help out anyone else under pressure to get the latest missions downloaded.

As an IS operations manager for an F100 company with 5 boys and around five PC's on our home network , i'm used to being the family support guy.
I'm not used to becoming so frustrated that I feel like kicking things.

Here is what you need to do to avoid frustration:

1.Find the software:
Took a while to find this , head first to this website http://www.bandai.com/powerrangers/
There you can find the application "2.0" which you can download and install.

2.Install the software:
Please make sure to install it under the profile that will use it.
I first installed it under my profile and then logged in as my 5 year old. Running the application that way will prompt a series of code errors.

3. Get the right driver:
Once you have it installed connect the helmet.
You may get prompted to allow the computer to search for a driver online.
This will fail. You need to choose those dialogs that will allow you to search manually.

If you accepted defaults you will find your driver here :
C:\Program Files\Power Ranger\Driver


4. Getting Missions.

The rest is pretty intuitive.
Launch the application and choose which mission you want and download away.

The toy is fun and it seems durable.
The online component really really needed to have been designed a bit better. Additionally it might have been better to allow for more than one mission to have been uploaded to the helmet at a time. While I have typed this review Mr. 5 year old has been back looking for more missions twice.

I'm now off to figure out his XO laptop. I swear to goodness next Christmas every toy will be made of wood. It was good enough for me punks !

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good toy., November 21, 2007

By	Yvonne M. Phelps "Yvonne" (naknek, ak United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

My 6 year old son liked this toy. I had a hard time with the initial set up but eventually got it. I couldnt figure out how to download missions but my husband had no problem at all. Even my 3 year old daughter loves the helmet. Overall, its a good toy for the money.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Software did not work, January 18, 2008

By	MSSA "MSSA" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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It was fun for my 6 year-old for about a day (after he played the installed mission over and over again). However, when we tried to download the other missions on-line, it told us that the software was faulty! The mask also left a red mark on his nose bridge which took a couple days to resolve. He endured the discomfort, because he wanted to be the red power ranger so much! I would not recommend this product to a friend - very expensive and not worth the price!