Rating:  -
I got this in the twin pack with Barricade. I remember in the old days, getting a new transformer toy was fun, but now, it took me 10 minutes to undo Bumblebee from all his wire and tape bondage just to get him out of the package. Once out, I run into a problem in the first transformation step, flipping the feet into the back of the car. The left leg just didn't want to move to the right place. Under more careful examination, I realized there must be some sort of mismatched gear preventing it from moving to the right place. Anyway, I tried continuing with the rest of the transformation, and sort of got it into car mode. Of course I ran into the problem that some people have been reporting, the stupid "Automorph" feature on the hood, it basically is spring loaded, so if you press this area on the hood, it pops down and his head pops up. Well, mine was flawed so it was VERY hard to get the thing to stay put. Anyway, after 20 minutes fighting with the thing, I got tired and gave up after having zero fun.
Later on, I took a screw driver to the left leg, took out the cover hiding the gears which moves the feet and the rear roof top, and found that yes, my toy's left foot was one gear off, so after resetting that, I was able to get the left foot to transform properly.
Overall, it was extremely disappointing as a toy. I had a load of frustration and zero fun. I cannot imagine any kid enjoying it, or even playing with it because it is just a hassle more than anything.
Rating:  -
My 4 year old son loves transforming this toy. It took him a while(with some help) to transform it, but now he does it on his own. After being transformed about 30 times the front of the car would not lock back into the up position. I see another reviewer's car developed the same problem. This toy is not as good quality as the Movie Leaders Optimus Prime and Megatron Transformers(which I would more highly recommend). The movie leaders are too complex for my 4 yr old to transform.
Rating:  -
I'e heard some people state that there was a defect in them but the one I have and the one I gave my nephew are fine, I just think there are a lot of stupid people trying to transform them and breaking them, because they're morons and can't read directions.
Rating:  -
My son is almost eight and has been playing with Transformers for several years. We opened this Bumblebee and almost instantly the doors broke. They are VERY weak at the joint. All of our other Transformers over these few years have been great, this one however lacks quality construction.
Rating: -
This is a great transformer! the car mode and robot more are very detailed and both look great. (Mine has no problem with the button on the hood that flips down the chest.)
I worry about the age rating is "5+" on this though. I think maybe it should be 6 or 7+ because some of the parts look like they could be broken. If you're kids get frustrated easily or they're really rough on toys it will end up in the bottom of the toy box in pieces.
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