Video Review of Transformers Cyberverse Shockwave
Sunday, July 8th, 2018 3:07PM CDT
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You can check out the review embedded below, featuring comparisons with other Shockwave figures, Power of the Primes line deluxes, a look at the robot and ...vehicle mode, plus the accessory. Take a look, and let us know what you think!
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Posted by Va'al on July 8th, 2018 @ 3:15pm CDT
Flashwave wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Sdcc is next week isn't it? Begins the 18th July with a preview night next the day after proper. Got some time before all the sdcc goodies rain down
Ah, okay, I was confused then.
Yeah, fear not, we will have SDCC news as of the Wednesday preview night stuff!
Full schedule here: https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... 018/41526/
Posted by Quantum Surge on July 8th, 2018 @ 3:17pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 8th, 2018 @ 4:58pm CDT
Quantum Surge wrote:Thew Adams getting the spotlight on Seibertron is a delight!
Aye aye!
Posted by Autobot N on July 8th, 2018 @ 9:13pm CDT
Agreed. Thew's reviews (reThews?) are always highly entertaining to watch, and it's a shame that he doesn't have more subscribers.-Kanrabat- wrote:Quantum Surge wrote:Thew Adams getting the spotlight on Seibertron is a delight!
Aye aye!
Posted by fenrir72 on July 8th, 2018 @ 10:05pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 8th, 2018 @ 11:18pm CDT
For one we now know the toy's action gimmick, which is that the torso can spin when wound up. Also, we learn that his legs are on the same joint and are devoid of any articulation like knees, thigh swivel or ankle tilt (basically like G1 Jumpstarters but with an extra hip joint).
So let us know what you think? Do you think at least your kids will like this Starscream?
Enjoy the review!
Posted by TFanPage101 on July 9th, 2018 @ 12:21am CDT
Posted by fenrir72 on July 9th, 2018 @ 12:25am CDT
Posted by bacem on July 9th, 2018 @ 12:31am CDT
Posted by MaverickPrime on July 9th, 2018 @ 12:44am CDT
How can Shockwave be so food and Starscream so pathetic IN THE SAME LINE?
Posted by Ultra Markus on July 9th, 2018 @ 12:46am CDT
the new show interests me and i like the designs i just wish they gave a bigger crap about the toys
Posted by dragons on July 9th, 2018 @ 6:48am CDT
william-james88 wrote:The recent review of Transformers Cyberverse warrior Shockwave thought us that some toys in this line could be solid. Well, now we have a review for warrior Starscream which teaches us that some toys in this line can also be exactly what fans expected. Xortrider has just uploaded his review of the figure and we learn some tidbits we were all unaware of before.
For one we now know the toy's action gimmick, which is that the torso can spin when wound up. Also, we learn that his legs are on the same joint and are devoid of any articulation like knees, thigh swivel or ankle tilt (basically like G1 Jumpstarters but with an extra hip joint).
So let us know what you think? Do you think at least your kids will like this Starscream?
Enjoy the review!
I didn’t need video review of figure to tell me there is no knee articulation I know that by looking toy picture waist toroso spin around round up feature is nice surprise
Posted by Aimless Misfire on July 9th, 2018 @ 7:32am CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on July 9th, 2018 @ 7:39am CDT
Posted by Autobot N on July 9th, 2018 @ 7:40am CDT
It's only logical that, if there's going to be only one good toy in the line, it has to be Shockwave.Black Hat wrote:Seems Shockwave ate the rest of the budget for the toyline.
Posted by Aimless Misfire on July 9th, 2018 @ 8:05am CDT
As long as you keep buying it, Hasbro is going to keep making it.
Posted by william-james88 on July 9th, 2018 @ 8:10am CDT
Aimless Misfire wrote:Running 3 or 4 different lines at the same time is totally %&$#!$ stupid! They need to drop this baby crap that doesn't sell & just concentrate on Generations.
That assumes Generations toys sell well. The truckloads of unsold wave 1 Rodimus Prime toys at my Walmart says otherwise.
Posted by AcademyofDrX on July 9th, 2018 @ 9:09am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 9th, 2018 @ 10:26am CDT
AcademyofDrX wrote:I hate this toy that wasn't made for me. I know they make other toys for me, but that isn't enough. They should stop making toys that aren't for me and only make toys for me.
Very well said, and welcome to seibertron
Aimless, kids buy these. Does that mean you're going to run up to little kids wanting to buy the toys of the characters they've been watching, and tell them they can't because you don't like them? Can't see that working out well
Better yet imagine someone doing that when g1 toys were on shelves...
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 9th, 2018 @ 11:16am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:AcademyofDrX wrote:I hate this toy that wasn't made for me. I know they make other toys for me, but that isn't enough. They should stop making toys that aren't for me and only make toys for me.
Very well said, and welcome to seibertron
Aimless, kids buy these. Does that mean you're going to run up to little kids wanting to buy the toys of the characters they've been watching, and tell them they can't because you don't like them? Can't see that working out well
Better yet imagine someone doing that when g1 toys were on shelves...
I think that's a brilliant idea. In fact let's go further and rip the toys out of kids hands, what's the worst that can happen?
Posted by Ultra Markus on July 9th, 2018 @ 11:23am CDT
I don't think we need to go that far but I think kids deserve better like how it was for me as a kid during g1 I was in awe with the toys, I don't see that with thesechuckdawg1999 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:AcademyofDrX wrote:I hate this toy that wasn't made for me. I know they make other toys for me, but that isn't enough. They should stop making toys that aren't for me and only make toys for me.
Very well said, and welcome to seibertron
Aimless, kids buy these. Does that mean you're going to run up to little kids wanting to buy the toys of the characters they've been watching, and tell them they can't because you don't like them? Can't see that working out well
Better yet imagine someone doing that when g1 toys were on shelves...
I think that's a brilliant idea. In fact let's go further and rip the toys out of kids hands, what's the worst that can happen?
Posted by Skritz on July 9th, 2018 @ 11:37am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Aimless Misfire wrote:Running 3 or 4 different lines at the same time is totally %&$#!$ stupid! They need to drop this baby crap that doesn't sell & just concentrate on Generations.
That assumes Generations toys sell well. The truckloads of unsold wave 1 Rodimus Prime toys at my Walmart says otherwise.
From my experience in shopping in store primarily for my collecting rather than online, Generations suffers from:
1) Not having a serie or movies kids are into.
2) Parents thinking buying the cheaper, dumber figure is better because 'kids are stupid'.
You have no idea how often I saw a kid wanting to buy either a Generations, TLK or Studio Series figure only for the dumb parent to snatch it out of their hands, check how many steps it has and put it back on the peg and shove a one-step changer onto the kid who eventually cave in. Parents aren't inclined to buy the more complex figures which have been a mainstay of Transformers because they think it's 'too complicated' for their child.
Even if the line was just decent/'normal' figures I suspect that Generations would still suffer because it's done in a style and with characters many kids don't know. By that I mean the young kids, under 8-9 aka the only demographic that still buy toys beside us manchildren. Anything older is into video games or watching dumbass youtubers.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 9th, 2018 @ 12:22pm CDT
Ultra Markus wrote:I don't think we need to go that far but I think kids deserve better like how it was for me as a kid during g1 I was in awe with the toys, I don't see that with thesechuckdawg1999 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:AcademyofDrX wrote:I hate this toy that wasn't made for me. I know they make other toys for me, but that isn't enough. They should stop making toys that aren't for me and only make toys for me.
Very well said, and welcome to seibertron
Aimless, kids buy these. Does that mean you're going to run up to little kids wanting to buy the toys of the characters they've been watching, and tell them they can't because you don't like them? Can't see that working out well
Better yet imagine someone doing that when g1 toys were on shelves...
I think that's a brilliant idea. In fact let's go further and rip the toys out of kids hands, what's the worst that can happen?
You were in awe with the jumpstarters? Not all of g1 was gold.
Posted by william-james88 on July 9th, 2018 @ 1:11pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:You were in awe with the jumpstarters?
HA! I was actually going to respond the exact same line.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 9th, 2018 @ 1:27pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:You were in awe with the jumpstarters?
HA! I was actually going to respond the exact same line.
It's easy for us as adults to pick these apart but we're never going to see things the way a child would, no matter what. I can imagine that some people could have easily been the same with the g1 toys, especially as the line went on. If these toys draw more kids into the fandom then, you know what? More power to them.
Posted by Skritz on July 9th, 2018 @ 1:40pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Aimless Misfire wrote:Running 3 or 4 different lines at the same time is totally %&$#!$ stupid! They need to drop this baby crap that doesn't sell & just concentrate on Generations.
That assumes Generations toys sell well. The truckloads of unsold wave 1 Rodimus Prime toys at my Walmart says otherwise.
It might just be my area but, in general, Leader sell less than Voyager who sell less than deluxe. Not to mention there are other factors, such as:
1) An over-abundance of Wave 1.
2) Rodimus Prime is a nobody to anyone not familliar with the '80 movie and season 3 compared to, you know, goddamn Optimus Prime. I suspect Optimal Optimus will do just as bad. Fortunately this one is a figure I do intend to get, unlike regular Rodimus.
Posted by Ultra Markus on July 9th, 2018 @ 1:47pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:You were in awe with the jumpstarters?
HA! I was actually going to respond the exact same line.
You took my comment out of context!
You should know better than try to be smart with me
Where you a kid back then?, no?
Then don't judge!
I was referring the cars like jazz and bluestreak the seekers even shockwave and soundwave, yes they had simple transformations and little to no articulation but the detail was there
I don't see that with the current tv show toys
Posted by Sabrblade on July 9th, 2018 @ 1:53pm CDT
Also doesn't help that what came out back in the 80s was pretty new, innovating, and revolutionary back then. After 30+ years, what was new and awe-inspiring to kids back then isn't so much anymore to us cynical adults of today.Ultra Markus wrote:william-james88 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:You were in awe with the jumpstarters?
HA! I was actually going to respond the exact same line.
You took my comment out of context!
You should know better than try to be smart with me
Where you a kid back then?, no?
Then don't judge!
I was referring the cars like jazz and bluestreak the seekers even shockwave and soundwave, yes they had simple transformations and little to no articulation but the detail was there
I don't see that with the current tv show toys
Posted by Ultra Markus on July 9th, 2018 @ 2:45pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Also doesn't help that what came out back in the 80s was pretty new, innovating, and revolutionary back then. After 30+ years, what was new and awe-inspiring to kids back then isn't so much anymore to us cynical adults of today.Ultra Markus wrote:william-james88 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:You were in awe with the jumpstarters?
HA! I was actually going to respond the exact same line.
You took my comment out of context!
You should know better than try to be smart with me
Where you a kid back then?, no?
Then don't judge!
I was referring the cars like jazz and bluestreak the seekers even shockwave and soundwave, yes they had simple transformations and little to no articulation but the detail was there
I don't see that with the current tv show toys
Exactly!
Posted by Emerje on July 9th, 2018 @ 4:44pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by Sabrblade on July 9th, 2018 @ 5:27pm CDT
Yeah, so, to put it another way, if we had somehow never gotten the G1 stuff back in the 1980s, but did still get everything post-G1 (let's pretend for this hypothetical scenario that the Transformers began with, say, the latter G2 stuff in 1994 or 1995 instead), if we were to instead get the G1 stuff, for the first time ever, in this day and age, the 1980s engineering of those toys wouldn't be as impressive after all the other more advanced stuff that had come before. At most, it would be seen as a sort of novelty of quaintness, which the non-Warrior class toys of this line can best be described as. The 1980s were the right time and place for the G1 stuff to come out, and with the non-Warriors of this line evoking that level of gimmickry and simplicity, they feel more like product of the 1980s' time than of today. A 30+ year regression in Transformers toy engineering.Ultra Markus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Also doesn't help that what came out back in the 80s was pretty new, innovating, and revolutionary back then. After 30+ years, what was new and awe-inspiring to kids back then isn't so much anymore to us cynical adults of today.Ultra Markus wrote:william-james88 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:You were in awe with the jumpstarters?
HA! I was actually going to respond the exact same line.
You took my comment out of context!
You should know better than try to be smart with me
Where you a kid back then?, no?
Then don't judge!
I was referring the cars like jazz and bluestreak the seekers even shockwave and soundwave, yes they had simple transformations and little to no articulation but the detail was there
I don't see that with the current tv show toys
Exactly!
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 9th, 2018 @ 5:35pm CDT
So far, only Warrior Shockwave is on my radar.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 9th, 2018 @ 5:36pm CDT
MaverickPrime wrote:What angers me the most is that they insist on insulting children's intelligence by thinking they won't care that their toy looks and feels bad, not only is the gimmick weak in both ambition and execution, but it also is completely barren of any paint from the waist down. It's like this was a knockoff.
How can Shockwave be so food and Starscream so pathetic IN THE SAME LINE?
I'd eat up that Shockwave.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 9th, 2018 @ 5:38pm CDT
Such a grape looking figure, ain't he?-Kanrabat- wrote:MaverickPrime wrote:What angers me the most is that they insist on insulting children's intelligence by thinking they won't care that their toy looks and feels bad, not only is the gimmick weak in both ambition and execution, but it also is completely barren of any paint from the waist down. It's like this was a knockoff.
How can Shockwave be so food and Starscream so pathetic IN THE SAME LINE?
I'd eat up that Shockwave.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 9th, 2018 @ 5:41pm CDT
AcademyofDrX wrote:I hate this toy that wasn't made for me. I know they make other toys for me, but that isn't enough. They should stop making toys that aren't for me and only make toys for me.
HAHA!
That's one awesome first post!
Posted by william-james88 on July 9th, 2018 @ 8:10pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Yeah, so, to put it another way, if we had somehow never gotten the G1 stuff back in the 1980s, but did still get everything post-G1 (let's pretend for this hypothetical scenario that the Transformers began with, say, the latter G2 stuff in 1994 or 1995 instead), if we were to instead get the G1 stuff, for the first time ever, in this day and age, the 1980s engineering of those toys wouldn't be as impressive after all the other more advanced stuff that had come before. At most, it would be seen as a sort of novelty of quaintness, which the non-Warrior class toys of this line can best be described as. The 1980s were the right time and place for the G1 stuff to come out, and with the non-Warriors of this line evoking that level of gimmickry and simplicity, they feel more like product of the 1980s' time than of today. A 30+ year regression in Transformers toy engineering.Ultra Markus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Also doesn't help that what came out back in the 80s was pretty new, innovating, and revolutionary back then. After 30+ years, what was new and awe-inspiring to kids back then isn't so much anymore to us cynical adults of today.Ultra Markus wrote:william-james88 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:You were in awe with the jumpstarters?
HA! I was actually going to respond the exact same line.
You took my comment out of context!
You should know better than try to be smart with me
Where you a kid back then?, no?
Then don't judge!
I was referring the cars like jazz and bluestreak the seekers even shockwave and soundwave, yes they had simple transformations and little to no articulation but the detail was there
I don't see that with the current tv show toys
Exactly!
That's what Hasbro did with Star Wars, why not do it with TFs too
Posted by Ultra Markus on July 9th, 2018 @ 8:42pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Yeah, so, to put it another way, if we had somehow never gotten the G1 stuff back in the 1980s, but did still get everything post-G1 (let's pretend for this hypothetical scenario that the Transformers began with, say, the latter G2 stuff in 1994 or 1995 instead), if we were to instead get the G1 stuff, for the first time ever, in this day and age, the 1980s engineering of those toys wouldn't be as impressive after all the other more advanced stuff that had come before. At most, it would be seen as a sort of novelty of quaintness, which the non-Warrior class toys of this line can best be described as. The 1980s were the right time and place for the G1 stuff to come out, and with the non-Warriors of this line evoking that level of gimmickry and simplicity, they feel more like product of the 1980s' time than of today. A 30+ year regression in Transformers toy engineering.Ultra Markus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Also doesn't help that what came out back in the 80s was pretty new, innovating, and revolutionary back then. After 30+ years, what was new and awe-inspiring to kids back then isn't so much anymore to us cynical adults of today.Ultra Markus wrote:william-james88 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:You were in awe with the jumpstarters?
HA! I was actually going to respond the exact same line.
You took my comment out of context!
You should know better than try to be smart with me
Where you a kid back then?, no?
Then don't judge!
I was referring the cars like jazz and bluestreak the seekers even shockwave and soundwave, yes they had simple transformations and little to no articulation but the detail was there
I don't see that with the current tv show toys
Exactly!
but to say the least though when i was a kid back then it was new i never had anything like it, i thought it was the coolest thing ever, a car turning into a robot and all the diecast and chrome detail goodness that came with it the rubber tires and the fact they didnt feel hollow and cheap
and all the generations of main line TF's that came after didnt have that cheapness feel to it
untill the 2015 RID line and now Cyberverse which looks worse! kids deserve better from hasbro and takara
if i was 10 again i think i would be more into the movie lines than anything
everything else beside the generations and masterpiece would feel like Fisher Price baby toys
Posted by Chibi Starscream on July 9th, 2018 @ 9:39pm CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 10th, 2018 @ 2:48am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 10th, 2018 @ 4:41am CDT
(The new generation suck no matter what. It's a rule!)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 10th, 2018 @ 5:11am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Kids just have enough attention span for 10 minutes cartoons... Not to sound like an old man, but DAMN, this generation suck.
(The new generation suck no matter what. It's a rule!)
To be fair, that's what the previous generation said about us
Posted by Chibi Starscream on July 10th, 2018 @ 7:51am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Most kids are already used to 10 min episode format as that's what teen titans go uses, adventure time, regular show, amazing world of gumball, the new Ben ten, whatever the new thundercats cartoon is...Cyberverse is formatted the way it is because it's what's popular currently with kids. These toys will probably sell well with the kids and parents who solely buy for kids. None of us here are capable of seeing things as a child anymore, try as we might because we weren't brought up in the same world as kids of today (for better or worse). Can anyone of us say we knew how to fully use YouTube at two year old?
I've watched Gumball, Regular Show, and Adventure Time, and I swore they were on longer? Or maybe that's because they put on another episode after? In any case, I see your point. It seems like the new generation is regressing though imo. I don't have a kid of my own yet, but when I do have one, I want to take time for them to teach them many things and hopefully how to enjoy playing with toys and going outside to play.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 10th, 2018 @ 7:54am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 10th, 2018 @ 7:58am CDT
Chibi Starscream wrote:
I've watched Gumball, Regular Show, and Adventure Time, and I swore they were on longer? Or maybe that's because they put on another episode after?
Yes, they do that sometimes, but they could do it with this show too. Or pair it with another 10 minute show.
But that should by no means be relevant in a toyline selling well or not. DC Super hero girls is a 5 minute show on Youtube and that is backing up an entire toyline that is selling fine (plus Legos, and books all based on that 5 min show).
And Justice League Action is also 10 minutes long.
Its just a new trend and it doesnt seem to be doing poorly.
Posted by william-james88 on July 10th, 2018 @ 8:01am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Eh, 11-minute episodes has been the format for a gajillion cartoons since practically forever. It's only the action cartoon genre that's really avoided it that much until recently.
I dont remember it being around in the 90s and early 00's
Posted by Chibi Starscream on July 10th, 2018 @ 8:02am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Chibi Starscream wrote:
I've watched Gumball, Regular Show, and Adventure Time, and I swore they were on longer? Or maybe that's because they put on another episode after?
Yes, they do that sometimes, but they could do it with this show too. Or pair it with another 10 minute show.
But that should by no means be relevant in a toyline selling well or not. DC Super hero girls is a 5 minute show on Youtube and that is backing up an entire toyline that is selling fine (plus Legos, and books all based on that 5 min show).
And Justice League Action is also 10 minutes long.
Its just a new trend and it doesnt seem to be doing poorly.
I see...okie dokie then. I guess we just wait and see what happens. If it works, great. If it doesn't, who knows what will happen.
Posted by william-james88 on July 10th, 2018 @ 8:04am CDT
Chibi Starscream wrote:william-james88 wrote:Chibi Starscream wrote:
I've watched Gumball, Regular Show, and Adventure Time, and I swore they were on longer? Or maybe that's because they put on another episode after?
Yes, they do that sometimes, but they could do it with this show too. Or pair it with another 10 minute show.
But that should by no means be relevant in a toyline selling well or not. DC Super hero girls is a 5 minute show on Youtube and that is backing up an entire toyline that is selling fine (plus Legos, and books all based on that 5 min show).
And Justice League Action is also 10 minutes long.
Its just a new trend and it doesnt seem to be doing poorly.
I see...okie dokie then. I guess we just wait and see what happens. If it works, great. If it doesn't, who knows what will happen.
If it doesnt, they will just try again with another line.
Posted by Chibi Starscream on July 10th, 2018 @ 8:06am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Chibi Starscream wrote:william-james88 wrote:Chibi Starscream wrote:
I've watched Gumball, Regular Show, and Adventure Time, and I swore they were on longer? Or maybe that's because they put on another episode after?
Yes, they do that sometimes, but they could do it with this show too. Or pair it with another 10 minute show.
But that should by no means be relevant in a toyline selling well or not. DC Super hero girls is a 5 minute show on Youtube and that is backing up an entire toyline that is selling fine (plus Legos, and books all based on that 5 min show).
And Justice League Action is also 10 minutes long.
Its just a new trend and it doesnt seem to be doing poorly.
I see...okie dokie then. I guess we just wait and see what happens. If it works, great. If it doesn't, who knows what will happen.
If it doesnt, they will just try again with another line.
Yah. Well, for us, I hope they keep making Generations lines and MPs.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 10th, 2018 @ 8:41am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 10th, 2018 @ 9:02am CDT
Almost every Nicktoon ever made back then and nearly all the Cartoon Cartoons used it.william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Eh, 11-minute episodes has been the format for a gajillion cartoons since practically forever. It's only the action cartoon genre that's really avoided it that much until recently.
I dont remember it being around in the 90s and early 00's
Doug, Rugrats, Ren & Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Hey Arnold!, CatDog (this one even had some filler eps of even shorter length!), Rocket Power, The Fairly OddParents, Invader Zim, Jimmy Neutron, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Cow and Chicken, The Powerpuff Girls, Ed, Edd, n' Eddy, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Time Squad, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?, Codename: Kids Next Door, Camp Lazlo, and My Gym Partner's a Monkey, to name a handful.
Plus, some others from back then had segments of even shorter length, such as ChalkZone, Dexter's Laboratory, Johhny Bravo, Grim & Evil, Evil Con Carne, and Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi all having three- or four-segment episodes instead of two-segment episodes like those listed above.