 "Great Value" | 2007-04-03 |
| - Reviewed By kennywayne |
My nephews visited me and brought this game and I loved it. So, this 44-year-old kid bought him one too. I put it in my shopping cart and waited till I had enough for free shipping. $15 is a great deal.
It works great, is very accurate, and durable. Although it is true that mine is new, I know all of this remains true for quite some time because as much as I love my brother's three boys, they are quite possibly the best "product testers" when it comes to durability. They had theirs for quite some time it has survived. I have several toys that I make sure they know nothing about.
The gun, which is the entire toy, not only has a hair-trigger, hide button, and easy to slide reload switch, but it also has a "Pause" button and an "Off / On" switch which for some reason seems to be getting rare in electronics. Great foresight in making "On / Off" switch in the "Off / On" position so the toy would not be accidentally turned off by reloading. I am right handed, but they may want to add a reload grip on the right side of the gun for left-handers, but it is easy to slap the side of the reload chamber on the top and side and not use a grip on the left side.
Others have commented on the graphics quality, and they are right about what they say. But this is not that kind of game and my nephews and I don't mind. If the graphics were too good, it would be $15 nor nothing like shooting paintball in the woods wearing goggles.
If there were changes made to the game, I would recommend to Tiger:
- Make a mode where you can just keep playing levels like 1 and 2 and see how far you can go before shot 3 times. Maybe have opponents get better as time goes.
- Make it so you can change batteries without a screwdriver. Now I have not had to recharge my batteries yet, and maybe they have great battery life so it is not as much of an issue. But, I like to recharge my batteries before they are dead since I use NiMH ones that have no "memory". However, kudos on at least making a battery cover that holds onto the screw. That's the main reason why most don't like battery covers attached with screws.
- Get rid of the "gun cocking" feature. It gets old quick, gets in the way of reloading and aiming at times, it's something else to kill the batteries and adds to the expense of making the toy. If it is something that some testers like and it doesn't cost too much to add, at least make the default setting off. When they learn of it, it will give the toy new life to them.
- I try to be as "green" as possible and find the fake plastic CO-2 cartridge, and paint ball canister just a waste. I installed these extra pieces of plastic and only felt that they were in the way. My nephews thought the same with theirs too. These extra pieces are not shown in the "window" for the product, so I find it hard to believe that it adds to the marketing of it. Get rid of these two pieces and you have shrunk the packaging expense and size some as well.
- Tiger should put a view of the back of the product on Amazon. The screen shots they show are very accurate.
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| "Tiger TV Mission Paintball Game" | 2007-01-23 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1LMMNXBGIRW9R |
| Item arrived quickly (during the busy holiday season), and it arrived in excellent condition. Item was a holiday gift for a 12-year-old boy. (The game was pleasantly inexpensive, for an electronic game.) The 12-year-old installed the game himself, and he enjoys the game very much. I would purchase similar item from this manufacturer again, and I would purchase from this vendor again. |
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| "This was a great purchase" | 2007-01-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A4AVOLZTWGCPR |
| I bought my son, who is 25, this product just as a little santa something to open and play with on Christmas morning. He used to be big into paint ball when he was younger. Well it is quite a challenging game apparently. He loves it because you can rapid fire just like they did with the real guns. He has several roommates and they all play it too. I'm very happy with this purchase and how quickly it came considering I didn't order it under a couple of days before Christmas. Amazon.com is great! |
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 "satisfied" | 2007-01-16 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2GJO281OXPR37 |
| grandson is enjoying the game very much. It is working very well and keeps him interested. Met all expectations. |
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| "Good game--understand what you are getting" | 2006-12-25 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1J57X3530Q5AS |
| My kids are home schooled and don't have videos games. They have no idea of what the latest technology might be. We don't know Xbox from Play Station. Keeping that in mind, we enjoy this game. It was fairly easy to set up. My 11 yob bought it for his 8 yo brother and they both think it is great. If your kids are trying to keep up with the techie Joneses at school, this would not be the game for them. I would think teenagers would get tired of it quickly. But, us simple folk think it is fun. |
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| "Overall this is a great game." | 2006-01-21 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1P6PKU4K6F2GJ |
| This game is a lot of fun and very challenging. The only drawbacks are that it can not be used on any Plasma, LCD or projection TVs. It has to be a standard TV. Also, the graphics need to be more advanced. If you can deal with these two things then I would recommend this product. |
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| "Loads of Fun" | 2006-01-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3UN6WX5RRO2AG |
| Mission:Paintball is a very fun toy. I got it for Christmas and love it. Its very addicting, especially when you play with your friends. Its very easy, yet challenging. And I,ve read reviews of people saying theirs doesnt work, heres a tip: read the frickin instructions. |
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 "Should be called Mission Crap" | 2006-01-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A5EBO2B73CAQQ |
This thing hasn't worked from day one.
Yes, all instuctions have been followed correctly, and several attempts to contact Tiger Electronics have been ignored.
So far the most fun we have had with this game is when we imagine smashing it with a hammer. |
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| "Great game" | 2005-01-12 |
| - Reviewed By rescuefire |
| My son, 11, and I love this game! It's super easy to use and it's held up great. We are huge PS1 & PS2 players and this game has gotten us addicted already. I only gave this game 4 out of 5 stars for educational value because it teaches skill more than anything else. We live in an area that hunting season is practically a holiday so learning a bit about aim, reloading and safety is a biggy. This game is a blast and although it has mostly plastic parts it is holding up very well. Great buy for the pre-teen group. |
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| "Mission Paintball is wicked fun" | 2004-10-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: A45U1IJSA2N7T |
| So I have played paintball for acouple years. I have tried out the weak PC and console 1st person shooter paintball games and been majorly disappointed. (can't wait for Greg Hasting's game though) This Plug n Play game is much better. The working bolt action, the whole hide/attack time crisis like game play, its pretty fricken kewl. Granted it doesn't come near playing the real thing, but it is a nice filler. One bummer...can't be used on a Plasma, HD, or Projection TV. Overall though, well worth the $40 I paid for it. |
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