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.

Highlights

  • The speed of the Strikers is impressive
  • Collisions create forceful impacts
  • A cost effective way to buy this two player game
  • A durable and fun to play game

What Are Battle Strikers?

Battle Strikers might look like an old fashioned battling tops toy but they offer so much more. There are a variety of Strikers to choose from – each one is individual with its own name and characteristics. They look different and come in various sizes and densities which affect how they react in battle. Their handling abilities are scored out of five points in three categories of attack, defence and control. The two Strikers included with the Tournament Set are called Mauler, which tops the charts in attack and Turbine, which is heavy so helps in defence.

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How To Play Battle Strikers

To play you stick your Battle Striker to the bottom of the Launcher via the inbuilt magnets. You press the trigger to rev the Striker up to a super speed. When you are ready to launch the Striker into the battle arena to engage your opponent, you bang the top of the Launcher with your fist to release the magnets.

The fun does not stop there though as each player gets to command their Striker throughout the battle using their fingertip Controller. This is a glove type accessory for your finger that allows you to control the direction of the Striker while it is spinning. The glove uses magnets to achieve this control. This is a great move forward over traditional games where who wins the battle is left to chance. You now have more options open to you to plan attacks and win the battle. Practice makes perfect though. The Controller also allows you to re-power your Striker during battle.

Six AA batteries and needed to play this game so make sure you buy them at the same time as the game to avoid disappointment. This toy is ideal for children aged six and over.

Battle Strikers Battle Arena

The Tournament Set includes a hard, slick, sturdy, plastic area for two Strikers to battle on. This contains the battle and due to its limited size encourages more interaction and chaotic battles between tops. It also stores six Strikers when you are not playing with them.

Customising Battle Strikers

As well as battling with Battle Strikers, they offer additional fun in the form of customising Strikers and even making your own unique Striker. Strikers are modular in that they are each made of a large ring, a small ring, a ball bearing that is magnetic and a ball aligner. The parts can be taken apart and put back together easily. The differences between each Striker’s parts are what determine their ability in the attack, defence and control characteristics. The parts are also interchangeable between Strikers so you can mix and match different parts of different Strikers to come up with your own version – the best Battle Striker ever!

Review

The speed the Strikers can reach is impressive and when two of them collide, the impact has a lot of force. The Strikers are durable and the game is fun to play. Children love to compete and with this toy they can challenge their friends to battles. The Battle Striker Tournament Set is ideal for a two player game as it is all about the fun of battle. Playing singly with one Striker is not likely to offer much interest. Being able to dismantle and reassemble the Strikers to create a more powerful Striker encourages experimentation and children can also learn about magnets by seeing their effect in practice.

There are a few downsides or things to be aware of with these Battle Strikers toys but overall the game is very fun. The plastic the arena is made out of is a bit thin so will break if it gets trodden on. Because the Strikers spin so fast they can cause injury if not played with carefully. Be careful when launching them into play as occasionally they can jump out of the arena. Also do not touch them when they are spinning at full speed.
Some of the Strikers can be difficult to release from the Launcher so just give it a bigger bang or a flick of the wrist. When using the fingertip controller you have to get quite close to the Striker to make the magnets work. Just make sure that the Striker does not get stuck to the Controller.

Finally do not think you can just buy one Striker on its own. They cannot be revved up without the Launcher so you either need one of the Starter Packs or the Tournament Set to get you started. You can then buy single Strikers to increase your collection. These are fairly inexpensive so are ideal for children to buy from their pocket money.

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