Hasbro Toys Reviews

Love this game! My 8 year old daughter, husband, & I enjoy it immensely. The overall rules are simple, plus it's fast and fun! I highly recommend it for families that love to play games together!Get more detail about Scrabble Slam Cards.

QUICK SUMMARY: This fast-paced (I call it "spazzy") game requires razor sharp reflexes and a very focused mind. I usually play games to relax, but this game doesn't relax me -- rather, is stresses me out!

What was I thinking?

On the strength of great Amazon reviews, I bought this as a present for my 13-year-old son this past Christmas. Last year, I bought another electronic game solely on the strength of Amazon reviews, Bulls Eye Baseball, which we all enjoyed (me especially, as I got pretty good at the game).

This Christmas, I'm not much of a contender for the faster reflexes of my 13yo. Okay, so maybe my 2-star review is just because I'm a grumbling loser. I'd like to think not, of course, so here's why I don't care for this game:

One, there is no volume control. In loud settings, it can be hard to hear the announcer call out the color puck, and it's frustrating to lose a game because you couldn't hear the announcer's voice. In quiet settings, the voice is too loud.

Two, it'd have been better to include 4-color LED lights so the game could optionally be played noiselessly without any need for any announcer voice at all. And "noiselessly" means being able to turn-off that stupid background music, too.

Three, opening the cover to the pucks can lead to an explosion where the hard-to-remove lid suddenly flies off, and the pucks scatter everywhere. Why couldn't it have had a simpler, more elegant design, where it's just a slide-out drawer?

Four, there is no on/off button. When you want the game to end, there is an automatic shut-off mechanism, but who wants to listen to the music and announcer drone on and on as you wait for the stupid game to just SHUT UP already! The only easy way to get the game to shut up and turn off is to use a pointy object to depress the reset button.

Five, we thought the game was actually broken when we first tried using it -- it turned on and spoke to us, but the game wouldn't register the colored pucks passing underneath the archway. Turns out, the loose batteries we installed from the "junk drawer" were half-spent and didn't provide enough voltage to run the game properly. The game should have recognized this and said, "Low battery power - please replace all batteries before playing this game." We almost packed it up and shipped it back to Amazon before realizing it was a "user error."

Six, I just don't like games that are spazzy and require fast reflexes. I play games to relax and laugh. If you like the card game Dutch Blitz, you'll probably like this game, too, as it's just as frenetic. I hate Dutch Blitz because it's frenetic.

My kids have played the game solo and against each other, but none seem to be as fascinated with the game as much as other Amazon reviewers have been when they began playing. I'm guessing that it'll get shoved underneath the microwave oven -- where all of our games are stowed -- a few days after New Year's Day, and we'll hardly ever play it in 2010.

You can see from the many 4- and 5-star reviews that most people really like this game, however. Consider my review, then, as a counter-balance to all those positive reviews, so if you pull the trigger and buy this game, you'll really know what you're getting, and how well you're likely going to enjoy playing it.Get more detail about Electronic Hyperslide.

I needed something for my son to balance on while trying to walk, so I purchased this. But with our house having all hardwood floors it wasnt a good idea. The wheeles do not roll on hardwood and he ended up falling alot. So we gave it to a friend with carpet and she said he daughter loves it.Get more detail about Hasbro Playskool Step Start Walk 'n Ride.

All three of my kids love this game (ages 4,7, and 9) and so do their friends and parents. Great for eye-hand coordination. My 4-year old sometimes gets a little frustrated with the dancing movements and not being able to get his marbles in as quickly as his sisters, but he will then just use his fingers. He'll do the tweezers when it's still, though. Super fun! Get more detail about Hasbro Scatterpillar Scramble.

Bought this for my daughter (1 year) for Christmas. She loves the music and watching the gears move. We saw a similar gear toy at a local store but it had a much heftier price tag so I found this option on Amazon and decided to give it a try. She hasn't gotten the hang of putting the gears back on the toy so they have turned up all over our house but she does play with it often and learned how to press the button to get the gears moving.Get more detail about Hasbro Playskool Busy Gears.

This is a great toy with two draw backs........

#1 There is no volume adjustment for the music. If there is, I wish someone would point out to me where I could find it. It is LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#2 The balls don't stay in the tray at the top when the balls pop out. They go all over the place. So, I guess that's what they mean by "Busy" Ball Popper. Our daughter is busy chasing the balls all over the place....

Over all a pretty good product that could stand to use a little bit of improvement. I'd still recommend it.Get more detail about Hasbro Playskool Busy Ball Popper.

This thing is like a missile launcher. My 10 month old seemed to like it, but the balls fly out of it several feet in the air and generally never make it back into the tray to reloop. We actually thought it was hilarious how the balls launch out of this thing, but as a toy for a baby, maybe not so funny. I can't imagine that the soft balls could hurt, but this toy just does not do what it is intended to do. I have to keep my hand about 3 inches from where the balls launch to get it to work normally.Get more detail about Playskool Explore and Grow Busy Ball Popper.

I remember playing this as a kid and it was a first choice for each of my kids as well. My oldest loved this game and now my youngest is loving and learning with it as well. You can't go wrong, its a classic, its fun, colorful and teaches them!Get more detail about Hi Ho Cherry-O.

I bought this game because some friends and I had forgotten how to play. It had been a while, but once receiving the board game, it all came rushing back.
The game lasted a lot longer than I remembered, and all of it's little details are really fun to set up. As a kid I never followed the precise rules, but now as an adult, it's more fun that way!Get more detail about Game of Life.

I have been looking for a game forever that I would enjoy playing with my young girls (ages 4 and 7). I love board games, but most games that my 4 year-old can play (like Candy Land), bore the heck out of me.

That is, until I found Pictureka. What a great game! My girls, husband and I all play our hardest and someone different wins everytime. When playing the blue card (everyone looks for an object at the same time) my four year-old often finds the object first! I actually think the kids have a leg up on us because they don't overthink it, they just look.

Highly recommend this game, especially if you have young children and want a game YOU can enjoy playing with them.

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It's a good toy for the childrens, I hope everyone else can enjoy it the same way that we did.Get more detail about Hasbro Playskool Swing 'N Score Baseball.

There are three items* SOMEONE should warn parents about before they buy them. This is one of them. I only wish someone had told ME years ago...

Yes, this game is cute and easy to play. Yes, it's famous. And yes, it's probably educational.

But be warned - it is THE most boring game in the universe. After ten minutes you will find yourself in a stupor. You'll look at the board and begin trying to calculate how much time it will take for the game to END. Soon you'll feel the urge to throw your chair through the window...not the loving-family-ambience you were expecting.

AND EVERY TIME YOU THINK THE GAME IS JUST ABOUT OVER, YOUR KID FALLS DOWN A CHUTE AND HAS TO START OVER ALMOST AT THE BEGINNING. You will find yourself lying to your children, telling them a "2" means "Move 4", and secretly scribbling over the chutes at midnight with a fat-tipped indelible black marker while spouting gibberish and drooling.

Let your kids play this at pre-school. Give it to the grandparents. JUST DO NOT ALLOW THIS GAME IN YOUR HOUSE IF YOU VALUE YOUR SANITY.

*the other two are Candy Land and the book "The Little Engine That Could"Get more detail about Chutes and Ladders.

my kids loved this game,,, it was also cheaper on amazon, i was very pleased with this product...Get more detail about Giraffalaff Limbo.

"It's so easy, anyone can play...but can you win?" is the caption that reads on the box. It claims to be "the captivating game of circles and stars." Suggested age was 8 so I purchased it for my 11 year old who loves strategy games. Big Mistake and definite waste of money. My son was not amused and most certainly did not enjoy playing.

Opening the box, you find cheap plastic pieces and a plastic board (negative) but it is easily stowed back in the box (positive). There is one very simple sheet of instructions that takes but a moment to read and then you are ready to play. That's where the simplicity ends and the difficulty begins. This is not a game for your average child or adult. It definitely is for those who enjoy games like Chess and other slow-moving strategy games to a certain extent. Each player is allowed 15 minutes for their turn and, not surprisingly, most will need every moment of that 15 minutes to make a move. The game pieces are hard to make out when trying to find a "fit" for the board. They come in all sorts of wacky shapes and sizes and will take a lot of your patience as you try to learn how they work with the board. The object of the game is to be the one to complete a circle or star to earn your points. The players became very frustrated and felt limited on moves they could make. There was much arguing on whether or not pieces truly had to be "touching" as some of the pieces fit the board perfectly next to another piece but did not come in contact with the neighboring piece. With the frustration levels running high, the game was stowed away after a few pieces were placed on the board by each player. It will end up stowed away in our attic until we find someone who is remotely interested in playing the game. I would recommend stopping at a game store to "try-out" the game before you attempt to purchase it. I wish I had. Get more detail about Hasbro CirKis.

This is one of those rare quality toy gems that can be passed down! It is fun, it is durable it seriously rocks for younger children...I bought it as a gift for my three year old son...he loves it! My older children enjoy playing it with him even though it is a toddler toy! I was pleasantly suprized that the shapes are made of a thick durable plastic...four heavy cardboard gingerbread men with indented shape spaces...it works well and the randomness of the shape output, gives it a bingo effect that keeps the more grown-up players engaged!

I would recommend this game to anyone with young children!Get more detail about Hasbro Candy Land Castle Game.

This is the best $5 game you cvan ever buy. My 2 kids (8& 10) love this game and so do I. It's easy to learn after you play it once or twices, and everyone forms their own strategies that they think will help them win. Kids can beat parents or vice versa, which makes it fun for the whole family.Get more detail about Hasbro Games Monopoly Deal Card Game.

We bought this game for our 5 year old daughter since she is now very interested in board games ( and we have plenty) and i remember enjoying it when i was younger. She liked it- we all did, Its a fun family game ( although not our favorite) that we will be playing alot.Get more detail about Sorry.

I remember this game from my own childhood and was pleased to have it sent as a present for my own daughter for Christmas UNTIL we opened it and tried to put it together - VERY FIDDLY, took over an hour with poorly made cardboard and plastic pieces. By the time it was constructed I never wanted to look at the darn thing again. Give it 1 star because of this terrible construction. You'd think they could do betterGet more detail about Guess Who? Board Game.

I just tested this as it is a gift for my granddaughter for Christmas. I am sure she will love it.Get more detail about Jumble Hand Held.

I give it 4 stars because the kids really like it. I thought it was just ok. Nothing special. The best thing I can say about it is, it gets the kids up and jumping and laughing. Get more detail about Hasbro Playskool Honeybee Hop.

We play fetch with our dog with this toy, & he goes wild when we use it instead of just throwing a ball. After a while something goes bad, and it quits shooting the balls out more than a few feet.Get more detail about Hasbro Nerf Reactor.

My brother brought this game on Christmas. It was enjoyable for the entire family. I never saw the silly sides of some people. We played the complete deck and it lasted the whole night. It was so fun that I had to order this game for myself. Am looking for additional decks though. Best of all, no batteries are needed, there's a timer that you need to crank.Get more detail about Guesstures.

The best part of the updated version is that you no longer have to be in the room you are including in your accusation to make an accusation. Instead, you make an accusation from the pool that is located in the center of the game board to finish the game.

The worst part of this updated version is that they include intrigue cards that you must draw from when you roll or land on a question mark. This is ok and adds an interesting twist to the game however, in the card pile are 8 time cards. When the 8th time card is drawn, the person who draws it dies so they are automatically out of the game and have to show all of their cards to everyone else. This is very very frustrating if you die after you have already figured out the who, what and where and are just trying to roll to get to the pool.Get more detail about Clue.

Got this game for my daughters (5 and 3yrs old) as one of their Xmas gifts. They think it's a riot. I had the original operation game when I was a little girl, and this new version looks a tad... cheaper. It just doesn't look as sturdy as the original game back in the 80s. What irked me the most though, is that when I opened it, there were 3 pieces missing. There is supposed to be a bag of 3 internal pieces, but for some reason they were left out. Anyhoo, I called the Hasbro toll free number (it's listed in the instruction booklet) and talked with a friendly rep who said she would send out the missing pieces to me. I got my operation game at Toys R Us for a steal: $7.99. Get more detail about Operation.

This toy is ok. It is a little hard to transform. Not worth the price.Get more detail about Transformers Movie 2 Leader Optimus Prime.

My daughter received this as a gift at 20 months and loved it (she's not interested in it much at all now at 2 1/2). My son began playing with it around 7 months and plays with it every day still now that he's 12 months. There are few toys he really gets interested in, so I am extremely thankful for this toy!

There are three pieces (alligator, tree, elephant) that you can remove or stack. Air blows up through them and makes the elephant ears spin, the alligator chomp, and the tree top spin. Fun for a baby to watch. A ball pins around in the middle circle and another ball bobbles up as the air pushes it. Both balls are removable. The monkey in the tree is not a removable piece--it just pops up when you press the ladybug to start the toy.

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My 6 year old has been playing this game at friend's houses, and he loves it.
Just bought this at Target today for $9.00, and with taxes still under $10
I've seen this before where Amazon doesn't compete for price for board games, so would suggest a quick shop of Target or Walmart if convenient before ordering from Amazon.
Otherwise you can't beat Amazon's convenience of on-line shopping.Get more detail about Trouble Board Game.

Game arrived in perfect condition and my family is having lots of fun playing with it! It's a classic! Get more detail about Scrabble Crossword Game.