Review – Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS)
Posted inNintendo 3DS

Review – Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS)

The Good Solid game play from a solid franchise Nice little additions and changes from the original Metroid II Good visuals The Bad Repetitive enemies and play mechanics Bosses are disproportionately difficult compared to everything else Very linear game play for a "Metroidvania" style game. In Depth Metroid: Samus Returns is a 3DS update and remake of the original Metroid II on Game Boy.  It's essentially to Metroid II, what Zero Mission is to the original Metroid.  The maps in Samus Returns are a little closer to the original Metroid II maps than Zero Mission and Metroid, but there are…
Review – Transformers – Combiner Wars – Computron (Technobot Giftset)
Posted in2015 - Combiner Wars

Review – Transformers – Combiner Wars – Computron (Technobot Giftset)

Combiner Wars was definitely an interesting take on the line.  The need for every figure to be a robot and a vehicle and an arm or a leg really made for some pretty similar designs across the board.  All of the most well known combiners, Superion, Menasor, Bruticus, Defensor, ended up with a release in the main line.  Devastator got a massive Titan Class boxed set release as well.  One vehicle combiner missing from the mainline was Computron.  Instead of individual releases, Computron came available at the tail end of the line as a boxed set only, though he consists…
Review – Transformers – RiD – Bisk
Posted in2015 - Robots in Disguise

Review – Transformers – RiD – Bisk

I have yet to actually watch any of the Transformers Robots in Disguise show, but very early on one of the designs showed off was for a character named Bisk.  Everyone hoped Bisk would get a toy but early indicators where we had one Decepticon for a dozen Autobots, it didn't seem likely.  Thankfully things changed and we ended up with our crazy Lobster Man Transformer.  He's even gotten a repaint named Thermidor. Bisk, has the pleasure of having a Lobster for his animal theme.  He definitely takes this theme above and beyond with his lobster head and giant Lobster…
Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Kup
Posted in2016 - Titans Return

Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Kup

Ah Kup, a character that seems to be hard to just do right in Toy form while not being kind of boring.  His original G1 toy is best described as "Weird Space Pick Up".  He got an alright update a few years ago in the Generations line where he turned into an old timey Earth Pick Up.  Kup, despite being fairly popular has a few issues that come up when trying to make updates.  First, his alt mode is lame and kind of boring, which isn't particularly marketable.  Second, his character is old and grouchy and thus isn't the best…