Friday, February 27, 2009

The Complete Ben 10 Season 4 DVD is now available for purchase at a store near you


Ben Tennyson’s summer starts off with a real blast when the OMNITRIX is accidentally set to self- destruct. With the help of a new alien, Way Big, he goes head-to-head against evil Vilgax to save the galaxy. Ben and his family continue their vacation only to stumble upon more action and new heroes like the mega-multiplier Ditto. As the summer winds down, it’s time for Ben to go back to school. Will he reveal his secret to his parents and classmates.

I’m not so sure about that description given that “Secret of the Omnitrix” is considered by the producers to be the final animated Ben 10 adventure in the original series timeline. (They even went so far to say that “Ken 10″ and “Goodbye and Good Riddance” are purely non-canon “what-if” style episodes.)


Anyway, for Season4 we have Ditto prominently featured on the cover with traces of Eye Guy. This DVD set includes the 10 regular format episodes from the fourth season on one disc, and 4 versions of the SotO movie on the other. Again, this set does not come with a poster, but rather a paper insert detailing the episodes in correct order.

Episodes & Features:

• Disc 1- Perfect Day, Divided We Stand, Don’t Drink the Water, Big Fat Alien Wedding, Ben Four Good Buddy, Ready to Rumble, Ken 10, Goodbye and Good Riddance, Ben 10 vs Negative 10 parts 1 & 2
• Disc 2- Secret of the Omnitrix - Red ver.(Heatblast), Blue ver.(XLR8), Gold ver.(Eye Guy), and Bonus Trivia Edition.
• Disc 2 Features- 4 deleted scenes from Perfect Day, Divided We Stand, Don’t Drink the Water, and Ben 10 vs Negative 10.

For some reason they have trivia over the deleted scenes that you can’t get rid of. Good news is the trivia version of the movie is complete unlike the one airedon tv where the trivia did not show for the last 10 minutes of the feature.
Still not as great as the first two DVD releases, but savor it while you can - it’s better than buying the series in volumes like Alien force will be distributed.
SRP $19.98

Monday, February 23, 2009

New Toy Debut - Kevin’s Remote Control Car


Now available for your driving excitement is the remote controlled version of Kevin Levin’s green muscle car. This is a smaller version of the well known vehicle from Alien Force complete with car noises and working headlights.

The car Itself is about 8.5″ long and a good sturdy replica of the one from the show. It requires four AA batteries for the car plus one 9V battery for the remote to get going, as these are not included. I recommend investing in some rechargeable AA’s, because if you’re anything like me, you’ll be going through a set a day.

The remote control is shaped just like the Omnitrix, and it is really really neat ( though in Spectre’s humble opinion, it would have made more sense as a plumbers badge). Two buttons on the top are pressed for forwards and backwards movement, while the Omnitrix dial is used to steer left and right.

Upon turning the car on the headlights will come on and a car ignition sound is made. The headlights can not be turned off but are a very cool feature, especially when driving in darkened areas- it gives of a sweet alien green glow to the front of the car. That’s right, the headlights are GREEN. They also serve as a “sort-of” battery indicator as they will dim when the car is moving to conserve power when batteries are low.

When you turn the car with the dial all the way to the left or right it gives off one other noise - a tire screech. This is funny and a cool addition but it can also get annoying when it does it every single time you turn heavy ( as if R/C cars aren’t loud enough).

The antenna is flexible enough to get under any small spaces where the car may roam, and both the car and remote antennas are topped with a small black Omnitrix logo.
The car features the standard steering control trim on the bottom to adjust the vehicle’s steering if it veers in a certain direction. I haven’t tested transmitter distance yet, but the instructions say it should go up to approx 26ft.
I’ve taken some pictures and stuff for the site, but you’ll have to wait. I’m too busy playin’ with this awesome car.