Anchovy Alley Pizza Playset

Ninja Turtles love pizza, and they love to fight bad guys, so what could be better than a pop up pizza playset.  Its actually a very clever design.  See its a plastic pizza box that opens and snaps into a little sewer alley setting. 

It features a manhole with a switch that trips up the enemy's.  A sewer entry that has an overhang pole your turtles can swing down from and a moving cannon that you can clamp to either side that shoots pizzas. And on the top level a  spring action pole you Turtle can attach to and swing to knock the bad guys through the pizza shop door.

It requires no building, only a few sticks to put on, which is a nice change.  And when opened is actually about a foot and a half tall.  When collapsed it does look like a pizza box.  These run $19.99 if you can find them.  Unfortunately TMNT toys are still hot, so I have seen these go for close to $40.00 online already, and they just came out.

Bottom line for $19.99 to $29.99 worth the money, as its cool, and my 3yr old does love carrying it around.  Anything over that price I would recommend waiting till you can find it at a normal cost, as it is just plastic.  But once again if you kid is a TMNT fan he will defiantly love it.

Overall 3 out of 5 Stars!

The Jokers Funhouse Game

Yes, they still make board games.  This one is great..  Up to 5 people can play, but you are fine with two.

The object of the game is to be the first to the finish, if your the superheroes.  Someone gets to play as the Joker.  The jokes needs to escape before all the Superheros finish to win.

The play is simple.  For Superheroes you spin the wheel and move to the next appropriate color panel on the board.  If you land on a square marked "Power"  you can activate you super powers.  Batman has a Bat Launcher, which he can shoot at the Joker to know him down, thus starting him at square one.  Superman has X-Ray Vision, which is actually X-Ray mask you wear so you can see what the Jokers cards are (More of that in a minute) and you get to take one away.  The Flash gets to advance to the next "Power" square as he has super speed.  And finally The Green Lantern can put up a green power block.

The Joker player get to spin his color wheel.  He is given 3 choices depending on where he lands.  He can advance 1 space (Joker has to advance 10 spaces to win).  Select a Present Card which he can then move what ever the cards corresponding spaces are.  Or he gets my sons favorite a rubber ball, which he can roll at the heroes.  If the hero is knocked down they have to start back at the beginning.

Average game takes about 10 minutes to complete.  The game retails for $19.99 and is a lot of fun.  Parents beware, you child will want to play this for hours on end the first day, and even a superhero fan like myself got board after about an hour.  It does hold up as my son has had his for a few months now, and still plays it on a daily basis.  So you will get your moneys worth.  My son is 3yrs and he can play just fine.  So as long as you little one knows there colors they will be fine, and they will have fun.

Overall 5 out of 5 stars!

Marvel Greatest Battle 2 Pack Figures

Marvel figures are very cool. Just look at the pick. They look like the comic characters they are modeled after. They even come with a cool re print of a classic comic featuring the figure in the pack. They have multiple points of articulation. And lets face it they appeal to both levels of toy purchasers. People like me, who think they look cool and just buy them for the cool factor.  And people like my son, who wants to play with them. 

So as these reviews are for Parents benefits, I don't recommend any of these.  They are a little prices at $17.99 a set, and too be honest they are complete junk when it comes to a child's toy.  They fall apart within seconds, all there points of articulation are just points that constantly pop off.  Plus they are awkward shaped compared to other toys on the market.  So if your kid is fighting a Ninja Turtle, or a Batman toy, this one is sure to lose.

If your a collector, go ahead and grab them.  I doubt they will be worth money, but they look great.  If your a parent buying for a kid, avoid these!

Overall 1 out of 5 stars!

Imaginext Batcave 2

Imaginext was kind enough to make a follow up Batcave, to there top seller last year.  This one was made for Kohls, where it sells for 49.99.  You can find it on other sites, however it will run you a few dollars more.
 
It features a number of pulley devises.  The first is an opening that Batman can fly out of, the next is the front door where your batmaobile can drive out.  An elevator to take your figure to another level, and a working hook to pull things up, as well as a cannon on top that shoots discs. 
The inside consists of 2 levels that your figures can play in nothing fancy, just use your imagination.  It comes with a Batman and Robin figure. 

The only issue is the elevator.  It operates on a simple string, that believe me will tangle.  When this happens you can tell your child its broke and let him or her cry, or you can take the roof off and re string it.  The latter takes about 1 hour.  If this happens just google it.  Lots of people have blueprints, as it does happen.

With that said its worth the money.  Its very good size, and extremely durable.  Imaginext focuses on using your imagination.  And I an tell you first hand my 3yr old can play with these toys for hours.  Plus they are very cool.  I wish I had Batman toys like this when I was little.

Overall I highly recommend the purchase.

4 out of 5 Stars!

TMNT Shellraiser Van

Even the Ninja Turtles need something to ride around in.  Thankfully they have a state of the art armored van called the Shellraiser.
  Its a good size hunk of heavy duty plastic.  It features a front and back door, a trap door opening on the roof, and when activated a spring open side door that, your turtle can shoot out of when holding a bar inside the vehicle.  It also has a cannon on the top that fires missiles.
  Like all the other Turtle products it requires no batteries as it does nothing electronic.  Its basically just a giant piece of plastic the you can cram about 7 figures into.  I know this because that's how many my son got in the other day.
 It requires very little assembly.  Simply snap on the cannon, and a few tanks to the bumper and your done.  However you then have about 25 small stickers you need to apply.  These sell for $29.99
 Is it worth the money?  You bet!  It may not do anything, but if you child is a Ninja Turtle fan, they will no doubt have hours of fun playing with it.  My son has had his for a few months now and plays with it on almost a daily basis.
 Highly Recommended

Overall 3 out of 4 Stars!