The Power of (International) Packaging: Shadow Ninjas Snake Eyes
Here in the US, the Shadow Ninjas subset was given a generic card featuring Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow. Not so in the UK, where each character got its own unique art. What I like about these cards are the color schemes that don’t match the figures themselves. I think a true translucent figure with subtle paint apps would have been more enticing on shelves than the frosty and murky looking crew that turned up. On a positive note, some of the weapon trees were nicely done in a clear plastic. It’s like GI Joe meets Crystar. Now there’s a mashup I could get behind.
I love Ninja Force, but these gimmicks like spring-action movements and color change are the series’ biggest drawbacks. Just stick with the regular articulation and I’m happy.
Uh.. the card art was cool at least…
I remember my woolworths having about a ton of those in ’96. They were all marked down to fifty cents each.
I’m a fan of the cart art for this Snake Eyes. The face is really cool and would be an awesome look for SE were it done on a traditional articulation figure. In the comic, I thoroughly enjoyed SE when he was portrayed in this outfit. It just didn’t translate to toy form.
Hard plastic weapons and brittle thumbs. Not uncommon to see them with broken thumbs.