HEXBUG BattleBots RIVALS Platinum

Theyre cool, but one of the robots doesn't raise the arm. It's faulty right out of the box. It was the highly requested Christmas gift for my 14 year old, and sadly I have to return it.

Bots were faulty. One worked to some degree, the other never worked. Both would randomly start doing slight spasms with no one around.

This lasted about 30 min of play and one of the bots had already broken. They were so much fun for the short lived play time, just wish they were made better.

Fork is bent sideways: snap back into place. Whiplash/Sawblaze slowly spins in circles even when turned off: make sure you have all bots on different channels and using correct controllers (2 weapon buttons) and charge bots to full battery capacity. Whiplash’s detachable wedges split in 2: snap back together. Saw blazes saw stops working realign saw with grey plastic circle and pinch together.

That they both come with a usb charger for easy recharge

If you are the type of person who can take apart a robotic toy to make repairs, then these toys are incredible fun. However, if you are like me and don’t know the first thing about fixing motorized toys, then these toys will become one expensive hobby. My sons and I were excited to see Whiplash and Sawblaze added to the collection as we own all of the other battlebots. However, as fast as these are in comparison to previous models, they (in my experience) seem to be far less reliable. Shortly after opening, Sawblaze only spins in a circle and Whiplash seems to only work half of the time at best. They’ve been very disappointing and the increased cost on these models make it too expensive to repurchase. Wish the quality was better cause the entertainment value is high when working.

very enjoyable! easy to play , a quick charge and ready to go.

My 6 Year Old Son Loves It!!

One of the battle bots broke within the first 15 minutes of play time. The wheels kept malfunctioning and spinning even after several attempts to turn it off. We attempted open the unit as a last resort to disconnect from the battery. Disconnection is not possible, and literally all of the parts and pieces fell out of the bot upon opening, all while the wheels continued to spin and malfunction. We just had to let it sit there until the battery finally ran out. I wish I had seen the other reviews before purchasing in store. I wish I had not wasted so much money on this.

broke within a day or two of use they are not worth the money

My son chose this set for himself, but I’m having so much fun playing it! I read a lot of reviews saying it’s broken out of the box but I read the instructions, paired them correctly and never had an issue. The battery does run down after constant play so we had to recharge obviously. Totally worth the money and look forward to buying an arena and more!

The best Rivals set yet! Both bots have so much power and are basically miniature replicas of the real Whiplash and Sawblaze! New rechargeable batteries and functionality are awesome improvements to previous sets. Zero issues and we've been running them non-stop. So much fun!

These provide great fun to play with when they work. However, one of them broke within a day of play. We exchanged them at the store and the replacement was broke upon opening. We were not overly rough with these units. We only used them to battle each other. Do not buy these. They are overpriced pieces of junk.

Item broke in a day, my kids love battlebots and they were playing with the toys as intended in the arena. The battlebot hit the other like it’s supposed to and the light broke off disconnecting a wire rendering the battlebot useless. I have purchased just about every battlebot for my sons and ALL of them have broken. These products are to delicate for what they are intended for and far to expensive for them to break so easily. Hexbug needs to go back to the drawing board and reengineer these bots for more durability so they can be played with as intended without breaking.