Hot Wheels Cyborg Assault Track Set

Like all Hot Wheel sets, the assembly is pretty daunting but well worth the effort. My boys (ages 7 & 4) LOVED it (my 1 yr old son cried when the Cyborg opened, but quickly got over it). However, one very important note - it takes 3 cars to open the Cyborg and the set comes with 2! Most of our old Hot Wheels cars were too beat up or too heavy to work on the track, and out of a huge box of cars we finally found one that worked. When it works the action is fantastic, but does grow old quick. Best in small doses.

I hope the little boy enjoyed this. ..

I say it CAN be fun, because I found one for THREE DOLLARS in a thrift store and it was complete (no cars, but HEY) - so ANY activity is a good one, eh?First the bad, then the good. First, this is one of the most poorly engineered toys I've seen in memory. I wish they had sat me down with the prototype and in 5 minutes I could have told them a dozen little ways to make this better. The pieces don't fit together quite right, almost as if they were taking existing molds and trying to fit them together for this thing. The track starts to drift apart in just a few passes. The swinging arm mechanism is a total failure. There's little reason for the arm to be as long as it is as almost all of our Hot Wheels cars were unable to make it that high. I've never seen the the hand to mouth action work by itself ONCE. Finally, on the negative, this thing DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. What is it supposed to BE? I could see if your car fell into a hole and was eaten by bears or something, but this just doesn't make sense...So HOW could this be any good? First off, it's cool. I know that's a bad reason but there it is. Second, yes, it requires constant tinkering. But that's what gets them involved. Remember when you had to put your trains back on the tracks? That's what I'm talking about. That doesn't make this thing any better, however.All in all, however, I'm VERY disappointed in this product. It had NO business making it to market with the GLARING defects that it has, and for most people, will be a waste of money...

My son just had to have it. It's took a long to time to put together but I thought it would be worth it when we finally finished. We tried the ramp and the car flew right out the top. Good thing no one was there to get beamed by the car. It continued to do that when if finally decided to break off the whole top ramp. So I called mattel to to ask them if I can get some assistance but they told me they can't and they will send me a refund voucher if I send them back the power booster. I was disappointed coz' it would've been so cool if it worked like it was suppose too. My son will be bummed out.

If your child is like mine, the novelty of this toy will wear off when the first set of batteries wear out. It takes up a lot of space, and after taking 2 hours to put together -- it's not something you want to put together/take apart. It has no educational value -- other than teaching your child patience while you try to make head or tails of the "instructions," but the intention of this toy is not to educate your child anyways. If you purchase it, like I did, because my son fell in love with it after the advirtising blitz on tv, just remember to set aside a chunk of time, and aspirin, when assembling it.

Finally, a Hot Wheels action set that delivers as promised. Once we finally got it put together (no easy task), the kids have played non-stop. The set is fun. The kids are studying the design to understand how it all works! Take note: your old Hot Wheels cars may not work with this set. The two that came with it work great, but many of our other cars will not make the loop.

My little brother recieved this as a birthday present from a friend. I know this has gotten some bad reviews, but I think this is one of the better Hot Wheels playsets with only a few minor flaws.First of all, we have tried many different Hot Wheels cars with this set, (We have more Hot Wheels cars than you can count) and we found four that work with the set (2 of them sold separately). In spite of a previous reviewer, you only need one car to go up the ramp.Second, the launcher requires 4 "D" batteries, and unfortunately, we had to buy the batteries separately. Is including the batteries with your sets too much to ask for, Hot Wheels?And finally, There are problems with the ramp. It won't stay attached to the launcher, so make sure the launcher and the ramp are on the same surface. Also, there is a lever that makes the cars go up the ramp. You have to push down on the lever really hard in order for the cars to go up.Overall, 3.5 Stars. One of the better Hot Wheels playsets well worth a try, unless you have little kids becuase Hot Wheels sets aren't that durable.

I bought this toy to my 5 years kid. He is so happy!!Its true it take me a lot of work to assembly, I almost throw it away!! but once it was finished is really something!Its true is really BIG but kids love it. I dont have any place to put it!!My other hot wheels cars doesnt work, but the Cyborg opens with two cars. If it doesnt is beacuse you have to change the goateeto the other side.One thing to pay atention is that if the cars not make the loop you have to move it a bit because floor has to do with it.