Guaranteed Most Wanted Childrens Toy This Year: Bakugan Balls
If you have young kids in your life this word Bakugan might have been said, and even cleverly written on their Christmas wish list. Bakugan Toys are all the rage right now. But many are wondering what exactly is Bakugan?
It’s ok if you dont’ know about Bakugan yet, and it’s ok to be concerned if you kids have become a little obsessed recently! In a few words- Bakugan is a card game based off of a popular anime cartoon that first hit the airwaves in ’07. The main characters of the show protect the Earth with their Bakugan monsters from another reality that threatens to collide with ours.
Dan Kuso and his band of Bakugan Battle Brawlers duke it out with the wicked Naga who wants to gain the ultimate power over the universe. The show starts with Bakugan cards literally dropping from the sky into kids hands all over the world. They quickly realize this is a game and it becomes wildly popular, but they soon start to understand that something else is going on. They battle each other by rolling their Bakugan balls onto the cards, which then pop open and reveal the powerful giant beasts inside. The victorious Bakugan is the one who ends up with the most power, and he gets the card.
Now this market was just too ripe for toy makers to stay out of. Having capitalized on the super successful cartoon Pokmon, and milked the cartoon Yugioh for all it was worth, they were ready for their next target. Bakugan toys are a mixture of everything that makes a toy cool. Not only do you play the card game, you also get to play with the toys that come along with it. These toys are magnetically sealed and can only be revealed when they are rolled onto the special metal gate cards. It takes three battles to win the game, so it moves along fast and furiously.
If this seems like this is just another spin on the same old thing, that’s because it is. However, the Bakugan game gives the genre a new twist. Not only are you thinking about how to play your cards right, there is a physical portion added thanks to the marble like Bakugan. Kids games have come a looooong way since when most of us were kids. Kids not only get to buy the cards, they also get to buy the balls too!
The rules are simple enough for children, and deep enough for the young at heart. The cartoon teaches you just about everything you need to know in order to play. There are many strategies you can glean from watching the show itself. But please don’t be disappointed when time does not stop, and monsters do not pop out of your balls when you roll them.
Bakugan are sure to be a hit this year, Toys R Us is having a hard time keeping them in stock so get yours fast while there’s still time.
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