Sam & Max Season 2 Episode 4: Chariots of the Dogs From Telltale Games (http://www.telltalegames.com) Available now Okay, I admit it — I’ve been a lousy reviewer this season. It’s not Telltale’s fault! The Sam & Max Season 2 episodes have been good! But between traveling for work and Toy Fair and basic procrastination, I [...]
Tamagotchi Connection V5 Manufacturer: Bandai MSRP: $14.99 Availability: Mass retail, now Website: tamagotchi.com, TamaTown.com Question: What’s even cuter than a Tamagotchi virtual pet? Answer: A whole bunch of Tamagotchi pets, bouncing around on your screen! Bandai’s fifth-generation Tamagotchi virtual pets have arrived, and they’ve brought their entire family! Old-school Tamagotchi fans may remember the whispered [...]
Oh, what a day. We spent the bulk of our day travelling from shopping mall to shopping mall, getting clothing repaired and returning items and picking up items and buying the World’s Tiniest Unicron and hunting down the elusive Sector Seven Truck. Yes, Sector Seven, the highly secretive government agency from the 2007 Transformers Movie [...]
Introducing a new segment of ToyVey: TOy GeVault! A catch-all for old toy reviews, items in our toy vault that we’re just now unpacking, and anything else that’s not quite new-news. Tamagotchi Connection V4 Manufacturer: Bandai MSRP: $14.99 Availability: Mass retail, now Website: tamagotchi.com In past years, I have been a veritable Tamagotchi maniac. I [...]
Sam & Max Season 1 From Telltale Games (http://www.telltalegames.com) Available for download now All six episodes of Telltale’s first season of Sam & Max are now online and available for purchase and download. So what’s the official Toy Vey verdict? Let’s sum up. The Good The graphics and animation — Hardly a pop, sizzle or [...]
I-CY: chillin’ for the beat Click here for our review photo gallery! Manufacturer: Hasbro/Tiger Electronics MSRP: $19.99 Availability: Mass retail, now Website: hasbro.com I-CY is the latest addition to Hasbro/Tiger Electronics’ iDog family of musical companions. For those late to the scene, iDog and its cousins iCat, and iFish are electronic pets that plug into [...]
Sam & Max Season 1 Episode 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die! From Telltale Games (http://www.telltalegames.com) Available now Another month, another Sam & Max episode from Telltale! These guys are like clockwork — which is more than I can say for myself. Yeah, I never reviewed Episode 3: The Mole, the Mob and the Meatball. The [...]
Sam & Max Season 1 Episode 2: Situation: Comedy From Telltale Games (http://www.telltalegames.com) Available now (GameTap.com), January 5 (Telltale download) Has it really been a month or so already? On-schedule releases were few and far between back when I was an adventure game junkie (and I’m led to understand they’re even rarer nowadays), but Telltale’s [...]
Sam & Max Season 1 Episode 1: Culture Shock From Telltale Games (http://www.telltalegames.com) Available now Click here to view the screenshot gallery from Telltale Games’ site! “Deedle-ee DEEEEE dee-dee, dee doo-doo-doo dah-dee! “Deedle-EEEEE dee-dee, dah doo doo dee dah dee! “Doodle-eee…” Holy Hannah in a dilapidated breadbasket, Max, the Freelance Police are back. Ever had [...]
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER AIR SERIES (except Sokka) Click here for our review photo gallery! Battle Benders gallery Fire Attack Rhino gallery Manufacturer: Mattel/Fisher-Price Series: Avatar: The Last Airbender MSRP: $6.99 Availability: Mass retail, now Website: avatartoys.com Note: We’ve already reviewed one figure from this first wave of Mattel/Fisher-Price Avatar action figures, “Water Tribe Sokka”. The write-up should be [...]
