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News Credits: 5749 · Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:24 am

YouTube user kyushen has uploaded a video review of Transformers Generations: Fall of Cybertron Shockwave. Video embedded below:

News Credits: 2 · Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:56 am

Wow, that was a really great review

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It looks like Shockwave isn't going to disappoint. He looks great in both modes and I'll happily be adding him to my collection

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News Credits: 6188 · Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:00 am

Hells yeah!

I don't mind him being a little smaller, after all he is the scheming scientist of the bunch.

Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:10 am

According to the reviewer in the comments section, Shockwave's cannon CAN tab into his arm instead of him having to hold it like a gun.

This fact alone will sell many G1 fans on this toy.

Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:42 am

damn, i can not wait to get my hands on these... :KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 3 · Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:33 am

I really love all the transformations of these guys. The size difference is just large enough to disappoint, however....

They really do seem to be taking a diffrent direction with the figures. They're not above adding molding to make figures look a little better in either mode, though it seems cheap to do that versus finding some way to actually make a part move to a certain place. I am enjoying the transformations so much though....Meh. I'll buy what my limited budget allows. :[

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:05 am

Man, the smaller sizes of these figures is a real turn off. Feels like were getting over sized legends figures at overpriced deluxes figures.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:24 am

I like it, I definitely want a version of this mold.

News Credits: 9 · Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:28 am

NatsumeRyu wrote:The size difference is just large enough to disappoint, however....

Interesting way of phrasing that!

orangeitis wrote:According to the reviewer in the comments section, Shockwave's cannon CAN tab into his arm

It mentions hand retraction as well. I wish to see pictures of this cos holding the gun looks quite bad.

Wed Jun 27, 2012 1:50 pm

Mykltron wrote:
orangeitis wrote:According to the reviewer in the comments section, Shockwave's cannon CAN tab into his arm
It mentions hand retraction as well. I wish to see pictures of this cos holding the gun looks quite bad.

It's probably the way the hands rotate inward for transformation.

News Credits: 462 · Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:30 pm

I'm guessing Shockwave's head pop-up gimmick is part of he reason that his Japanese counterpart is getting released in the Prime Arms Micron toyline instead of the United toyline.

Still want him. And Jazz.

Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:55 pm

Doesn't cut it for me. The crappy legs and small size don't work for my classics shelf and the character who should be large and powerful. The colours are great and the mold is sweet, except for the legs. Shame. If atleast one of those issues didn't exist, I would get him. I love that alt. mode.
:-(

Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:08 pm

MINDVVIPE wrote:Doesn't cut it for me. The crappy legs and small size don't work for my classics shelf and the character who should be large and powerful. The colours are great and the mold is sweet, except for the legs. Shame. If atleast one of those issues didn't exist, I would get him. I love that alt. mode.

I agree. The design is awesome, but this constant downsizing is starting to have the same effect on me as when we started getting tiny non-transforming figures back in the day (I.E. "Action Masters"). Hasbro has completely lost the ability to judge which figures should be in what appropriate size class (this has been going on for a while-Cl Jetfire/Powerglide, CL Galvatron, etc). And now even the inappropriate size classes are shrinking.

As a result, so is my interest, I'm very sorry to say.

News Credits: 409 · Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:27 pm

orangeitis wrote:According to the reviewer in the comments section, Shockwave's cannon CAN tab into his arm instead of him having to hold it like a gun.

This fact alone will sell many G1 fans on this toy.

Thanks

News Credits: 1 · Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:00 pm

HOLY CRAP!!! Did you see how much that guy's thumbs could bend backwards?They were at right angles! Made me a little :SICK:

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MINDVVIPE wrote:Doesn't cut it for me. The crappy legs and small size don't work for my classics shelf and the character who should be large and powerful. The colours are great and the mold is sweet, except for the legs. Shame. If atleast one of those issues didn't exist, I would get him. I love that alt. mode.

Yeah, I'll agree with you on all points. I'll probably pick him up if I stumble across him at retail but I won't go out of my way to get it.