With the destruction of MEGATRON® OPTIMUS PRIME® thought that he was finally after millions of years at peace. Little did he know that the escape of STARSCREAM® would draw dozens of new DECEPTICONS® to Earth. The desire that burns brightest in his Spark is that the war will soon end. He is determined to see that end come and so he works with his human comrades and the other AUTOBOTS® to hunt the DECEPTICONS that have come to Earth and destroy them one by one. Prepare for battle with this AUTOBOT® leader by your side! In robot mode this mighty warrior features electronic speech and light-up eyes and chest that are sure to discourage enemy attackers! With snap-out energy swords this good guy is ready to take on DECEPTICON forces once and for all! In tough truck mode get in gear with engine revving and racing sounds and cool conversion sounds that let you know this hero means business! MECH ALIVE gearing reveals moving armor panels and internal gears that let you recreate some of your favorite movie scenes â or create your own! Team up with this awesome ally and roll out!

• Awesome robot-to-vehicle figure features electronic speech light-up eyes and chest


• Snap-out energy swords


• Engine revving and racing sounds in tough truck mode


• MECH ALIVE gearing reveals moving armor panels and internal gears that let you recreate some of your favorite movie scenes or create your own


• Team up with this awesome ally and roll out

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Instructions people read em its not that hard really lol

First of all let's just clear something up about all these negative reviews: as for popping off parts in the instructions it SAYS that parts are made to pop off during transformation so that if YOU the user was forcing it too much it will pop off (and can be easily popped back on) instead of snapping and breaking off (like if you were to force an older gen Transformers figure). Its a feature to save kids from breaking their brand new favorite Bumblebee people. Try reading the instructions.



Admitedly yes several of the new movie Transformers have some of the most insane Transformations I have ever seen in a Transformer. I think its impressive and wowed me. It was a lot more like the way they move about in the films. Gone are the days of flip the calves/feet down pop out the arms rotate torso flip up head DONE. And there is a very good reason for that: creating a FAR SUPERIOR robot mode. The robot modes are so impressive in these new Transformers its insane and this Bumblebee is TOTALLY my favorite. He's extremely close to be the spitting image of his on screen self. Amazing head sculpt with perfect detailing even his chest plate folds down in the center like its supposed to on film (which its not flipped down all the way in package just FYI). I love this figure to death. Its one of my favorite Transformers ever and I've been messing with these things since Bumblebee was just a little Bug with articulated arms and a flip up head that couldn't turn and a hologram logo on his chest/roof. This figure is amazing. Period. The kid in me that loves robots and cars is happy in both modes. The adult in me that can respect sculpting articulation and engineering is even more wowwed. Don't listen to these haters. If you love Transformers want the best Bumblebee ever made and can READ SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS properly then do not pass up this amazing toy!More detail ...

Transformations

This set is quite amazing. Period. But as a collector it really depends on how you roll... er... or how you transform and roll out. I'm a completist. I was too late in collecting the previous releases on DVD and just prayed and waited around forever for this wonderful release.



You can indeed find the complete set for $140 on the SHOUT website; who knows Amazon often drops their price by the release date but for now it can be found alongside the complete GI JOE set with free shipping.



The packaging unfortunately is a lot of thin cardboard -- with the CD cases being cardboard with plastic trays; not very durable not sure how they'll hold up to the test of time with repeat handling. I wish the outside case at least was heavy duty like the GI JOE complete set box especially for $140; one could most likely collect the individual releases for the same price with how cheap these individual seasons often go down on Amazon. Although the set does consist of a few rarities not found in the individual releases.



Call me 'Crazy' but I am collecting BOTH releases. I love picture discs and packaging. Especially for the individual releases which contain thin-pak jewel cases and cartoon character pictures on the discs. The characters on the complete set discs are more computer-generated images... NOT CGI but rather what a Transformer might look like after being scanned for replication.



On a side note the "More Than Meets The Eye" introduction DVD the first five episodes of season one sold seperately is a nice collectable too comes in a regular jewel case and though the image is the same as the first disc in season one it has a blue background rather than a purple background... subtle but cool. And yes I have this in my collection as well. Crazy.



The collected book (episode summaries) is quite nice that comes with the complete set it includes some Tranformer bios... the individual releases come with mini-booklets that only contain the episode summaries both having different cover designs so again to me it is worth collecting both releases.



GI JOE side note (for completists); for the complete set the 17 discs have the same characters as the individual release... however the complete set discs have the original hand-drawn character profile picture whereas the individual set releases have the cartoon character image on the discs. And the individually released introduction DVD "The M.A.S.S. Device" has three figher jets with the red white and blue jetstreams as the picture disc so they're all quite different. Also interesting to point out there's an empty tray slot an "18th" disc spot for the 1987 GI JOE movie that does not come with the set hopefully it's released at a later date. Not sure why the Transformers movie wasn't included in the complete TF set. Too bad... or had an empty "17th" disc spot.More detail ...

Unbelieveable until you get it in your hands!

When I first spied leaked photos of this figure it was difficult to imagine they could make such a toy transform tightly into the truck that we all know. This one must be seen (or better physically handled) to be believed! The transformation is amazing and more intricate than anything before seen in the movie lines (and probably in any Transformers line actually 'cept perhaps some of the Masterpieces).



Plastics seem to be a little better than the first movie Prime and the paints are finely done as well. Super poseable and stable. Parts are easy to pop-off but pop back easily as well (which if you accept puts the durability to at least 4 stars). Sounds are improved with a line from Peter Cullen this time round. And the best thing? It's probably as movie accurate as possible short of making a bigger toy!



Negatives? Well the wheels are now plastic (not rubber) and have a habit of going out of line in truck mode. The fingers/thumb are no longer articulated. The head doesn't really look up (mainly side-to-side). The Transformation will test most adults let alone children! And the way some pieces pop-off may be annoying to some buyers.



Despite the negatives though this is one amazing figure and can be very highly recommended. If you only get one Revenge of the Fallen figure then make it Leader class Optimus Prime!More detail ...

To Play and Have Fun

The Human Alliance movie Transformers are intended to be a cut above the standard Deluxe model Transformer - bigger in size with more detail. They somewhat bridge the gap between big highly detailed figures like Optimus and Megatron and the smaller less detailed Deluxe Bumblebees and Barricades. The Human Alliance BB (Transformers Human Alliance - Bumblebee with Sam) is great the Sideswipe (Transformers Human Alliance - Sideswipe w/ Sergeant Epps)... not so much. So I wasn't sure what to expect out of Barricade.



For Kids:

In my opinion this guy makes a great companion piece for Bumblebee as they fought in the first movie. He looks cool as a car and transforms fairly easily into a pretty cool robot. Plus he's got a little Frenzy you can flush down the toilet or whatever.



For Adults:

After the disappointment that was Sideswipe I was a bit worried but was relieved to find that Barricade is a very solid figure. In car mode he looks like the tough Saleen police car with plenty of details like the grill on front police lights and painted license plate. It should be noted he's almost twice the size (maybe a little under) of his deluxe version. All the little painted details like "Police" on the doors and "To punish and enslave" on the back fenders are clean and neat.



Transformation is actually not too bad. After two or three times it's pretty simple pull the sides apart and the legs down. Unfold the legs and pull apart pull the roof/back out flip the head up and rotate the arms. Add several little flips for the details and you're good to go.



Robot mode is where Sideswipe failed but Barricade passes. He looks very close to his move look. There's lots of detail in his face and his jaw actually moves up and down. He arms are impressively massive as they are basically the entire sides of the car but are articulated enough that you can actually get great poses out of him anyway with a ball type shoulder and an elbow that both bends and rotates. He's got a hand on one side and the tire pops forward on the other arm you flip out a bunch of little spikes and he's got a rotating saw type weapon. The legs appear a bit short compared to the rest of the body but he was designed that way. The only failings so to speak are that the legs are attached at something of a 45 degree angle at the hips which makes them a bit tougher to get into dynamic poses and keep him standing and his waist does not rotate. But there's so much you can do with the head and arms that this is somewhat mitigated.



Human Alliance is the name of the line but it's kind of funny for a Decepticon. Anyway he comes with Frenzy who can hide inside Barricade's chest up under the hood sit in the car or ride on his shoulder and man a gun up there. Just like the little humans with the other Alliance figures he's not really the highlight here but some may like the addition.



So while he's not Bumblebee he is miles ahead of Sideswipe. He's fun and cool looking in both car and robot mode for kids and adults alike.

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Great figure with some minor flaws

I'd been wanting to purchase Ultimate Bumblebee since the first version was released with the first Transformers movie but I never bought one. After seeing that a second version was being released I decided to go ahead and pick one up and I'm glad I did.



This is a very large Transformer with a good bit of weight. There are some pieces that feel fragile but it is a sturdy figure overall. Its true that the transformation on this figure is somewhat complex but once you transform it a time or two its really not that difficult. The instructions are a little hard to follow but using common sense goes a long way as there are a good number of holes and pegs that fit together during the transformation to vehicle mode that make it pretty obvious what to do once you've seen where the pegs line up with the holes (ie. as when putting the arms into the body).



There are a couple of reasons that I like this ROTF version better than the original. One reason is because of the updated sounds. I was never impressed with lines such as "You're my first human friend" or the repeated playing of Whip-it (not a bad song I just didn't like it with the Bumblebee figure for some reason). The sound clips and phrases are much better in this new version in my opinion and the inclusion of "You've got the touch" seems much more appropriate to me.



Of course there are a few things that keep this figure from being perfect. For one thing the box clearly states that the figure responds to motion and the instructions say that the figure responds to both voice and motion. I've had two of these figures (had to take the first one back due to a defect) and neither of them respond to voice or motion as stated. After initially pressing a button and then waiting the figure will perform another "action" every 5 to 10 seconds of being idle up to about 30 second before going to sleep which at first made me think it was responding to me but then I realized that if I pressed the button once and then made no sounds or movements it followed the exact same pattern with no movement or sound input. After having two figures with exactly the same issue I wonder if this was a planned feature that made it to the box art but never made it to production (as far as it being in the instruction sheet its clear that the instructions are from the first version with a new header at the top of the page as the figure shown in the instructions has the old style headlights on the front of the car). Please let me know in the comments if I've somehow missed the correct way to get the sound and motion sensor to work as I've even emailed Hasbro about it and their answer so far has been "we don't know."



There is also an issue where in robot mode the wings can make a loud clicking sound almost like something is popping inside or is going to break (although I don't think it would actually break anything from this). After watching closely I've found that there are two things that can cause this. One if the figure is posed in such a way that it's leaning slightly forward the wings can get caught up on the tires. Making the figure stand up straight or even with a very slight lean backwards can alleviate this issue if this is the cause. The second cause appears to be related to the rubber pieces that connect the wings to the body. Since these are kind of long and tube shaped if they are "twisted" the wrong way when the doors are attached to the figure's back as wings the added tension although slight seems to be enough to cause the clicking noise. Disconnecting the offending door(s) and rolling it 360 degrees forward or backward (depending on which way it was twisted) seems to help. Because the rubber connector is a solidly colored tube shape its really hard to tell if it's twisted the wrong way so some experimentation may be needed if the clicking sound is happening.



OVERALL: A very good figure that I'd recommend picking up if you're considering it. It's a great deal of fun and the animatronics do make him seem a little more real than a normal figure. My kids love when I get Ultimate Bumblebee out and even my wife has been telling me how cool she thinks it is which is a first for her with any Transformer figure.More detail ...

Movie Soundwave: One Devilish Looking Decepticon !

with Transformers: Revenge of the fallen coming to theaters later this month..i like others were excited to hear that Soundwave the Decepticon Communicator and megatron's head Intelligence officer will be making his big screen debut.



when i first saw spy pics of Soundwave in january i was shocked..the design was a radical departure from the tape deck character we all know. But this design works for the film..his disguise is a communications satellite. in short Soundwave rocks! lots of detail here.



he is one Devilish looking decepticon the design retains his G1 style head(great touch takara/hasbro !) the color scheme is reminiscent of his g1 days also. he is quite poseable and is well built...i like his claws and his arms they wanted the movie transformers to look totally alien and they succeded..



he also comes with ravage that launches from him ( ala g1 days) ravage as you know is the cassette Kitty that is loyal to soundwave..however hes not transformable...perhaps a later version will have a transformable one because hes in the film. mabey laserbeak too? one can only hope:)



Soundwave is one of my favorite Decepticons and i think they did a nice job on him..hes worth getting. like Optimus prime hes hard to get..i went to 2 stores before i landed 2 of him (one to open and one to keep sealed in the package)



pros: its soundwave!

good articulation

movie accurate detail in all modes



cons: ravage is non transformable (they probably did this to keep the price lower)



if you can find soundwave grab him..hes worth checking out. (hope they keep his cool monotonic voice for the movie like prime's the voice is classic)



keep this one away from little Johnny hes a bit fragile and you know how kids are careless sometimes...these are made for the collector and rightfully so..



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Nice Toys (Kids)

I'm ok with it I guess. I bought them for my little brother who will be 3 next month - early birthday gift - but the lil dude opened the package already. He was going crazy over them... I guess for persons like myself we're not moved by them due to greater expecations but to the little ones - its like whoa!!! I've purchased both packs - did I mention that I took Sideswipe; my older brother took the Bumblebee(no reason for having two in the packs)and my other younger brother who is a teenager took Mixmaster and Sideways. I'm look to get the performance track despite the inconsistent reviews - and I think its all for the kids and not for us adults... we need toys that are gas powered and gaming consoles.... he-he!!!More detail ...

That Guy Sideswiped Me!

Sideswipe is one of the hip new autobots who will appear in the Revenge of the Fallen movie. According to the packaging he likes close combat and is a sword expert.



For kids:

This guy is a sweet ride. He's a silver Corvette concept with blue windows and is probably one of the sportiest cars in the line. He transforms fairly easily but has tons of little bits and parts that move and come apart and go together. Because of this he doesn't seem quite as durable to me as some of the others. His swords are one of the coolest "mech-alive" features I've seen yet though and he's got a pretty cool looking robot form. I think he might frustrate younger kids but most kids will like both the car and robot forms.



For adults:

This guy is still a sweet ride. I even want to drive him around and make engine noises. He is painted silver instead of just molded in a certain color and this makes him pop visually. The downside is that over time I see this paint job chipping around the edges and rubbing off on corners. Another down side is because his is an involved transformation and he's such a bright color there are many visible seam lines.



His transformation isn't difficult but it is intricate with many pieces of the body of the car that move and swivel and break apart. He feels a bit delicate but so far has proven durable. Still if someone went a little nuts on him he might break easy.



Once in robot mode he looks pretty cool with a sleek head his shoulders that are the rear fenders of the car and a couple of neat points of articulation action. He has pistons and sliding knee covers in his legs that move as you bend it at the knee and he has four hydraulic rods connecting his leg to his body that slide up and down as you move his legs. The rods are a soft material so they won't snap. That's all pretty neat. He does have a bit too much of the car stuck onto his back though to look fully streamlined. But the biggest complaint is his feet. They look fine but the wheels are at bottom (as in his feet don't sit flat on the ground) which makes standing him up a bit of a chore as you have to wiggle him and his feet around to find balance.



His swords are two thin strips of the doors attached to each elbow. The cool part is if you grab one of the two and pull it around in an arc toward the front of his arm the other one swings in the opposite direction automatically via a cool little gear set up. They meet right in front to form the sword on each arm. It's a cool mechanism and works well. Plus you can take the two parts of the sword part way to make double swords or scissor like weapons or half way to make a shield like weapon. It's versatile and can be used to change up the look.



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A great option for a cheaper version.

When I saw the pics of this toy online I really liked how the truck looked but was unsure about the robot. When I bought it today I must say the robot looks much better in person. I have seen the 44 dollar toy and it does look great but with that said this cheaper toy really does hold up well in comparison. If I had one small gripe it's that Prime's chest is not the front of the truck like old versions of the toy and instead a fake chest is used. This is minor and really is made up for more than well enough.

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Good kitty kitty. Don't launch concussive rockets on the new carpet!

Ravage is just plain awesome!!! What a toy! His cat mode is both G1 accurate yet it has that scary viscous side that the new movie line figures are known for. He is honestly my favorite deluxe of the "Revenge of the Fallen" line and currently sits on my display shelf with his buddy Generation one Soundwave.More detail ...

The real deal at a good price

My 4 year-old son wanted a Bumblebee Transformer and I didn't want to pay scalper's prices of over $55 for the other Bumblebee I've seen out there so this one was it. And I tell you it's just what it should be and what I expected.



So here's what I expected:



It's a smaller toy with a fairly complex transformation from car to robot and back again - as advertised right on the package (three out of four stars in "transformation complexity"). To be honest I couldn't do it the first time and had to wait for the husband to come to the rescue (I skipped a step - shame on me). After I saw it transform I got it too. My four year-old not so much yet - we still have to finish it for him but I wasn't really expecting him to be able to do it in the first place.



It's not durable enough to bash against the wall but it's more durable than I thought it would be with smaller moving plastic parts that can be very flexible. It held up under me trying to transform it with my "when in doubt force it" mentality. It's withstood my son's play for over a week now and is never far from him. He loves it. Especially the battle canons which he flips up in car mode and calls them the car's "eyes".



So thankfully this toy was exactly what I was expecting and absolutely didn't let my son down which was my main criteria!



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Not as bad as they say it is

I had been hearing a lot of bad things about Devastator when pics of him first got out about an insane price tag and no robot modes but he was the one I was looking forward to the most. I figured that I would find him and see for myself how bad he looked and if I didn't like it I wouldn't buy it. So I was at Toys R Us the other day and found the last one on the shelf and Devastator didn't look that bad to me...only the price tag did haha. While he is not as big as I had expected (Rumors where he would be 2ft tall at least but he's a little over 1ft) its still pretty impressive to look at. When you open the box all the constructicons are already transformed into the limbs but are not connected and also a few parts like Scavengers' scoop and Mixmasters' truck cab but all are easily connected. As in the movie Devastator is very top heavy and must be places in a hunchback or an on all-fours pose. He has and push button activated Vortex similer to the movie and His head expands a good five inchs or so and you can fit legends and scout class figures in there. The box says that transformation for him is a 4 and really I think hes been the easiest to transform out of all the transformers from ROTF! Pretty much its a turn here and pop these in and move that back motions when turning the Constructicons into vehicle mode. One thing that I really didn't like is Mixmaster won't ever shut up and there is no on-off switch and when he is transformed into a vehicle the slightest bump sends him off. All of them look great in vehicle mode exept High Tower as he is brightly colored compared to the other two yellow Constructicons. Paint details are minor as in they have none compared to the voyager and deluxe class Constructicons but I figure I'll paint him myself. So in all he is a decent figure and his price isn't for everybody but if your a fan of the movie Devastator you'll like it.



Pros:

ITS DEVASTATOR!

Quick tranformation

Vortex gimmick is cool

In Robot mode he is good scale to legends class figures



Cons:

Price tag

Paint job could have been a lot better

Not very articulated

No wrecking balls

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This is my favorite toy my son has ever had!

This toy is so cool! It adjusts easily and perfectly so that my son and I can both wear it comfortably with only 1 minute of adjustment time. My son LOVES this and so do I. I can't wait to wear it as I go through the drive through at Starbucks Monday! (Not while driving...Ill just put it on right before I get to the window). It is very well made and I swear it looks like it is good enough quality to have been a real movie prop. Very nice! Definaly recomendMore detail ...

COME OUT AN GET YOUR ICE CREAM

VERY COOL FIGURE VERY FUN TO HAVE THE TWINS IN THEIR ICE CREAM MODE SIMPLY DE BESTMore detail ...

Alot better than the first Leader Class Megatron

Like the ROTF Leader Class Prime this Megatron is a big improvement over his first movie Leader Class incarnation. The detail is much improved I like that he turns into something that we have seen Megatron as in past cartoons and the design in robot mode is much closer to that which is seen in the original G1 cartoon. The tank mode is awesome almost looking better than robot mode. The transformation is actually not that bad something that if a little kids wants to they could do. The only problem is maybe needing a little muscle. Having Hugo Weaving's voice is cool. The cannon noise gets a little annoying with every time you turn the gun arm. Overall a pretty good Megatron.More detail ...

Alot better than the first Leader Class Megatron

Like the ROTF Leader Class Prime this Megatron is a big improvement over his first movie Leader Class incarnation. The detail is much improved I like that he turns into something that we have seen Megatron as in past cartoons and the design in robot mode is much closer to that which is seen in the original G1 cartoon. The tank mode is awesome almost looking better than robot mode. The transformation is actually not that bad something that if a little kids wants to they could do. The only problem is maybe needing a little muscle. Having Hugo Weaving's voice is cool. The cannon noise gets a little annoying with every time you turn the gun arm. Overall a pretty good Megatron.More detail ...

BUMBLEBEE and Sam were best friends almost from the moment they first met face to face. As they learned more about one another that connection grew deeper and deeper. Now whether Sam is behind the wheel or standing side by side with his friend they work together as a team. Against BUMBLEBEE and his human friend no DECEPTICON®* stands a chance.

Gear up for battle excitement with this dynamic duo! Sam Witwicky figure and BUMBLEBEE robot-to-vehicle figure make a perfect pair even interacting with each other! Convert this BUMBLEBEE buddy from a robot with flip-out cannon to a Camaro® concept car in vehicle mode â and you can even fit two human ally figures inside (additional figures sold separately)! Team up with this fearless twosome and take on the DECEPTICON enemies. Recreate exciting movie scenes or create your own! Who will win the battle? You decide!More detail ...

Having chosen to stay with Sam after the end of the battle for the AllSpark BUMBLEBEE made arrangements to stay close to him at all times. Its been a pretty good deal. He gets regular detailing and as much high-grade fuel as he needs. Plus he gets to spend time with Sam and Mikaela. His vocal processors still arent fully up to snuff but he and his friends communicate just fine. If he ever misses the action of battle he can always give IRONHIDE a call and go DECEPTICON hunting. Get ready to roll out with this AUTOBOT ally! This detailed BUMBLEBEE figure unleashes a launching pulse missile in robot mode and converts to a cool Camaro concept car in vehicle mode! The battle is on and this bright yellow warrior is ready are you?More detail ...

With the destruction of MEGATRON® OPTIMUS PRIME® thought that he was finally after millions of years at peace. Little did he know that the escape of STARSCREAM® would draw dozens of new DECEPTICONS® to Earth. The desire that burns brightest in his Spark is that the war will soon end. He is determined to see that end come and so he works with his human comrades and the other AUTOBOTS® to hunt the DECEPTICONS that have come to Earth and destroy them one by one. Prepare for battle with this AUTOBOT® leader by your side! In robot mode this mighty warrior features electronic speech and light-up eyes and chest that are sure to discourage enemy attackers! With snap-out energy swords this good guy is ready to take on DECEPTICON forces once and for all! In tough truck mode get in gear with engine revving and racing sounds and cool conversion sounds that let you know this hero means business! MECH ALIVE gearing reveals moving armor panels and internal gears that let you recreate some of your favorite movie scenes â or create your own! Team up with this awesome ally and roll out!More detail ...