Star Wars Turbo Tank - The New Tickle Me Elmo For Christmas?

Being a big Star Wars movie fan is not necessarily a requirement to be in total love with the movie's action figures, especially when you were a young kid. You or your friends most likely had the figures and spent many hours playing with them. It would have been near impossible not to with the way all things Star Wars totally dominated the science fiction genre in the late '70's/early '80's. The request for action figures is still strong today.

Vintage action figures are increasing in popularity as time goes by and I know a lot of you wonder what that X-Wing Starfighter might bring you. The toys, characters and vehicles of from the movie can realistically bring you in the big bucks, depending on the condition of your vintage toys. X-Wing's typically catch anywhere between $50 and $300 or more depending on how badly the collector needs your particular model.

Figures like the Star Wars Clone Turbo Tank or the updated X-wing Starfighter are going to be the collectibles of the future, so locating one as soon as possible is KEY! Ever since being named one of the hottest toys of the Christmas season by both a LEADING toy retailer and magazine, they are flying off store shelves already! If you're a kid at heart or a Star Wars Fan, you gotta grab one fast while you can find them! If you wait too much longer, you'll have a disappointed child... or quite possibly, a disappointed man-child.. ha!

Star Wars Force Unleashed 2 and Where to Find a Great Deal

Fans will be thrilled to know that Star Wars Force Unleashed 2 has recently been released. This updated action packed game has some new tricks and features, making it even a bigger hit then the original game that was released in 2008.

The History of the Game

Of course, part 2 is a sequel to the original Star Wars game which first introduced Starkiller. In the sequel, Starkiller is back and he's on a mission to find his true love, the one and only Juno Eclipse. However, Darth Vader has other plans as he wants to find our hero and turn him into the most powerful Sith warrior ever created. It's an evil plan and one that must be stopped and you get to control the outcome.

New Tricks and Features

Star Wars Force Unleashed 2 wouldn't be a very exciting game without all-new tricks and features available to Starkiller to take advantage of. Therefore, the creators have given you a host of new abilities to take advantage of during your exciting game play. One of the exciting new tricks is the highly deceptive Mind Trick which allows the controller to turn enemies against their allies! Another exciting feature waiting to be unlocked is the Force Rage. This power allows Starkiller to powerfully execute targeted strikes against the enemy.

There are host of other great features and tricks in this game that are just waiting to be discovered. Some of these include new combo attacks, enhanced puzzle-solving gameplay, increased customization, dual wielded light sabers and much more. You will not be disappointed with the new Star Wars Force Unleashed 2 game. In fact, Wii players will be able to experience the ultimate 4-player showdown! The game can be purchased for Nintendo Wii as well as Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3 and XBOX 360.

Incidentally, my son got this game for Christmas for his Wii and he sais that it's a lot more challenging than the first one and that the graphics are much better. He's quite particular given that he is a huge fan of the movies and cartoon series. This game wasn't a disappointment at all.

Where to Find a Great Deal This Game

Of course, as a devoted Star Wars game player, you want to get your copy of Star Wars Force Unleashed 2 as soon as possible. You can easily find it at your local game store, but you should do a little research before you buy the game from them. More than likely you can find it for less online. Online retailers are known for selling products, especially electronics for quite a bit less than the price found at game stores. You may even be able to find it with free shipping when you buy online as well, thus saving even more money!

Lego Star Wars Minifigs - Not Just Toys

For those of you who don't know what Lego Star Wars Minifigs are , and I had never heard of them until my 6 year old showed me some, then quite simply they are superb little renditions of the Star Wars characters made from Lego.

Lego Star Wars minifigs come in a huge range of designs and feature all of the main characters from both the Dark Side and the Rebel Alliance. They also cover all 6 of the Star Wars films and several other parts of the Star Wars universe. There are some designs available from the manufacturers, but for me the most remarkable thing about Lego Star Wars minifigs is the huge community that has sprung up dedicated to creating new and unique designs.

Many of these hand built minifigs are lovingly crafted from spare parts and include hand painted faces, metallic bodies and even light up eyes, light sabers and weapons. Some have hats, headpieces and even additional clothing - truly amazing! There have also been licensed Lego Star Wars minifigs which have featured unique head sculpts that differ from the traditional cylindrical shape. The first was Jar Jar Binks and Yoda and C-3PO have also made guest appearances.

Other variations of the standard Lego Star Wars minifigs included the light-up lightsaber (LULS) mini-figures. These were released as a part of the more expensive Star Wars Episode III sets in 2005, and look like standard minifigs but contain internal electronics. When the head is pressed down, an LED illuminates the lightsaber blade - how cool is that!

So as you can see Lego Star Wars Minifigs are not just toys, they are true collectors items. This is even truer of the latest addition to the line - a solid gold C3-PO - now that's a toy I wouldn't mind playing with.