'I' On Malaysia

Trying to save the best of the “Premium” reviews for last didn’t particularly work as Blackout is perhaps one of the better “Premium” releases, but it is also the most annoying for me.

Yes, I was one of those saps that bought the Lawson Exclusive Blackout last December only to find out that it wasn’t an exclusive at all and that I’ve ended up buying a REALLY expensive DVD and Spychanger Optimus Prime (oh, and a pair of pin badges).

Things seem to be getting a bit slow in Transformer land this past few weeks which explains why Toys’R'Us was offering $25 and $50 vouchers when you spend a certain amount and have those vouchers expire at the end of June…  They knew there wasn’t going to be anything released!!!

About three weeks ago, TakaraTomy released their ‘polished’ version of the “Premium” Optimus Prime that Hasbro had already released here in mid-March.  Back then (read my review of both “Premium” Prime and Megatron here), the Hasbro release didn’t fair so well as it just wasn’t “premium” enough for me and, going off what others say on the Internet, many people agree.

The ongoing re-releases continue as we head in to the final few waves of Movie related Transformers (at least for the next 12 months at least) as ‘Premium’ Optimus Prime and ‘Premium’ Megatron arrive.

Checking out Prime first, the Premium line hasn’t done much for him.