We’ve all seen the trailer for the console version of the upcoming Rise of COBRA game, but for the first time, GameTrailers reveals the one for Nintendo DS, which has a decidedly different style:
I had the opportunity to get some “hands on” time with the Paris Pursuit Snake Eyes, and damn is this one nice freaking figure. He’s definitely got the movie vibe, but he’s got enough new elements to make him interesting. The trenchcoat adds a pretty cool vibe, but the coolest thing to me is the range of motion in his joints. His arm can bend a full 90 degrees, unlike a lot of the Anniversary format figures, and I like that his facemask doesn’t have the sculpted lips.
There isn’t much detail in the paint apps, with your basic black over pretty much every bit of the figure (though that may be mostly because it’s a pre-production piece), but I love his somewhat normal looking cargo pants, and very undercover look. The sculpted hood on the trench is awesome, and the figure just looks really neat. It’s a very different look for the G.I. Joe Commando.
One caveat to the images…my particular figure had two left hands (one of the issues with buying sight-unseen…buyer beware), so I tossed on the right hand from a random COBRA Commander figure just for review purposes. Beyond that, the figure really is pretty awesome. I absolutely love his machine gun, his sword and sheath, and the pistol he comes with, too. Neither his pistol nor his knife have a spot other than in his hand (or in a drawer) which is really too bad, but the figure is still very cool regardless. One really cool accessory the figure comes with is his removable visor, which is mostly transparent, yet still has the familiar ridges etched into the surface. A very cool aspect to the figure.
I believe this figure is slated to come with Wave 2 of the Rise of COBRA single packs, and I cannot recommend this figure enough. I’ve tooled around with a number of Rise of COBRA figures so far, and this version of Snake Eyes is among the most fun. Honestly, many of these Rise of COBRA figures have provided some serious entertainment. From Destro to Shipwreck, and now Paris Pursuit Snake Eyes, the Rise of COBRA line is really a very pleasant surprise. Do yourself a favor and BUY THIS figure when it comes out. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed, even as yet another version of Snake Eyes.
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Smokescreen, the admin of One-18th.com has posted a great review with some nice pictures of the upcoming Reactive Armor Ripcord. Check out the review here, and look at the images below.
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Cmderinchief has been pretty busy lately, and he comes through again, this time with pictures of a mysterious upcoming Snow Job repaint as well as the Target Exclusive COBRA Eel that’s slated to come with a repaint of the Spy Troops Wave Crusher. He’s posted the original threads on JBL here and here.
The Snow Job is a really nice homage to the ’97 version, I think, and at least some sort of variation of the figure is slated to come with the upcoming Rockslide. Check out the galleries below.
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I think all of us remember the pictures of the cool, though somewhat strange looking helicopter that appeared to be coming with Wild Bill floating around various overseas auction sites not too long ago. Rumored to be a new Dragonfly, there was no real cooberating evidence or information along with it.
Well, HissTank.com forum members SirVinic and SNAKE EYES have stumbled upon a listing on KMart.com that seems to match up with this item, listing it as the “G.I. Joe Dragonhawk with Wild Bill”. However, the image with the listing shows the COBRA Gunship. However, at the time of this news posting, it would appear that this item has been removed from KMart’s website.
Along with the news of the Dragonhawk, samsallspark, a forum member of the Terror Drome is reporting that a mysterious quartet of figures are being referred to as “KMart Exclusives”, and part of a 4-Pack. Those figures include a Duke, Heavy Duty, MARS Trooper, and Neo-Viper. Click here to check out that story, and check out the figures below. Keep in mind, this information is totally unconfirmed at this point.
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