Toy Review - TFPrime Voyager Megatron

[Tallestblue]

Well, I love this guy, but there hasn't been a Megatron toy I liked yet.
I really like the brushed steel effect as it makes him look forged, as opposed to just a toy made of plastic. Yes, the big lighty gun/sword gimmick isn't great, and the dark spectre of MechTech seems to loom large over the entire PRIME voyager line (Praise Toy Jesus I forked out for the First Editions of Prime and Bulkhead) but you can manually postion the blades forward to kkeep the sword out and that's kind of neat.

The RID line has it's haters, but y'know what? It's a fun toy.Remember that? That Toys are supposed to be FUN!? For y'know, kids?

And if you're not a fan I'd recommend pre-ordering the Takara version, I'm sure they'll make it a shiny silver that will really pop and it has a minicon instead of the gun dealie!

[GoktimusPrime]

The RID line has it's haters, but y'know what? It's a fun toy.Remember that? That Toys are supposed to be FUN!? For y'know, kids?

Many of us still actively play with our toys and I find the Voyager to be inferior for play value compared to the Deluxe. The shoulder pads obstruct articulation (a significant hindrance to the play value) and the robot doesn't offer much more articulation than the Deluxe. The weapon -- I don't think is awful but doesn't enthrall me. I sometimes find that the back panel which locks onto the chest piece with those two small tabs can pop out during play.

The toy is fine for slow and careful posing but during fast and furious toy play I find parts of it to be limiting where the Deluxe isn't.

[jaina85]

i agree that the deluxe is much better too, the only thing the voyager has going for it is its size, but it looks so cheap next to first edition optimus, that even the size isn't much of a plus

the deluxe has a more fun transformation and actually looks like a thing at the end (even if it's a strange flying space crab jet thing XD ), but the voyager looks like a jumble of pieces. i do like the transparent purple, if only the silly weapon took advantage of that instead of.. whatever it is that it's supposed to do other than looking silly?