When Hasbro first launched their Bot Shots line I wasn't sure what to think...so I bought everything in the first wave. The Super Bots were meant to be a "chase" figure, meaning they were packaged less frequently as their case mates. Turns out these so called chase figures weren't that hard to find, but at the time I didn't know that. Even though this figure is Sentinel Prime from the Dark of the Moon movie, I bought him anyway *sigh*.
Sentinel Prime comes from the first wave of Bot Shots so his crash/transformation feels very familiar. Push in the front of the vehicle and out pops the arms and feet. All of the Super Bots are cast in translucent plastic giving them a distinct look, but their power rankings don't seem any more elevated versus regular releases.
My guess is Hasbro did the Super Bots to make the line more collectible because I see no advantages of using a Super Bot in the actual game. This little guy (and a few others I have) are going to be given away at Charticon later this summer as we plan to have open tables for kids to have a pick up game of Bot Shots.
My guess is Hasbro did the Super Bots to make the line more collectible because I see no advantages of using a Super Bot in the actual game. This little guy (and a few others I have) are going to be given away at Charticon later this summer as we plan to have open tables for kids to have a pick up game of Bot Shots.
I like the translucent look of this one.
ReplyDeleteSome I like, but since Sentinel is based on his DOTM design he won't be staying in my collection...
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