24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not quite what I expected, 22 Sep 2009
By Jonathan Sullivan - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Star Wars Dual Action Lightsaber - Jedi (Toy)
This is not a double-bladed light saber like the one that Darth Maul used in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Instead, there is a normal-sized light saber and a mini light saber that can be attached end-end. The mini light saber can either be stored (hidden) inside the handle of the bigger one or inserted in the end of the handle with the blade extended to form a second blade. The normal-sized light saber is not as nice as the other ones we have: it only retracts about two-thirds of the way, not all the way; the blade does not extend at the push of a button, but has to be manually extended. The light effects are just as good though and the sound effects are actually a little better. The mini light-saber lights up but does not make any sound. The light tends to go out when it is inserted in the handle of the larger one to form a double-blade, I think because the button rubs up against the inside of the handle of the larger one. My son seems happy with it, despite it being different from the one Darth Maul used.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor design, small blade turns off when attached, 15 Oct 2009
By dad in Indy - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Star Wars Dual Action Lightsaber - Jedi (Toy)
The smaller blade consistently turns off after being inserted into the end of the larger blade. Not immediately, but after 30-60 seconds. Might be due to the button being pressed inside the larger handle, or maybe it's designed to do that as a battery-saving feature. But I doubt it was designed to turn off, since the larger one stays on.
It's poorly designed anyway because it looks small and weak. When you think 'double-bladed lightsaber', you thing of Darth Maul's, with the same size on each end. It's clear on the packaging that one of them is smaller, I just think it's silly. But one of our kids really wanted it for his birthday when he saw it in the store, so we got it. We were all pretty disappointed that the small light kept turning off.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
It's just an ok lightsaber..., 3 Mar 2010
By C. HSU - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Star Wars Dual Action Lightsaber - Jedi (Toy)
I bought this lightsaber to gut it and rip out the sound card. For it's value, the newer Hasbro lightsabers (the thinner ones that come with the DVD) are actually MUCH MUCH better. This particular lightsaber does the following:
LEDs flash / blink when clashing. There is only one swing/clash sensor and I think the board just alternates between the sounds.
The small additional lightsaber simply turns on and lights up, but does not have sound.
All in all, there are better (and actually cheaper) lightsabers out there - the newer ones cost around $20-25. Plus you get a 15 minute DVD along with them. Save your money for those. The boxes for those look like this:
Star Wars Electronic Lightsaber - Obi-Wan
Star Wars Electronic Lightsaber - Darth Vader