Are Kung Zhu Hamsters Really Any Good?

Last year’s hottest toy, the Zhu Zhu Pets, made a big comeback earlier this year with their newest sensation, Kung Zhu Hamsters. Before being trained these adorably furry hamsters might have been mistaken for a regular Zhu Zhu Pet particularly popular with girls. However, the advanced Kung Zhu Battle Hamsters have very little in common with their predecessors and are definitely aimed at the boys toys market. These whizzing electronic hamsters dash and scurry around, cooing and squeaking depending upon what they encounter in their travels.

Top Toys For Christmas 2010

Christmas 2010 will soon be upon us when it will be time for us to trawl through the list of what our children want to work out which of the toys that we can afford are actually worth buying. Well both Hamleys and TheToyShop.com have helped us out with a list of toys they expect to be both popular and a good buy this year. So what are the top toys for Christmas 2010 for our boys?

Battle Strikers Tournament Set Reviewed

Battle Strikers are taking over the spinning top world. They feature next generation magnetic technology to blow their predecessors right out of the water. The Battle Strikers Tournament Set is a convenient and cost effective way to buy everything you need for two children to play this game. It includes two Turbo Launchers which will rev the Strikers up to their maximum RPMs, two exclusive Strikers only found in this set, two Controllers that enable precise fingertip control over each Striker once in battle and a Battle Arena to give a quality feel to the game.

Bakugan Toys – Your Top 5 Choices

Bakugan is the latest TV inspired craze captivating our children. It is an anime series about creatures of the same name and the battle brawlers who control them. The spin off collectible, action game from the series is a strategic card game that is played with magnetic, spring loaded marbles. These exploding spheres pop open when thrown onto the metallic cards to form the Bakugan creatures hidden inside. The show only started in 2007 but has since grown hugely in popularity to the point where there are now over 100 of these transforming spheres to buy and collect. In addition there are other Bakugan accessories, including launchers, play mats, and storage cases, as well as branded merchandise such as video games, puzzles and books. To give yourself a heads up when buying Bakugan toys, read on to check out our list of your top 5 choices.

Ben 10 Ultimate Omnitrix Giveaway

With Christmas coming up I’m sure everyone could do with a free toy to wrap up and put under the tree. What could be better then than this top Ben 10 toy, the Alien Force Ultimate Omnitrix? It is a replica of the new green Omnitrix featured in the latest Ben 10 show and is the perfect role play accessory for boys. It comes with a Swampfire mini figure that attaches to the watch to represent the holographic image shown in the cartoon. When the figure is attached, the Omnitrix unlocks the alien’s voice and other effects.

Christmas Toys For Boys 2009

Christmas Gifts For BoysThe Toy Retailers Association has just announced its dream dozen Christmas toys for boys that Santa should bring this year. Most of these Christmas gifts for boys are from television or film related toy ranges. Ben 10, the boy’s range of the year, gets a mention along with Transformers, Star Wars and a few new-comers such as the new spinning top sensation called Battle Strikers. The full list of toys is detailed below. We have ranked them according to how good we think they are and given our thoughts on each one.

Transformers 2 Toys – Your Top 5 Choices

Transformers Toys Leader Class2009 saw the revival of the popular Transformers series with the release of a new movie, Revenge of the Fallen. Accompanying the movie is a new line of updated Transformers 2 toys, action figures and other merchandise. They now feature motorised parts, lights and movie sound effects. The popular characters are still featured – Optimus Prime, the silver and red truck, Bumblebee, the yellow Camaro sports car and the leader of the baddies, Megatron, the battle tank. The ability of these toys to transform from vehicle to robot action figure is what makes them fun and exciting and they are already storming the toy sales charts. There is a huge range of Transformer 2 toys available so this top 5 list should give you a clue as to which type of toy to buy.

Transformers Movie Leader Optimus Prime Review

Transfomers Movie Leader Optimus PrimeWe are still on the trail of the hottest Christmas toys and coming in at number 3 on Hamley’s predictions are the Transformers Movie Leader Optimus Prime and Megatron figures. These are large scale Transformers action figures but they come with a fairly hefty price tag of around £45.

So what are these Transformers toys and are they worth the money?

Rubik 360 Review

Rubik 360
The Rubik’s Cube has evolved. It has gone from cube shaped to spherical and is see through rather than solid, but it’s still a difficult and addictive puzzle nonetheless. The Rubik 360 was officially launched in July and was tipped to be one of the hottest 10 toys this Christmas. It has been so popular already that stocks are now so low it is hard to find a shop with one to buy. If you do find one BUY NOW so you don’t miss out.

So what is this new toy from Rubik and is it worth buying?

Bop It – New Version – A Hot Toy For Christmas 2009

Have you heard of Bop It? If not, you’ve missed out on over 10 years of a highly addictive reaction game. But you’re just in time to experience the all new Bop It – a new version with a new look, predicted to be in the top 10 Christmas toys this year. It looks more like a musical instrument than the usual steering wheel shape game we are used to with Bop It Extreme 2, but with 1,000 levels and the new ‘Shout It’ command, this new ‘can’t be put down’ BopIt game will have you hooked before you know it.

So what is this new Bop It game and is it worth buying?

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