Toy Review: War for Cybertron Deluxe Cybertronian Megatron

In the epic War for Cybertron, now we know (or so it is implied) that Megatron was once a futuristic tank before he took a form of a pistol. A tank is far more convincing harbinger of destruction than a Walter P3 in my opinion. There are two versions in this vehicle mode - hovercraft and a tank. The hovercraft is just folding the tank treads at the bottom. I'd prefer with the treads on its sides.

Picking this up is a no brainer. I had the Takara Tomy version of Cybertronian Optimus Prime and what a way to make my shelf look better is to have these two side by side in their own little space. Robot mode was what I expected (similar to Optimus), futuristic body type with hints of G1 nostalgia. 

Toy Review: War for Cybertron Deluxe Soundwave

Literally my first Transformers figure after 17 years, the War for Cybertron Soundwave slightly pulled me into the Transformers mania all over again. I'm quite happy with this toy line as it brings back my youthful past with the old G1 look yet continues the modernity and complexity of today's figures.

I realized that because of my absence (and I mean long absence) there were so many variations of the communications expert Soundwave.  And I am so out of range when I saw him not as a boom box anymore. This review would be like for noobs like me who got lost in time and now trying to get back to the open arms of a forgotten love. No, I am not writing a novela.

Toy Review: Transformers United Optimus Prime

My first TF review. After I got my first War for Cybertron Soundwave in ToysRUs, I was eager to find other similar looking toys with this line - my primary target was Optimus Prime. It has been 17 years since I had my TF figure and the Cybertron concept was appealing to me. I saw a lot of reviews about Optimus dated a year ago and I knew I'll have that challenge of finding my own. Surprisingly, in a short scouring all over the Lion City, I accidentally saw a Japanese version. This was made by Takara Tomy and not Hasbro and it is called Transformers United (for noobs like me). 

I haven't played the WFC game but the concept of what Optimus looks like in Cybertron is handsome. Some might not dig it but hey this is a concept.