Bandai Digimon

Well yes it is really isn't it? DIGI/POKE!!! not alot of difference in the evolving and the digivolving!!, but it works!, my little girl loves it and watches both of the "mon" cartoons happily, I personally would say that Digimon is more of a boys cartoon than a girls just because it appears a bit darker and has more dark backgrounds and loud music (that's not to say girls won't like it but i think it's more aimed at boys) and even down to the toy packaging, whereas your poke of the mon variety is more floaty and neutral and i would say aimed at both boys and girls. I do like Digimon it makes me laugh sometimes how theese kids get ...  Read the complete review

If you're not aware of Digimon (your kids probably are) then it's best summed up as a somewhat darker version of Pokemon. One of ths key gadgets is a Digivice, and this toy is designed to look like one. Basically it's another form of cyber pet, although thankfully it does not need looking after. You choose to play as one character and then walk this character (by shaking the Digivice) across the landscape fighting various enemies. The graphics and the gameplay are very basic and the shaking creates a rattling noise that can be distracting. However, the toy has kept my eight year old quiet for long periods of time. He found it easy to use and seems very ...  Read the complete review

This is similar to a cyber pet, but you can choose which Digimon you want to have out of eight. It comes in different colours and is supposed to look like the Digivices that the Digi-destined have on Digimon. You have to 'walk' your Digimon, and battle evil Digimon when you come across them. When you have cleared a level of evil Digimon, then you go to the next level. You can also gain or lose distance traveled by playing different games within the Digivice. My eight year old found it fun and could operate all of the different function and games. My five year old found it a bit too difficult (although he had to have one when his brother got one!) ...  Read the complete review