I think the bot mode is what most people criticise Retrax for the most. The toy is a typical example of a toy whose engineering has been rather compromised by its gimmick. As a result the toy has sacrificed articulation in the arms. His arms can be placed in either two poses -- either he's hugging you (hence the name of the Japanese counterpart
"Powerhug" is somewhat fitting) or he's impersonating
Christ the Redeemer. :p
I agree with what
dirge said about this toy - the articulation is a let down, but it has a unique gimmick, making it a fun if flawed toy. There are plenty of other worse gimmick-compromised toys out there; many of them way more expensive than this fairly cheap carded Deluxe (e.g. Armada Scavenger, Combiner Class Devastator etc.). IMO this toy still offers way better value than some of the crap that's floating around atm like Stealth Force or RPM etc. Oh, and another neat thing about the toy - at least at the time it came out - the alt mode was the nearest thing we had to Unicron planetoid! :D
I'd vote "Buy only if cheap" if that option existed on this poll. (-_-)
