Star Wars Darth Vader Force Action Lightsaber Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this item for a Halloween costume. You can purchase some really cool replica lightsabers for $100 minimum, but they don't expand or retract. I wanted a lightsaber that I could hold straight up, press a button, and have the "blade" shoot out. That's exactly what this does. Sometimes a couple of the segments don't expand all the way, but only by an inch or two. The "blade" is actually pretty long for a kids toy and the color is more of an red-orange day glow: more similar to the movies than the deep red that is pictured. I purchased this knowing that it had the following shortcomings: huge hilt/handle, weak light, and no extra sound variety. It makes 5 sounds: expand, idle hum, swing, clash, and retract. There is only one variety of each sound and the sound quality is pretty bad. The "idle hum" is particularly annoying and doesn't sound much like the movies. The "swing" sound has a mandatory delay so if you want it to sync up you have to wait between swings (think fighting original trilogy style as opposed to episodes I-III fancy fighting). It's connected to a motion-sensor that is quite sensitive: the slightest movement will set it off. You have to hit it frighteningly hard to activate the "clash" sound, although I found hitting the handle with your free hand will do it. The light is extremely weak, even in pitch black. Given that and the poor sound quality, I am considering using this without batteries. The spring function does still work without the batteries. Of course weak light is better than no light. You could probably easily unscrew the thing and remove or destroy the sound chips. Just leave the part alone that connects to the light. Should be obvious: look for the speaker. I should note that you have to manually retract the "blade" with your hand and this will occasionally throw reverse the on/off toggle; meaning it will play light up and play sounds while retracted instead of when expanded. Just hold the blade in and press the button. Overall I'm quite pleased. There is simply no other lightsaber that fully expands and retracts which, to me, is the effect that really seals the deal.

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Star Wars Darth Vader Force Action LightsaberNot recommended for children under 3 months

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