Hungry Hungry Hippos
by Hasbro
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Toys and Games Reviews of Hungry Hungry Hippos
Customer Review: Very Disappointed
Summary: 1 Stars
I had this game as a child. I remembered how much fun it was, how my sister and I would fight over which one of us got the Pink hippo. (Ha ha) I also remember that when it was only the two of us playing, we would both control two hippos (using both hands). That would be impossible with the game now.
This game was at the top of my daughter's list for christmas last year, and she did receive it. When I saw how small the box was, I almost thought her grandfather purchased the wrong game. It is definitely not made the same way it was back when I was a child. Back then the board was all one piece, and made of a harder plastic. We even added our own marbles to the game and it held up quite well even with the extras. The game now, barely stays together, it comes in parts that have to be assembled and taken apart each time you play. The hippos get stuck and you have to stop the entire game to fix it or else someone will get hurt trying to fix it or they get left out if they let it go.
I am extremely let down by how milton bradley has cheapened this product, and I feel its definitely not worth spending your money on.
Customer Review: Why did they have to mess with a good thing?
Summary: 3 Stars
I had this toy as a child and loved it. I wish my parents had kept it so I could have passed on the original, more durable toy to my kids. I remember it being one piece and fitting into the box just fine. We got it yesterday and haven't had any trouble with it staying together. Our problem is we can't get it to disassemble to put back in the box. We're also running into the problem of the plastic balls popping back out of the hippos mouths. Our 2 and 4 year old play this game with one hand hovering above it so they can catch the marbles the hippos "spit out" and shove them back in. Sometimes the heads of the hippos get stuck and you have to really smash the lever to free them. The kids really love the game so I'm glad we got it but I was so disappointed to see how the quality has suffered. It doesn't look as if it will be very durable but so far we haven't had any problems. We'll be building a better box for storage since we can't get it to disassemble.Customer Review: 1 Stars
I remeber playing this game when I was little and it was so much fun, so this year for christmas I bought my son Hungry Hippos.. I thought the box looked much smaller, but hey when you are a kid everything looks bigger.I just knew he was going to have fun, but after reading all the reviews, come to find out it's not same game as it was when I was a child.
1) No actual marbles?
2) I have to put it together?
3) Falls apart and gets stuck?
No thank you!! I'm returning the one I just bought, luckily it's not Christmas yet so he doesn't know. Hopefully I can find the original somewhere because I know he would really enjoy playing.
FYI Milton/Bradley
Cutting cost may seem like a great ideal, but look at all the bad press, unsatisfied customers and dissappointed kids you're getting for doing so.. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one returning this game just by reading the reviews.
Customer Review: What happened to the Hippos?
Summary: 1 Stars
We recently purchased this game for our five year old's birthday. I remembered the game from my childhood and knew he would love it, too. It turns out that Milton Bradley has gone el cheapo on making this game. The game itself is very ugly and cheap looking, the balls are all white (the used to be orange or multi-colored), the pieces barely fit together enough to even play, the marbles get stuck in the hippos throat (which requires that you stop play to clear the hippo out), the hippos mouths don't open very wide, and they push-pedals constantly stick in the middle of game play. The box that the game comes in is also very, very thin and flimsy - which is a real problem with a game that is comparatively heavy. We had to duct-tape the box before putting it away after the very first play!I would never, ever recommend this game to be purchased by anyone. I just don't understand it. What happened to the Hippos?
Customer Review: Cheap, cheap. A big disappointment!
Summary: 1 Stars
This game is made for small children, yet it is plastic and needs to be assembled and disembled in order to fit back into the box. It was difficult to put together without breaking any of the plastic tabs and very difficult to take apart without breaking them. It is not a game that a child could take out and play without first having an adult help them. And they definitely could not put it away. An impatient adult would likely break it the first time they tried to put it together or take it apart. The marbles are cheap plastic instead of glass and the whole thing is just cheap.
I used to have one of these for my children and they loved it. But it was all one complete piece and came in a box that could hold it. It was of a much studier plastic and the marbles were glass. They used to have great fun with it and I was looking forward to my grandchildren doing the same with this. BIG DISAPPOINTMENT!