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- 3.7Average Rating
- 1,654Helpfulness Votes
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- 172Review Count
- January 13, 2014First Review
- February 11, 2018Last Review
Temple of Airjitzu
Temple of Airjitzu
Posted:July 9, 2016
BentWright
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
Can't stop fiddling with this...
" Even after I finished the instructions, I can't stop building/modifying this set. In fact, in between the time I made the photos and writing the review, I've spent about 45 more minutes modifying Jasper's market. Every time I look at it, I see more things I want to do, so the play keeps going.
That being said, the set is fragile and the side buildings are hard to get into. I have a hard time manipulating anything without knocking off parts. (tree branches, swap grass, Yang statue, temple rail, etc), so I have a hard time imagining someone being able to pretend-play with the figures and set without constantly knocking parts off.
There an many nifty details in the set that I hope are plot points in the next television season of Ninjago.
Aside from the figures and frosted windows/panels, all the graphics are stickers. Fifteen stickers total. I don't care for stickers because i don't like putting them on, and they never wear or age well. I would love it if translations were included for all the Japanese writing on the graphics. I can't imagine it would be much more expensive to include that on the sticker sheet or on the instructions, or maybe include a QR code to a website to accommodate translations into multiple languages.
In addition to the instructions, the book contains ten pages of interesting lore/content repeated in three different languages. (so there is/was plenty of room to include information about the writing on the graphics)
Color matching for additional building has been a challenge--Especially the blue walls of the smithy. All in all, living long enough to have bricks in older colors that don't quite match the new colors is a great problem to have. Three shades of light blue, not so much.
"
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I would recommend this to a friend!
My Product Recommendations
Ronin R.E.X.
(9)
Final Flight of Destiny's Bounty
(14)From: Oakland
State:
California
From:
United States
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
04
days
Play Experience (Optional):
5
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
5
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Challenging
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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+65points
88of 111found this review helpful.
LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens PLAYSTATION® 4 Video Game – Deluxe Edition
LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens PLAYSTATION® 4 Video Game – Deluxe Edition
Posted:July 5, 2016
BentWright
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
2
/
5
Meh. Wait for it.
" Downloadable content is not immediately playable--you must find/earn a particular number of gold bricks before chapters of the content unlocks. It is odd that customers can't immediately play content they've paid for.
Likewise with character packs. You are restricted to particular characters in the hub/adventure worlds until you complete all story levels, so can't use purchased characters until late in the game.
I got the Deluxe Edition with the season pass, but it seems there is content that I can't access even though I have more than half the gold bricks. It is unclear to me if the content is not included in the season pass, or hasn't been released yet. Information on DLC and the season pass is incredibly vague.
The volume levels are vexing. Many times it is difficult to hear what NPCs in your party are saying, and there is beautiful subtle music, then without warning there are loud effects and horribly loud music. I dread getting the "True Jedi" status in each level because the sound is crazy loud and jarring. The wildly inconsistent volume detracts from the enjoyment of the game.
I'm not able to find all of the bricks and missions in adventure worlds, and find the maps confusing. There is no legend or color coding to indicate what map icons are what, and in some cases there doesn't appear to be a mission or brick where the map indicates. Tt:Please consider using the same color coding on the maps that is used on the status screen/level select. Fore example, if the scavenger mission plate on the level select screen is orange, please also make the map icons orange.
It is difficult to find characters on the character select screen. It seems they are separated into groups, then arranged alphabetically within the groups, but the groups are not visually separated so it is difficult to figure out where they begin and end. It is also a big guessing game to figure out which group a character will be in. Tt:Please create visual breaks between groups and consider labeling the groups. I would also love an options page where I could choose my favorite character for each ability during free play. For example, a options screen with abilities like agility, grapple, force, light saber, etc in one column, then another column to select a default character for that ability. Then when the player goes into a Free Play version of the level, they get their favorite characters rather than random.
The music chosen from the film score and how it transitions during play is wonderful and adds a great deal to the feel during gameplay. Unfortunately it is often jarringly loud.
I usually wait 6-9 months for LEGO Group games to go on sale, and feel I should have waited this time too.
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
From: Oakland
State:
California
From:
United States
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
07
days
Play Experience (Optional):
2
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
2
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Challenging
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share:
+2points
2of 2found this review helpful.
Mighty Micros: Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin
Mighty Micros: Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin
Posted:June 27, 2016
BentWright
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
4
/
5
Fun flyers and minifigs.
" This is a fun little set to put together and has neat mini figures to collect and share. I'd recommend getting extra copies to give as gifts.
The Green Goblin is much more cartoonish and fun than the full sized Green Goblin mini figure I already have. The Spiderman figure also has bold cartoonish graphics.
The chassis/wheels can easily be removed from the Green Goblin's vehicle to make it a more proper flyer. If you have a spare 2x4 or 2x3 blue plate it isn't difficult to to remove the chassis/wheels from Spiderman's helicopter.
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Product Recommendations
Mighty Micros: Robin™ vs. Bane™
Mighty Micros: Hulk vs. Ultron
(6)
Mighty Micros: Batman™ vs. Catwoman™
(5)
Carnage's SHIELD Sky Attack
(18)From: Oakland
State:
California
From:
United States
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
15
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
4
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
5
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Easy
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share:
+4points
4of 4found this review helpful.
Party Cakes
Party Cakes
Posted:June 26, 2016
BentWright
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
4
/
5
Great parts for a low price
" I bought this set for the array of baked goods and food items. I intend to add both the food and the kitchen parts to a cafe. I could also see using the parts in a holiday kitchen build.
The pug in a party has is just bonus.
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
From: Oakland
State:
California
From:
United States
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
15
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
4
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
5
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Easy
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share:
+2points
2of 2found this review helpful.
Mighty Micros: Hulk vs. Ultron
Mighty Micros: Hulk vs. Ultron
Posted:June 26, 2016
BentWright
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
Well done mini figures to share.
" This set is a great way to collect and share mini figures, and makes for a great gift.
Hulk has ditched "Harry Potter" hair for something more spiky and now has a printed belt on his torso piece.
Ultron is cast in shiny pearl light gray ABS and has subtle well done silver line paint on both the front and back of his head.
The tiny vehicles are kawaii, fun to put together, and would be easy to put in a pocket.
"
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I would recommend this to a friend!
My Product Recommendations
Mighty Micros: The Flash™ vs. Captain Cold™
(9)
Clash of the Heroes
(31)
Mighty Micros: Batman™ vs. Catwoman™
(5)
Carnage's SHIELD Sky Attack
(18)From: Oakland
State:
California
From:
United States
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
15
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
4
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
4
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Easy
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share:
+6points
8of 10found this review helpful.
Mighty Micros: Batman™ vs. Catwoman™
Mighty Micros: Batman™ vs. Catwoman™
Posted:June 26, 2016
BentWright
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
New masks and heads
" This set makes a great gift, and is a good way to collect and share mini figures.
The Batman head piece is black with olive skin printing and white + metallic goggle printing. He has a facial expression I haven't seen before, but unfortunately the difference in skin color would be noticeable in stop frame animation. This set includes the newer open face cowl with shorter ears and the cape fabric is softer than typical.
Catwoman's mask has been updated with more shapely closer spaced eyes. She also has a black head piece with lighter print.
"
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I would recommend this to a friend!
My Product Recommendations
Mighty Micros: The Flash™ vs. Captain Cold™
(9)
Clash of the Heroes
(31)
Carnage's SHIELD Sky Attack
(18)From: Oakland
State:
California
From:
United States
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
15
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
4
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
4
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Easy
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share:
+3points
4of 5found this review helpful.
Batman™ & Superman™ vs. Lex Luthor™
Batman™ & Superman™ vs. Lex Luthor™
Posted:June 25, 2016
BentWright
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
4
/
5
Nice new parts.
" This set has plenty of printed parts and one of the new 2x4x2 semicircle panels in purple. I'm excited about using the new panel to build a Galactus mega figure similar to the Giant (Ant) Man figure in the Super Hero Airport Battle set.
The Lex Luthor figure is well done, but I would prefer his armor to be in regular green rather than lime green. Same with his mech parts, I would have preferred the designers to stick with the green/purple/gray palette in the "grown up" Luthor mech and not incorporate the lime green.
The light blue Batman uniform is also new for me.
"
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I would recommend this to a friend!
My Product Recommendations
Mighty Micros: The Flash™ vs. Captain Cold™
(9)
Clash of the Heroes
(31)From: Oakland
State:
California
From:
United States
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
15
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
2
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
3
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Very Easy
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share:
+8points
11of 14found this review helpful.
Dojo Showdown
Dojo Showdown
Posted:June 25, 2016
BentWright
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
3
/
5
" This set can be easily combined with the upper level of the Tiger Widow Island set of the same style to make a larger building. I look forward to incorporating the combined building into my Temple of Airjitzu.
I would have preferred to have a Gravis minifigure rather than Griffin Turner.
Unless you must have the Karlof and Griffin Turner mini figures, I'd recommend getting other ninjago sets that have much better play value for the price.
"
My Product Recommendations
Temple of Airjitzu
(66)
Ronin R.E.X.
(9)From: Oakland
State:
California
From:
United States
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
45
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
2
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
2
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Average
Very Easy
Very Challenging
Share:
+1point
2of 3found this review helpful.
Geonosis Troopers™
Geonosis Troopers™
Posted:June 23, 2016
BentWright
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
2
/
5
Better rapid shooter elsewhere
" I bought this set just for the rapid shooter/stud shooter. It is a nifty device, but now comes in MANY other sets with better builds and more play value.
Other than the rapid shooter, I didn't enjoy anything else about this set.
"
My Product Recommendations
Ultimate Macy
From: Oakland
State:
California
From:
United States
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
15
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
1
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
1
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Easy
Very Easy
Very Challenging
Share:
-31points
1of 33found this review helpful.
Resistance X-Wing Fighter™
Resistance X-Wing Fighter™
Posted:June 23, 2016
BentWright
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
Great value
" This set is a fun build for a great price and comes with a figure that I like to think is Snap Wexley.
I'd recommend getting a few extras for gifts.
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Product Recommendations
The Ghost™
(11)From: Oakland
State:
California
From:
United States
Age:
35-44
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
15
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
5
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
4
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Easy
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share:
0points
1of 2found this review helpful.