At first glance, this figure has a great sculpt, there's even circuity and grooves in the large flat areas to help break-up the monotony. It's only when you stop geeking-out at the size of this huge figure that you see how odd it really is. The cables are finely sculpted but the thick silver paint ruins them by clogging the ribbing and hiding the detail. The 4 thick cables near the neck aren't glued-down all the way at the ends, you can see the pegs sticking out. You're going to have to yank them out and shove them back in properly.
    The upper-body is a detailed rubber-shell glued to the torso, but it matches the rest of the plastic body. The shoulder-pads are also rubber and hide the articulation at the shoulder fairly well. The head has a nice sinister pointy-chinned design. It's a clear piece of dark-blue plastic (why dark-blue?) painted over with only the three "lenses" left clear so the red light-up feature can shine through. The button to activate it is cleverly hidden as a panel on the rear upper-body. The button for the "smash-attack" feature, is not.
    The overall design of the robot is pretty weird. The knees, waist, and elbows look thin enough for anyone with muscles and a sword to cleave right through them. The "bird-feet" don't match well with the rest of the figure, but do add much-needed stability to this heavy mech. This toy smells like dishwater.
    But whatever, the weirdness is well-sculpted and makes for a great wacky doombot..

Sculpt Score: 9 / 10

     Here's to hoping the paint-jobs are hit-or-miss, and not just universally un-good. The finish is smooth on the drab military-green areas, but for some reason, some of these areas are air-brushed with some silver, I guess to simulate weathering. It just looks like silver paint-splashes around the feet. The green should have been shaded with dark-gray, like the rubber shoulder-pads, to get a uniform look. The golden eagles (Eagles? Ravens? Dodos?) aren't golden, they're orange with silver paint mixed-in.
    The silver parts are a little crusty and very blotchy, there was no real care taken when painting them. The hands don't even look like metal, they're just gray. The paint hides detail all over, it needs a total over-haul, but it looks just fine if all you want is a seasoned death-bot for display.

Paint Score: 7 / 10

      This bot has a phenomenal amount of articulation, almost everything can move! And it looks non-existant because the sculpt, and very nature of the figure, hides it all! There are 11 POA in each arm, 12 in each leg, and 3 on the torso, that's almost 50 POA! Holy scrap-nuts! The fingers move independently, that includes the green plates at the end of the feet-prongs, and even the prongs themselves. The hips are click-joints to help support the heavy body, but they and the knee-joints are loose, which means this figure can't stand-up without falling a few seconds later. Lame. The elbows are thin and don't support the bulky forearms enough. Also, they're just single-hinged, so they bend about 90 degrees only. The knees and elbows are single-hinged; elbows bend only 90 degrees while the knees can bend all the way, in either direction (they can stand like chickens!). The head only swivels, this is because of how the neck had to be built to accommodate the light-up feature.
     The "smash-attack" feature, is as expected, a useless feature that only hinders enjoyment. You pull the upper-body straight until you hear a click. Then press a button and the bot slouches. Lol. Luckily, it doesn't hinder the articulation at all, but it's so weak and broken that the doombot's heavy upper-body sags down, no matter what position it's in. Pressing the large ugly button in the middle of its lower-back is how to activate it, though it seems like it's always "ON".

Articulation Score: 9 / 10

 

Fun Score: 6 / 10

    There's no way you can justify the insane prices these robots are sold at, $40 and up (plus shipping!). They're like $8-$10 retail, but they're so hard to find (or should I say WERE HTF, I think they're out of production by now) that scalpers can charge whatever they want, and you'll cave eventually. Your best bet is to trade for one. It's such a shame these never got a wider release, who wouldn't buy these things? And LOTS of them at that! They're brimming with detail, are of a monstrous size for the price, and have poseability up the exhaust pipe, well worth even 15 dollars! But $40? No way. Especially not with the wobbly joints. True, you can fix the joints with some glue or apoxie, but you shouldn't have to fix your toys right out of the box.
    And to note, this is one of the few figures I've seen that doesn't have any identifying stamps or marks. There isn't a production year or company name or logo anywhere on it. The logo-lessness makes for great display though.

 

Value Score: 9 / 10  

 

Summary

9 - Odd proportions, but it looks cool.

7 - Needs a lot more attention to detail but is smooth and even for the most part.

9 - Almost everything moves, but important structural joints are very loose.

6 - If you like your doombots with the ability to simply STAND-UP, then this toy isn't for you.

9 - If gotten at retail price, then it's an amazing score. Don't pay too much for this bot, don't feed the scalpers.