Transformation
: Optimus Primal here is easy and hard top
transform. Simply put, his legs fold back at the knees
all the way, and some monkey feet rotate down and around,
you flip his chest and robot head down to reveal his
monkey chest and head, and you rotate the hands thumbs
180° to give him Monkey hands. There is a little
more to it than that, but not much more. Still, a decent
transformation that most experienced Transformer toy
owners can handle, and new ones will have little trouble
learning. Unless you are 5 and have small hands that
is - this is one big monkey ;)
Transformation - 8
Articulation : Here is the real standout
of this huge Transformer. Even though one arm has an
action feature that limits that arms articulation, the
rest is great. From seemingly double jointed knees to
fully articulated fingers, this Primal as some punch.
The only drawback is that while one arm swivels and
bends at the elbow, the other does not because of an
action feature. I may even someday get another Primal,
and replace the action feature arm with a normal one
- just to get better articulation. Still, this Primal
is articulated the way most of the new Transformers
are, which is a good thing.
Articulation - 8
Accessories : Ummm, one little disc
that Primal fires from his chest in robot mode, his
neck in monkey mode. That's it. Nada, nothing, zip.
Of course, this is from Beast Machines, there guns for
the good guys were forbidden...so a low score here unfortunately
for Primal.
Accessories - 4
Painting and Design: Well,another stand
out section for Optimus here. He looks awesome at his
nearly foot tall stance (in robot mode) and great in
monkey mode too. The attention to his paint application
is nice too, with tons of color in his design. Add to
this great monkey his voice chips, which have the voice
of Gary Chalk, the voice actor who portrayed Primal
in Beast Wars and Beast Machines, and you have one well
designed and neat looking figure. My only problem is
that they have Primal saying "The seeds of the future
lie buried in the past." I thought we had gotten rid
of Transformers Yoga : The next generation of Transformers.
Oh well - still a decent score for overall design here.
Painting and Design - 9
Overall
A TRU exclusive that was, or still may be, available
on Amazon.com, that is well worth the price of $29.99
to most Transformer fans. Optimus Primal here is big,
great looking, and has Gary Chalk's voice to boot. If
you have the shelf space, I say grab him. If you are
an Optimus collector (Like I am, see last pic in this
review), get him. If you are just t a casual Transformer
fan who likes the vehicles instead of monkeys, pass
on him. But I am glad I got him :)
Overall Rating : 7.25
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