HEXBUG Warrior Battling Robot {Review}

Every time I walk by a HEXBUG display at the store I always stop and check them out. My girl is more interested in ponies and dolls and my guy was just a little too young. Well, HEXBUG recently released a new line of HEXBUG Warriors Battling Robots and asked us to try them out. The timing couldn’t be better as my guy is finally old enough to keep toys out of his mouth and is very excited about anything and everything robotic!

For those of you not familiar with the operation of a HEXBUG Warrior Battling Robot here’s the scoop. You get to outfit your Warrior with mechanical weapons and armor. Before we opened the packages I was really curious about some of the weapons. The circular saws looked like they were actually going to move! So the first thing I did once we had them out of the box was give the saw a spin. It works great but I still wasn’t sure how it was going to actually spin as I didn’t see any gearing attached to it. After arming and armoring your HEXBUG you push the button on and the patented HEXBUG Nano vibration technology kicks in. The weapons actually come to life when you set the HEXBUG into a Battle Stadium or Battle Arena and that’s where it really gets interesting. The HEXBUG Warriors chase each other around the stadium and when your warrior jabs another one it activates an onboard shock sensor. Each hit makes the damage indicator light blink more rapidly indicating declining health. After enough hits the warrior runs out of health and stops moving. The last HEXBUG Warrior left standing is the winner.

So onto the play experience. We had a great time getting geared up. My kids cooperated and shared parts to build their champion. While the kids and I built Warriors my husband built a massive battle track by combining a Battle Stadium and two Battle Arenas. The pieces are really easy to snap together and allow many configuration options.

With the mega Battle Stadium assembled we all turned them on and let them loose and that’s when hilarity ensued. We couldn’t help but cheer and giggle as the different HEXBUG Warriors would end up getting chased and jabbed. My daughter won the first round and I think that really lit the spark for her because all of the sudden she was much more interested in which weapon seemed to have the longest reach and if the armor applied to the sides and back would cushion from jabs to try and save health.

The armor and weapons have handled lots of use including trading on and off of the various HEXBUG Warriors many times. However, if the weapons hit the floor and don’t get picked up they will break under the foot of an adult. So you will definitely want a container or bag to help keep track of the small parts.

HEXBUG Warrior Battling Robots are a fun and interactive toy for anyone ages 6 and up including adults! Definitely keep these in mind at Christmas time. The HEXBUG Warrior Battling Robot Single packs will make an awesome stocking stuffer!

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Disclosure: I was sent the above products to facilitate my review. All opinions are honest and my own.