Playmobil Take Along Soccer Match
Best Product From PLAYMOBIL®
Great for some kids, not others
I am a fan of Playmobil. I find the quality of their products surpasses most mass-market brands (except Lego) and that their sets can sometimes be exceptionally good value. The Take Along Soccer Match is an unusual game. It hearkens back to the old miniature football games that were popular before the advent of video games. I was dubious about whether it would have any pull for my children. Surprise, surprise. The kids not only enjoy it, they continue to have matches against each other (it hasn't been a flash in the pan). As a parent, I find the game mildly fun but not something that I want to keep playing. So I think it works best for the stated age range (5 to 10) and that the players can span that range (e.g., a 5 year old can reasonably play a 10 year old). I would lean more to the earlier part of the age range because the slower pace of play matches younger kids' mental agility. As for portability, it is actually much larger than I expected. It is the size of a decent briefcase...
With the Take Along Soccer Match the fun goes wherever you go.View larger Use the joystick to stop the other players from scoring goals.View larger
- The Take Along Soccer Set lets kids have a complete game experience on-the-go
- Goalie figures connect to a joystick that kids control
- Playmobil is the largest toy manufacturer in Germany
- Figures can bend, sit, stand and turn their heads
- Includes 6 figures, a 22 x 33 inch field, soccer ball and other accessories
Lots of fun.
My eight-year-old son's face lit up when he saw this set. Although he noticed that it lacked some kind of digital scoreboard that another Playmobil soccer set has, I don't honestly think he's going to miss that, and I'm pretty sure I won't. He liked picking out the numbered decals for the players' jerseys, and the English soccer (or football, if you prefer) player he already had seems to be enjoying having a new place to play and new teammates.
Initial setup wasn't as difficult as I anticipated. I'd advise making sure there isn't any flocking from the turf stuck to the walls before applying decals to them; I didn't notice still about the third decal that I was sticking it to flocking, and that'll probably affect how well the decals stay stuck. My first thought when I touched the turf was that the grass was probably the weak link here for durability.
I think the set is fairly big, even in briefcase mode, to be easily portable, but it is pretty light. The various...
Playmobil Take Along Soccer Match
Though I only give this toy 3 stars, it still has merit. My 11 year old daughter and her dad played several rousing rounds of soccer last night and they seemed to be having quite a good time. But there is no real skill necessary or any strategy at all. I think it's a great toy for a 5 year old but kids older than 9 will probably get bored with it really fast.
It has several parts that an adult should assemble the first time unless you are an older kid. And no playing instructions come with the game. I went to YouTube to see how others were playing it and basically after the ball is kicked you move your man to that spot and try to kick it into you opponent's goal. Your opponent will try to block the shot with his goalie. This game is kind of an elaborate version of the old football game I used to play as a kid with a piece of paper folded up into a triangle and we knocked it back and forth on a table top until an edge hung over the end of the table.
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