Vehicle Reviews

This car seems to be really sturdy and built better than other brands. My toddlers love it and fight over who gets to ride.

When I was little I used to have one now I am going to get one for my brother. I work at a day care and they have one and all the kids do is fight over who gets to ride in the big boy car. It is a must have if you have a little kid. They all love it. They are probably going to buy another one for the day car because it is so popular. They got a Gamecube at the day care, but everyone still insists on using the Grand Coupe. There are kids from 6 months up to 7 years to older kids ride on top. No one has ever gotten hurt. It is the best toy. One time they where fighting over who got to go in it and they accidently pulled of the door the company sent a new door with all the hardware! It is a great buy!

My son has had this Grand Coupe Car for atleast 4 months. The high quality & overal shape for little tots to get in & out work out great! My 23 month old loves to get in, slam the door closed, & even turn the key that makes a click-sound. His overrall favorite part is that he loves being mobile & also if a grown-up pushes him around the house or outside. Mine gets the giggles whenever we do that. Little tikes also sells the gas pump that can attach to this car. There is a gas cap on the left side of the car. Kids get a kick out of pretending to fill up the tank! Also the feature my son also likes is the trunck in the back to store small favorite items! We are very please with this ride-in toy car! Highly recommend!

Thomas is great and it's so fun to pull him along the track woth Annie and Clarabel. When I make the big setes In set aside a branch line for Thomas, Percy, and sometimes Lady. Thomas is great but in order to get the experience you need Annie and Clarabel.

When I checked out a Thomas DVD from our local library, I had no idea what I'd get into. My 2 yr old son is now obsessed with Thomas. Plays with them day and night. 4 yr old daughter enjoys them too. They are great toys- building track is good for spatial relations, they teach color and numbers and the stories all have good values- plus he plays with them like action figures. We're keeping these for our grandkids. Also, try eBay for Thomas sets. We got two sets of ten trains for about forty apiece, big savings. But then some track sets are cheaper here than you can find on eBay, so be sure to check both.

First, when I bought a Thomas tape, My 3 years old son watched it six times in a line. Then I bought Figure 8 set. He liked it very much. Later I had the Mountain Tunnel Set and a lot of tracks and most of the engines and freight cars and circus cars. Now my three little children play them every day. The two years old twins count the engines and they all learn to share the railway, who goes where; Who passes the crossroad first to avoid crash. They learn to wait patiently because the train is very long. I help them bulid the railway system(I change the layout freqently). Dad sometimes has a race with them. It could be a hobby later in their teen life. My experence, 8 inchs track is never enough when you want to play on the carpet. They are good toys.

These are the BEST toys in the world for kids who love transportation. I got this on special with the free dump truck and they have been all over the house, yard and even went on display for show and tell in grade K. All the kids love it.

If this is on special with the free dump truck as it is several times then don't hesitate get two and save it for a birthday gift. Both girls and boys love 'em. Great buy.

What a great toy! Talk about imagination! And then again, there's the Tonka quality. This guy gets slammed around quite a bit and still looks brand new. Plus, it's great imaginative fun in the sandbox and in the house. Don't pass this one up!

My 2 1/2 year old son loves this truck! He didn't want to open anything else on Christmas morning, and this was one of the first gifts that he opened. He loves it.

My daughter has loved this car since the day we bought it. The thing that first got her attention were the sounds. She loved to hear the baby laughing and the horn honking. She also liked the "engine" sounds. She loves to just push the car around and even puts the mom in the stroller and acts like it's a car too! It is such a great, fun toy at a super price.

This mini van deserves 5 stars overall because I can pretend that it drives anywhere! The grocery bag can make the people go to the grocery store and home if you have the sweet sounds home. The possibilities are endless. It is education valued because it shows safety-for instance: the baby in the carseat. It scored 4 stars on duradility because the trunk came off a few times. Otherwise, I LOVE it!

Our One Year loves this toy. She started playing with our 4 year old boys cars and so I got this for her to not only be a bigger car to push around but for her to start a collection of Little People...she drags it everywhere and loves the music. She has even packed the figures in the van as to give the whole neighborhood a ride. She somehow figured out that the back door opens and put the baby stroller in and then closed it...I didnt even show her, so it is educational in that it teaches a child all about a car. I would reccomend this item to anyone it is cute and fun and our volume is not too loud as others have said, and I am pretty allergic when it comes to loud noises!

We got the farm for our son when he was 18 months because I remember the one I had in the 70s (which moo'd when you opened the barn doors). I just want to tell people not to bash the sound features- our son loves the sounds and has learned which animals belong where because of them. He tells us "cow goes moo," all the while he uses his imagination to actually play with the set. The musical floor that plays "Farmer in the Dell" gets his head bopping and he says "all done" when it's over and it keeps him interested. FP always had sound with this farm, if you choose not to put batteries in it that's your call but there are benefits to it.

My little Marcela (age 3) is a Little People collector. She loves her toys so much! and has created an enthusiasm in her 6 years old sister, who has never been interested in these kind of toys. Now, they both have hours of fun! Althoug it is not easy to get these toys in our city, we can shop them online!
We love the souds of our farm, and the family house (specially the baby who Marcela makes "sleep" in his craddle) the circus and the school bus....recently we bought the Noah's ark game, and we love our little animals! I personally prefer the birds that come with this game, the colors are great, and nice design.

We love this toy. We love the farm concept. I agree with outher reviewers that FP should leave the noises off the toys, I have yet to put a battery in ours.

We got this as a gift, and ours does not have all the items shown in this picture. We did not get a video or the little girl/tractor/dog set. Everything else is there.

The green pasture on each side and the fences keep falling off of ours. I realize that my kids are rougher than most on their toys, but they are only 2 and 3, and are able to snap these pieces off regularly.

My 11 month old son got this about 2 months ago. He enjoys playing with it. However, at first he would often pinch his fingers on the last car. The giraffe feeder section swings, and there is just enough space between the feeder and the side of the car for him to get his fingers caught. He learned quickly and hasn't caught his fingers since. Plus, he really seems to like all the little people.

All in all a good toy.

My children love this train, as well as their other Little People toys. I love that it helped them learned cause and effect. If you push on the seat where the driver sits, then it plays a song (which I sing to- growling w/the tiger, squaking w/the parrot). When you push the train, the giraffe spins around and the tiger and parrot go up and down. As w/all the Little People items, any piece will fit. It also encourages imagination. In our house the animals are always asking each other if they want to go to the park.
When we travel, we always take this train. The only downside to this item is the music button is VERY sensitive and goes off when we are traveling down the highway or carrying it in a bag.
I may have given this 5 stars, but I am very biased when it comes to Little People toys. They are the perfect toys for our household. I have a 21 mth old and a three year old. They both play wonderfully with the toys as do all of their friends.

My daughters 1 & 4 love this toy and all Little People products. Great for role play and even better with the Fisher Price Zoo. The main reason I'm writing however is to praise Fisher Price. I broke the battery compartment on this toy while installing new batteries (I overtightened the screw and the cover and part of the train cracked). I fully expected to pay for a replacement part, but instead Fisher Price said they would send me a new train. This company's customer service is just as outstanding as its products.

There are quite a few really nice 2D shooters for the playstation, though you'd never know it. Why? "If you play only one shooter for the PSX, make it Einhander." Ok, that's propaganda. And it works for one reason: presentation.

Einhander has one thing the others don't: bells and whistles. It's got multiple ship models, neon lighting effects, nominally interactive background elements, and obsessive attention to fine graphical detail. (Actually, this sounds like pretty much any recent Square game.) The visuals are startlingly slick, but conceptually really pretty boring. Ok, Einhander sports an ultra-cool "cyber-punk" vigilante nightlife theme, which really is borrowed straight from FFVII, which is in turn really just stolen from Blade Runner, isn't it?

So, the graphics are extraordinarily polished. Very flashy. So what else? The sound is average. The opening level has a nice operatic techno aria (very elegant), but after that the music just fades to the background. It's lame soft trance junk, but it really doesn't matter so much since it's drowned out by explosions most of the time. The explosions and other sound effects are acceptable, but really not very notable. Occasionally there's some command recited over the PA in German, and that's fairly unique. But nothing too exciting.

The gameplay is strictly linear, and in this neo-classical shooter context that's fine. The emphasis is on reflex, not exploration. Again, the levels are very detailed and I suppose well designed, but the Philip K. Dick urban battlefield motif is a bit tiresome. There are lots of mechanized little pieces of robots and tanks and hangars and factories, and well THINGS that have little details to impress and wow the player. It's all very well done, but with little imagination. Enemies are mostly utility/military contraptions reminiscent of Aliens vehicles. They're all finely detailed, with no real surprises. The bosses are more of the same. Only bigger, madder,and with guns on top of guns on top of guns.

Speaking of guns, the weapons system is pretty cool in theory, but not really very unique in practice. You blow up a ship, it leaves its gunpod behind. You pick up the gunpod and use it until it runs out or you get another gunpod. Ok, it sounds cool scavenging parts from demolished machines, but it's really no different from picking up a little shiny powerup bubble left behind an explosion. The guns themselves are varied and pretty cool, my favorite being a light saber fixed on your nose that's pretty much indestructable. But otherwise it's standard stuff: spreaders, seekers, bombs, etc... All of this also relates to which ship you choose at the game's beginning, since different ships have different gunpod mount/laser cannon combinations.

So the game is not by any means bad. It's very good, actually, but it is without a doubt overhyped. It's beautiful to look at, but in the end not really all that fun. It's a 'retro' title that plays by the rules of modern gaming: make it big, beautiful, and cinematic, and the uninspired gameplay will go unnoticed. Fans of the genre should definitely give Einhander a shot. But those ready for more, here are the alternatives: G. Darius for imagination and sheer fun factor, R-Type Delta for strategic challenge, Thunder Force V for a more retro feel, or either of the Ray series for top-down vertical blasting.

Einhander has got to be the best looking shooter available on the Playstation. It's full of colorful and detailed backrounds, the enemies are imaginatively constructed, and there's a nice variety of weapons. The gameplay is similar to side scrolling shooters of the past, with a couple of new features...like the ability to choose your ship and being able to change your weapon configuration on the fly. Einhander will keep even the most experienced of gamers on their toes with long and difficult levels. The only feature that keeps Einhander from perfection is the lack of a 2 player mode. Shooters have alot more replay value when they have a multiplayer option. Still, Einhander is a great game...and since it's now available at a low price, there's no reason not to get it.

There's a reason why this game is held in such high regard among true blue shooter fans. Einhander has the trappings of a legendary game within its genre. Dazzling graphics, tight control, outstanding music and sounds, and a strong variety of weapons. They're all here, but that's not where the fun stops. There's also an art gallery that grows as the quality of your performance increases and an intriguing story, much different from the usual "an evil alien empire wants to destroy humanity, let's send one fighter pilot to stop all 500,000,000 of them" fare. In Einhander, you're on a suicide mission and you're painfully aware of it. Beautiful!

Einhander's visuals are beyond reproach. The backgrounds are vibrant and detailed without being garish or distracting, especially stage five. Ship designs are cool all around, and every enemy, from the mightiest boss to the lowliest peon, goes out in a blaze of glory when you destroy it, instead of merely blinking out of existence or disappearing in a bland red puff.

On the audio front, the sound effects are excellent. Launching rockets, shattering neon signs, and, of course, explosions. All well done. The intentionally emotionless female voice that addresses you after each stage is very credible, and the German commands you hear during boss encounters lend a terrific sense of atmosphere to the game. Moody and catchy techno tunes provide the musical backdrop and, for the most part, complement the corresponding areas perfectly. The operatic female vocals at the beginning of stage one clash very effectively with the destruction that ensues and let you know your ears are in for a treat from the start. And, the music for the sixth stage end boss (after the rocket with the time limit) is so rousing, you won't even care when he kills you 20 times in a row.

Eight special weapons are readily available and there's something for every taste, from the heat-seeking Wasp ("You can run, but you can't hide!") to the lightsaber-like Blade ("I don't need no Force to kick your sorry butt!") to the no-nonsense, wallop-packing Cannon ("JUST DIE!!!!"). Plus, there are four others (each a sort of variation on one of the ubiquitous eight) hidden throughout the game.

Einhander's developers hit the nail squarely on the head (pun absolutely intended) where the challenge level is concerned. The game can get pretty rough, but it's the GOOD kind of rough. No shields or defensive power-ups are available (one of the game's very few flaws) so one hit will kill you, but it has to be solid, direct impact. Enemy bullets that travel at 2 MPH and just barely graze the little ball on the top of your radio antenna don't count. The last two bosses are tough to beat, and some of the earlier ones aren't exactly a cake walk either, but the only one that I think crosses the line between "challenging" and "frustrating" is the robotic ape mid-way through stage five. Oh, how I despise that banana-chewing abomination!

You get three lives per credit and nine continues for a total of 30 lives, though you'll earn an extra life or two along the way when you attain a certain score. However, there is one point in the game...the rocket you approach from behind...where, if you fail to defeat it within the given time limit, it's GAME OVER no matter how many lives or continues you have left! So, unless you want to see the "bad" (or should I say "worse"?) ending, I'd advise you to get yourself killed if it looks like you're not gonna get the job done in time. Then, you'll get another shot at it.

If proof was ever needed that 2-D games can still be plenty of fun, Einhander is that proof. I revel in the fact that it outshines many more modernized games on all fronts despite the old-fashioned 2-D gameplay. The only exception is the Wasp missile being able to seek and destroy on-screen enemies that have yet to align with your ship (and certain objects in the background, too...that's a hint). Some might complain about the lack of a two-player mode, but in my opinion the gloomy suicide mission aspect of the game would be jeopardized if it weren't played solo. With three ships to select from and no shortage of secrets (including two additional ships), the replay value is strong, but even if that weren't the case, you'd want to play it again and again anyway, because it's crafted with such tender, loving care and, on many levels, it's flawless. I have no qualms about calling Einhander one of the all-time great games for the PlayStation. Square would be well advised to re-release it (along with Final Fantasy Tactics and Xenogears). Don't hesitate to grab a copy if you come across one, as I for one am NOT selling mine!

We purchased this train table for our 3 1/2 yr old son. I have done extensive research into various brands and models of train tables. We didn't want to spend a large amount of money on a table for fear that our son would play with it for a few weeks or days and then have it sit to collect dust. (As with a number of his more expensvie toys collecting dust NOW!) He has played with this table for more than 3 hours a day for the past month. He LOVES it!! My 6 year old daughter also enjoys playing with him. They have the wood train set that goes with it - so they are constantly using their brains to come up with new track ideas! I LOVE IT! Plus, it gives mommy free time to clean the house, type up reviews, etc...... I would definitely tell EVERYONE to purchase this very STURDY, EDUCATIONAL train table! It's the best purchase we have made in years!!

I looked at all the reviews before I bought this train table and none but one was good so, I would like to say this is the best table! I have 2 children that are 1 and 3 and they both love it. I make up my own tracks and my kids love it. It was easy to put together I did it in about 1/2 an hour myself. I love the bins they hold all the train and track peices I have and you can not beat the price.... (...) my table looks great and its been a month of train fun.

I was hesitant on purchasing this item due to some of the negative reviews. However, we went to the local Toys r us and they had this on display, with the Thomas board on top of it and the full train accessories from Thomas. Yes, the board hangs over about 1/2 inch, but nevertheles it still works. Yes, the table is a few inches shorter, but for the kids...they don't care, they are all sitting or moving around on their knees playing that I've never heard one complaint. I was glad the store had this display and saved us quite a bit of money considering the Thomas table is over twice the cost. And as a mom, I love the storage bins underneath, makes it handy when they switch out tracks and trains. If you want your kids to have fun and enjoy, and don't care if it isn't the authentic "Thomas" table, you'll love this, I know my kids do, and the neighbor's kids too. Thomas enjoys being played on this table too ; )

Our 3 year old has a lot of fun with this. You can buy some extra lenghts of track at other toy stores to make the track longer or to build your own layout. The key thing is to use newer cars. If you pull out the cars that you played with 20 years ago, the wheels probably won't spin freely enough to work on this set. Older cars probably won't even make it through the loop the loop. You really need cars that roll well. If you buy this, spend an extra couple of dollars to buy some new cars to go along with it. Cars that look like regular sedans seem to work best. Trucks, mini-vans, dragsters, etc. don't go through the power booster very well. With about three feet of extra track and newer cars, we have had up to four cars going at once. It's a lot of fun.

I have hundreds of Hot Wheels cars and I always wondered - How fast would these cars go? I needed a track set. A simple one, not like one with spiders or aliens. This is the ultimate speed tester, and it's really fun. There aren't too many things to do with it, but I like to set up the motor and attach the loop to it so the car does the loop all day. If you need a fast car, get this car thats called the Lakester. Overall, This set is extremely cool!

Too bad Mattel is too interested in making money to make toys that are a fun and educational as the original Hot Wheels tracks and connectors were. This particular track is pitifully simple and uninspiring because it only fits together in one way. Buying other self-contained items or even the same item will not help because none of the tracks can be interconnected. Apparently Mattel no longer sells plain tracks and "connectors" -- the little plastic rectagles that allow you to connect two pieces of track.

My advise at this price a good buy. I got mine for like 15 dollars and im dont know about that being a good price but anyway...Pocket Neopet is basiclly ok. The games are kind of boring and the whole layout is confusing. The games also only give out neopoints like 3 times a day (unless you play the slots which is boring), and there's hardly anything to do. It's nice because it has the little 3D thing to play with but get a diffenrt because theres no room to play with this one cause it has an ocean. Anyway whats good about is that it's very portable, durable, and it's fun to have your own little pet. It also alerts you when the neopets site is having a special day. It doesn't beep in the middle of the night and is pretty low maintance...You can also set it like alarm clock and you can put messages with the alarms!

I think Pocket Neopets is the best way to keep children attracted to their new toy.Pocket Neopets rocks!

Great toy very fun. Also comes with a virtual prize for the site www.neopets.com.