 "just as expected" | 2010-02-12 |
| - Reviewed By Princess mom from VA |
| It is similar to some of those toss across toys...and lots of fun. I liked it. |
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 "Worked for 3 minutes" | 2010-02-10 |
| - Reviewed By GroovyMom |
| I tried this for about 3 minutes to try it out before handing it over to my son, but it stopped working correctly before he could even try it. But with all of today's video game technology, I don't think this one would have held his attention for very long, anyway. We were able to return it without a problem. |
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| "fun, but not for everyone" | 2010-01-29 |
| - Reviewed By K. Smith from St Petersburg, FL |
| I bought this for my 9 yr old nephew for Christmas. He was much more interested in his Xbox, unfortunately, to give it much attention. And he lost one of the disks almost right away, but it does have a handy holding spot. Once we found the disk (took a couple days) I showed him where to keep them, but expect that they will get lost again. At any rate, despite that he did not get into the game, I really liked it and so did my five year old. he stuck to only two games (one that is like simon says and another where it tells you which disk to slide under and you have limited time). The rest of the games were a bit too complicated. And those two games even got to be too hard for him after a bit. So, if you have an slightly older child (maybe 6 and up?), that actually plays with something other than their video game machine and is slightly responsible to not lose pieces, then this is a great buy. Adults will enjoy it too and you can play together. |
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 "fun for one or two players" | 2010-01-07 |
| - Reviewed By HollyMS from Copper, CA |
| This is a fun game. It has one or two player settings. To win you need to think fast and have quick reflexes. My little brother received this as a gift-- quickly we were all taking turns at playing (10, 11, 27, 37 and 54 years old) so it's great for ages 8 and up! After playing this, I purchased it for a friend's sons for a Christmas gift. |
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| "Too spazzy for my liking" | 2009-12-30 |
| - Reviewed By famousdavis |
QUICK SUMMARY: This fast-paced (I call it "spazzy") game requires razor sharp reflexes and a very focused mind. I usually play games to relax, but this game doesn't relax me -- rather, is stresses me out!
What was I thinking?
On the strength of great Amazon reviews, I bought this as a present for my 13-year-old son this past Christmas. Last year, I bought another electronic game solely on the strength of Amazon reviews, Bulls Eye Baseball, which we all enjoyed (me especially, as I got pretty good at the game).
This Christmas, I'm not much of a contender for the faster reflexes of my 13yo. Okay, so maybe my 2-star review is just because I'm a grumbling loser. I'd like to think not, of course, so here's why I don't care for this game:
One, there is no volume control. In loud settings, it can be hard to hear the announcer call out the color puck, and it's frustrating to lose a game because you couldn't hear the announcer's voice. In quiet settings, the voice is too loud.
Two, it'd have been better to include 4-color LED lights so the game could optionally be played noiselessly without any need for any announcer voice at all. And "noiselessly" means being able to turn-off that stupid background music, too.
Three, opening the cover to the pucks can lead to an explosion where the hard-to-remove lid suddenly flies off, and the pucks scatter everywhere. Why couldn't it have had a simpler, more elegant design, where it's just a slide-out drawer?
Four, there is no on/off button. When you want the game to end, there is an automatic shut-off mechanism, but who wants to listen to the music and announcer drone on and on as you wait for the stupid game to just SHUT UP already! The only easy way to get the game to shut up and turn off is to use a pointy object to depress the reset button.
Five, we thought the game was actually broken when we first tried using it -- it turned on and spoke to us, but the game wouldn't register the colored pucks passing underneath the archway. Turns out, the loose batteries we installed from the "junk drawer" were half-spent and didn't provide enough voltage to run the game properly. The game should have recognized this and said, "Low battery power - please replace all batteries before playing this game." We almost packed it up and shipped it back to Amazon before realizing it was a "user error."
Six, I just don't like games that are spazzy and require fast reflexes. I play games to relax and laugh. If you like the card game Dutch Blitz, you'll probably like this game, too, as it's just as frenetic. I hate Dutch Blitz because it's frenetic.
My kids have played the game solo and against each other, but none seem to be as fascinated with the game as much as other Amazon reviewers have been when they began playing. I'm guessing that it'll get shoved underneath the microwave oven -- where all of our games are stowed -- a few days after New Year's Day, and we'll hardly ever play it in 2010.
You can see from the many 4- and 5-star reviews that most people really like this game, however. Consider my review, then, as a counter-balance to all those positive reviews, so if you pull the trigger and buy this game, you'll really know what you're getting, and how well you're likely going to enjoy playing it. |
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| "Love it!" | 2009-12-29 |
| - Reviewed By K. Foos from OHIO |
| Saw this toy at a friend's house and the kids loved it so I bought one for Christmas. They love playing with it. It is lots of fun for grown-ups as well. Highly recommended for hours of playtime either alone or with a friend. Glad we bought it. |
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