Both of my sons have HEXBUG toys and really enjoy playing with them. We all love BBC’s Robot Wars too. So this was always going to appeal. The HEXBUG Robot Wars Arena combines the hugely popular micro robots and the much-loved TV show.
The set comprises two robots – namely Royal Pain and Impulse – two infra-red remote controls, ten pieces of armour and weapons and, of course, the iconic arena.
Setting up the arena was quick and easy. The board, walls and panels all slotted together perfectly. Then it was simply a matter of switching on the robots one at a time and pairing them with the remote controls.
Before battle commences, players can add the armour and weapons to their robots. The side armour snaps on magnetically while the front and back weapons slot in. Again, these are well manufactured and easy to put in place.
Using these interchangeable pieces gives players the opportunity of using different strategies. Royal Pain has a wedge, battering ram and shovel while impulse comes with a pitchfork, wedge and spikes.
These complement their respective main weapons – a hammer for Royal Pain and a saw blade for Impulse. Fret not, despite its name, this weapon isn’t sharp – it’s a fast-spinning disc.
The first player to remove both of their opponent’s side armour pieces wins.
The controls are simple to get to grips with too. Much like in many classic video games, they’re the four directions and attack. It didn’t take the boys long to master them and their robots were soon hacking away at each other!
Both robots are nice and robust and stood up to the whacking they gave each other. The boys loved controlling their robots and competing for bragging rights. There was plenty of maniacal laughter when they succeeded in sending armour flying too!
It’s a lot of fun and ticks the STEM box as well which is always a good thing. This is one playset that is going to get a lot of use in our house!
The HEXBUG Robot Wars Arena has an RRP of £79.99 and is available exclusively at Smyths Toys.
To celebrate the launch, I have one set – along with a £50 Smyths voucher – to give away. Please note that the voucher must be used by the end of July 2018.
To be in with a chance of winning, enter via the Rafflecopter widget below. As always, you can use as many of the entry methods as you like. Good luck!
Disclosure: I received a HEXBUG Robot Wars Arena set to review and keep.
Comments
Loved Firestorm.
Razer
Impulse
Impulse is our favourite!
Mr Psycho
Blimey, you’ve got me thinking. I will go for Shunt.
chaos x
Razor was our favourite
Impulse
Razer
Impulse
impulse is mine and my sons favourite
Impulse
Impulse is our fave.
impulse
Storm II is my favourite 🙂 Great comp, thanks for running this.
Matilda!
Razer was my favourite, I used to watch it all the time
Matilda is my favourite from robot wars
I like Mr psycho
Matilda.
Impulse
Mr psycho
Impulse
we like Razor!
Razor for us
Hypno-Disc was my favourite – I loved the way it shredded opponents.
Impulse is my favourite, my children love their hex bugs toys too, I agree with you, I think its great they have combined with robot wars, they look like lots of fun, and the only fun we get as parents is checking toys are safe and ready to play for our children lol
Razor is our favourite
Impulse
Matilda
Oh my havent watched that show in forever , back in the day it was Dominator
Impulse
we love Razor
My favourite in the old era was Hypno Disc, in the modern era it’s probably Terrorhurtz.
my favourite robot is Matilda x
My favourite is Matilda.
Razor is our favourite
Impulse
Hypno-Disc was our fav when my kids were younger
mine has got to be Chaos
razor!
Sir Killalot! Classic 😉
Impulse is our favourite!
Something so iconic brought back into our lives 10x better than the original pull back toys and mini bot series , hoping i can get my hands on the collection very soon
I think my favourite has to be Matilda
Razer is my favorite robot wars robot!
I really like Carbide from the newest series of Robot Wars
Impulse for me!
Impulse – my son loves robot wars – always asking his dad to build one so this hexbug set looks great
My favourite robot has to be Hydra. Coz I own it (among others including Wheely Big Cheese, Titan and a whole lot more).
Carbine.
Dead metal was the thing of nightmares!
Razor ROCKS xxx
Shunt! 🙂
Impulse is our favourite
Matilda
Hypno disc
Mr Psycho
Impulse
chaos
Impulse
Impulse
matilda is my fave
Razor
Razor
Mr Psycho is so cool!
Impulse
St bash.
Razer for me, thank you.
impulse
My favourite is tornado
Ooo my favourite is definitely Impulse
Impulse…. I really loved watching robot wars
storm
Razor is the favourite 🙂
The famous Razer
I always loved Matilda
I always loved Matilda. Such a fantastic robot!
Magnetar
Razer is my favourite
Impulse
Impulse was our favourite! 🙂
I always liked Matilda!
Me and 2 sons love Matilda my eldest son loves Thor. This would be amazing to surprise my 3 boys with. I have got my fingers and my toes crossed
Impulse
My kids would love this!
Impulse
Impulse
Matilda
Impulse is a firm favourite in our house. Thanks for the chance to be your lucky winner
impulse
With a name like Royal Pain, it has to be that!
Impulse
firestorm!