Oh my.
Posted by
Imperial13
in United States
on
24 July 2008
Okay, starting off this review I will say buying the $40+ worth of power functions is totally worth it. It is one of the many ways to expand your LEGO system and overall make your experiance with this set more enjoyable. Trust me. Other than that it is really probably one of the few Mars Mission sets that is worth your money and time.
The alien ship: Quite the vehicle, as it has everything you could ask for out of it, even though it uses the same style as every single other alien ship in this series. It seems LEGO is still clipping the aliens into the ships, even the commander. The stickers are what make this small craft stand out, and as said in another review that the leftovers will provide useful for customs, with there shiny metallic surface. While it's not exactly "the best", it sure brings out the set (kinda), and allows the play value go up a little.
The Buggy: Okay, this will not win "Best Deployable Craft of the Year Award", it goes in fine with the the Reaper, but I think this set could do without it. It's little tipper function is kinda cute, and again, allows something for the kids to play with.
The Figs: Okay, there is two much figs in this set. I would prefer to have only the Alien Commander and one alien, and only two astronauts (Get it, "two much"). The astronauts are the same we usually get, and the Alien Commander isn't that great, after all, he has legs for hands! Moving on now.
The Reaper: You know the title of this review? It was directed at the Reaper. This thing pretty much takes up a whole book, and it ends up being really, really large. I will start with the amazing detachable ship/cockpit, a.k.a my favorite part of this set. The ship itself is pretty much the largest play feature of the set. It has a lab, insanely bad flick fire missiles, which is a real downer, as I was starting to like those other ones. It also has a pretty well designed cockpit, with arms to grab hostile aliens, which is quite cool. It might need some more lasers though, as the ones on those beautiful folding wings located on the rear of the Ship just don't do it. Now we will have a talk about the lab located on the Reapers main body. It is, in a way, disturbing. LEGO instructs you to put a pump into the aliens chest, which is connected to some pump looking thing. There is also some laser guns, along with all those other space gadgets. Also located near this are is the spinning scooper/blades, which are directly hooked up to the treads, allowing each one to move independently, allowing the the Power Functions to work better. Overall, one of the best ships I've bought from LEGO.
Power Functions: Very impressive, I absolutely love them! Shame it would have been to expensive to include them with this set. It zips along very fast, definetly worth the price. Not the time, as it takes about 2 minutes to set it all up. Adding these functions forces you to get rid of the buggy loading device.
Overall: 10/10
Minifigs: 6/10
Alien Craft: 8/10
Buggy: 5/10
Reaper: 10/10
Power Functions:9/10
Last Remarks: A good set for your money, although I'd like to see a little less technic (about 1/3 of the Reaper is composed of it) and a little more system. Highly recomended, especially if you own the Technic BullDozer or the Monster Dino. My best purchase this year.
~Imperial13
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