Bakugan Deka, Mantonoid, Jumbo Collectible Transforming Figure, for Ages 6 and Up

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) My sons absolutely love playing with their Bakugan Deka Hydorous. They were fighting over who turn it was to play with it next and my youngest son would not put it down carried it and played with it every where we went .It kept them busy for hours transforming it back and forth from the ball to the action figure .

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) This Bakugan is like a cross between Pokemon and Yugioh. My 6 year old enjoyed it because he loves pokemon and enjoyed that the figure could close back up into a ball and be thrown again and opened. It keeps him and little sister busy battling each other and he's interested to learn a new game.

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) My kids got excited when they saw this toy. At first they didn't know how to play with it but the instructions were easy that my 8 year old figured it out. They had fun playing with the toy. It is made of sturdy material that even if you drop it to make it transform it doesn't fall apart. My son brings this with him all the time

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) My kids have been playing with this non stop since they got it! It's fun, durable, and a toy that they are enjoying from age 2-7. I love that it clicks back into a ball, but they can toss it and see it transform into an action figure! We have never even seen these toys before, but will be looking out for them now! Highly recommend!

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) Before we received our new Bakugan Battle Planet Jumbo Bakucore, we didn't know anything about these toys. Opening it up, we were faced with a mystery- how do we transform this ball into a dragon? It doesn't come with instructions, but with a quick Google search we learned that the paper hexagon in the package was actually the key! My six year old slapped that orb down on that tile and BOOM. It unrolled into a pretty cool dragon figure! Obviously we did that a bunch of times because magnets are cool. Sometimes it automatically unrolls into the figure, but sometimes a piece or two unlocks and then you have to jimmy the rest of it open. None of that bothered my son though- he was delighted. The main purpose of the toy is playing a battle game and there is an online component that we haven't explored. I don't usually let my kids play app games; I buy my kids toys to give them an alternative to screen time. I may download the app, but I haven't yet. Since we only have the one Bakugan, we haven't been able to battle with it yet. I actually think it's pretty cool though, and if my son wants another one I would probably buy it for him on the next gift occasion. We really like to play board and card games in our house, and this seems like it would be a fun new game to play with a cool toy component! My main concern is keeping the paper tile (or Deka) with the magnet in it in good condition and with the Bakucore. I have a pretty destructive three year old, so this is a real danger in our house. I wish the tile was made of a sturdier material. Other than that though, this seems like a solid toy and if you had enough of them to play the game, it would be used enough to make it a toy that has a lot of replay value in our house.