Power Rangers Operation Overdrive Mega Mission Helmet
by Bandai
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: BandaiBrand: Bandai
Release Date: 2007-01-07
Model: 29141
Product features:
- Helmet loaded with sound effects from battle missions
- USB cord allows 20 more missions to be downloaded
- Contoured plastic design with adjustable strap and foam padding
- Includes USB cord and head guide with adjustable strap
- Recommended for ages 4 and up
Toys and Games Reviews of Power Rangers Operation Overdrive Mega Mission Helmet
Customer Review: Not adequate
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this helmet for two reasons: disguise and durability. When you're out there on the streets performing missions, the last thing you want is for bad guys to recognize you. Or, worse, be able to knock you out with their lazers and baseball bats. Well this helmet, surprisingly, protects me from neither of those things.
I put a lot of thought into this helmet before deciding upon it. As a vigilante crime fighter, I believed in the need for a disguise. That way, criminals couldn't find the real me in the phone book and hurt me in my house, or hurt my cat when I am not in my house (I'd probably be out fighting other criminals). I also believed that the "missions" that are part of this helmet would help me train and fight crime with more creativity. But there are no useful missions. It's all weird stuff about zords. I have no idea what zords are, but they are no use to me when I'm chasing down jewel thieves or wrestling drug dealers. Maybe someday I'll meet one of these zords and this training will come to some use, but I doubt it.
Speaking of which, I have no idea what they meant for this helmet to protect me against. It's just too small, for one, and there's no way it could withstand the blow from a lead pipe or glass bottle. My enemies often use lead pipes and glass bottles in our battles, but thankfully I've never taken a hit directly to this mega helmet.
For that matter, my peripheral vision is just ruined, so I'm often running down into dark alleys while flipping the helmet off and on just to make sure I don't trip over any hobos. This exposes my face for an instant, and an instant is all a criminal needs to recognize me or fire a sonic blast into my waiting face.
And how do they expect me to fight crime with the shaded visor? Crime happens mostly at night. Night, as you may know, is darker than day. I don't need a shaded visor at night. What were the Power Ranger Engineers thinking when they designed this thing? Maybe over there in power ranger land they have very bright nighttimes, but not here. No sir.
Then there are the sound effects. Look, guys, I'm guessing that over there in power ranger land criminals are easily shocked and awed when you come at them with all kinds of futuristic sounds. But over here, they just laugh at me. Maybe that's the point. I don't know, but at least I can kick them when they are laughing.
Now here's something else that's concerning: On the box there's some small child in what appears to be fighting stance 16B. It also says that this mission helmet is good for 4 years and older. I assume they really mean "4+ years of street-level crime-fighting experience", not someone's literal age. Notably this "child" or "small man" on the cover is wearing no other protection and is comically trying to fight crime with only his bare hands (in fighting stance 16B, no less! That's only good for battling frogmen!). I'm an adult crime fighter and I wear shin guards at least, and also a very thick sweater if it's cold. Bare hands? Only if you've had bioenhancements, such as adamantium reinforcements! If that was true, then why would this child need the protection of a helmet? It just doesn't make sense at all.
This is just misrepresentation. For that matter, why is this in the "toy" section? Fighting crime is a serious matter, for serious people. Even if you have no intention of using this helmet in your crime-fighting adventures, there's a danger of being seen as a crime-fighter by criminals simply for wearing the mission helmet.
Description of Power Rangers Operation Overdrive Mega Mission Helmet
Wear this replica Power Rangers helmet to act out all of your favorite action scenes from the TV show! The first toy of its kind in Bandai America¨s lineup, you can download missions and assignments from Bandai.com via the included USB device and your home computer. Two minutes of downloadable content will be constantly refreshed to provide kids with ongoing action. There are 23 missions in all! Also add your other role-play toys (sold separately) to further your adventures as your favorite Power Rangers hero. Lights and sounds included.Attention Red Ranger, are you ready for your mission? The Power Rangers Operation Overdrive Mega Mission Helmet is loaded with sounds and lights as you go to battle against the forces of evil. Recommended for children ages 4 and up, this replica Power Rangers helmet even lets you download missions from your computer at home.
 The helmet has an integrated visor and mouth guard. View larger. |
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There's no sense going into battle unprotected. Just like the helmets on the Power Rangers television show, this helmet is contoured with rounded edges to fit the shape of your head. The helmet comes in two pieces -- a mask and a back head plate -- that snap together into place. While this toy should not be considered a safety protective design, it is lined with foam padding in case of bumps and include a head guide with adjustable strap to keep the helmet from rattling around.
Made with chrome red plastic, the helmet design integrates a tinted visor and mouth guard with slits for easy breathing. Above the visor the mask features a silver chrome band with mega-action LED lights that flash red, yellow, and green along with sound effects.
Loaded With Sound Effects
Power Rangers control the sound effects with the two buttons on the top of the helmet. Button 1 activates quick sayings and battle sounds to get you pumped for your mission, and button 2 plays the top secret mission messages. "The fate of the world lies in your hands," one mission reads, "So get here -- fast!"
You can set the volume to "high," "medium," or "low." The on/off dial also has a "try me" setting that only plays the mission messages as long as the button is held down. In the "on" setting, the button only needs to be pressed once to play the entire message and is stopped with another push.
Download More Missions
Using the included USB cord, which plugs into the top of the helmet, you can download over 20 new and exciting missions from Bandai's Power Ranger Operation Overdrive Web site. The downloading software program is not included with the toy, but can be downloaded using a computer with Microsoft Windows XP or Vista. (Unfortunately, this program is not compatible with Mac computers.) Snap-on accessories that attach to the side of this Red Ranger helmet are sold separately.
 The helmet features sound effects and mega-action LED lights that flash. View larger. |  The helmet can connect to a computer via a USB port to download more missions. View larger. |
What's in the Box
Helmet, USB cord, and head guide with adjustable strap.
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