Toy Review - Cyberverse Acid Storm (Warrior)

[BigTransformerTrev]

Acid Storm
Series - Cyberverse
Size/class - Warrior
New/remould/redeco - Redeco of Starscream
Wave - 2
Released here - Yes (12/2018)
Approximate Retail Price - $29
Approximate Size - 14cm
Allegiance - Decepticon
Alt-mode - Jet
Main Features/Gimmicks - Toxic Slice
Main Colours - GREEN!
Main Accessories - None

Robot Mode

The wing shape over the shoulders is reminiscent of the characters Thrilling 30 toy. And the colour scheme? Well the colour scheme is very G1 reminiscent, ya gotta give it that. We are talking green here. I mean, really green. Besides some grey on the torso & thighs and a yellow cockpit there is very little to break up the overpowering green to be found here. The Toxic Slice gimmick doesn’t work, which is to say it works too well. Acid Storm spins so fast it’s just a blur and you can hardly make out the wing segments at all.

Jet Mode

Pretty stock standard with little to recommend it above the litany of other TF jets out there.* The backs of the legs are visible from above and the annoying thing is you can’t take out Acid Storm’s landing gear without having to reverse the transformation somewhat.* A bit of a let down overall.



Worth Buying?
To be honest, not really. The transformation is uninspired as is the jet mode and colour scheme and the whole toy feels cheaply made. The Toxic Slice gimmick is also a joke. However it isn’t a completely horrible figure and it’s nice to see Acid Storm finally get an outing in a non-G1 toy line. So if like me you are a Seeker enthusiast, you may wish to pick this guy (or perhaps gal) up.

FOR MORE INFO AND LOTS MORE PICS, CHECK OUT MY REVIEW OF ACID STORM HERE

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[GoktimusPrime]

Bad enough that I was stupid enough to buy Starscream. I'm gonna pass on buying repaints on what has got to be the worst Seeker mould ever made. And yes, that includes Action Masters.

[Bemblebuu]

At least they bothered to give some colour variance in the legs (unlike Cyberverse Starscream)...pretty surprising they bothered at all though.

[GoktimusPrime]

At least they bothered to give some colour variance in the legs (unlike Cyberverse Starscream)...pretty surprising they bothered at all though.

You can give this mould all the paint ops in the world and it'd be like putting makeup on a pig. You can't make a ^silk purse out of a sow's ear.

[BigTransformerTrev]

You can't make a purse out of a sow's ear.

Actually, given the dimensions and relative durability you can make a purse out of a sows ear, especially if you cure it properly.

You can’t make a silk purse out of one though

[GoktimusPrime]

You can’t make a silk purse out of one though

That too!