Re: Combiner Wars Devastator Review
I guess if you want to decide between Hasbro vs. Takara, you have to consider what the Takara version offers.
As far as we know, the Takara version includes G1 accurate guns for all the Constructicons (which is in addition to the weapons made from combiner parts the Hasbro Constructicons are using, but those guns alone probably put said weapons to shame), a Devastator head that is able to change between visored and unvisored versions (that point alone moots the retail vs. SDCC Devastator head debate, since the Takara head can assume both, unless you care about chrome on the SDCC version), greater articulation for the Constructicons (including elbows for Scrapper, the lack of which was a big point of contention about the Hasbro version), and more paint applications.
I guess beyond those things, we should consider what the price difference is between the Takara version on its own and the Hasbro version coupled with add-ons like Dr. Wu. I have a feeling that the Takara version's features over the Hasbro version might make said add-ons partially redundant, and the Takara version might be overall more economical on top of that.
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