{"id":18101,"date":"2018-07-23T00:01:10","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T00:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=18101"},"modified":"2018-07-13T08:57:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T08:57:02","slug":"nintendo-labo-robot-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/23\/nintendo-labo-robot-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Labo Robot Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This past Spring, Nintendo released one of their most creative ideas in a long time for the Nintendo Switch.\u00a0 That was Nintendo Labo, and the sets came with sheets of foldable cardboard and a game that showed you how to build them into toys where you could attach Nintendo Switch controllers to them and play with them.\u00a0 I\u2019ve already gone over the Variety Kit here at GamerDad, and if you haven\u2019t seen it yet, I strongly suggest you follow this link to my Nintendo Labo Wrap Up<\/strong><\/a> where I talk about all that stuff.\u00a0 But Nintendo also released a Labo Robot Kit, where you build your own robot suit and tromp around a city as a giant robot in a game!\u00a0 So we\u2019ll go over that one now!<\/p>\n

Originally my plan was to write about the Robot Kit at the same time as my other Labo reviews.\u00a0 But the Robot Kit proved to be more involved in building, and I was going to E3 soon, so I decided to hold off and build it and write about it after E3.\u00a0 Here is a larger picture of the box for the Robot Kit.\u00a0 Sorry, you\u2019re not going to see pictures of me wearing it here.\u00a0 I don\u2019t need more pictures of me looking like a doofus on the Internet.<\/p>\n

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The game is set up the same way as the Variety Kit.\u00a0 There are three parts.\u00a0 In \u201cMake,\u201d they give animated instructions on how to build the robot suit.\u00a0 It\u2019s a bit more involved than the Variety Kit as there are 8 steps total!\u00a0 The next mode is Play, where you can play games with the robot you\u2019ve built.\u00a0 Finally is Discover, where you can read about how the inner working of the robot you just built actually works, as well as how to decorate it and learn about the features of the Switch controllers.\u00a0 Although most of this stuff is the same from the Variety Kit.<\/p>\n

When building the robot, you\u2019ll construct a visor for your head.\u00a0 You also put the left Joy Con in the visor, and this senses when you turn and look around.\u00a0 Flip the visor down and you\u2019ll go into a first person view.\u00a0 The other main thing you build is a backpack to wear.\u00a0 This creates a dark space for the other Joy Con controller, which has an infrared camera in it.\u00a0 From the backpack are four strings with attachments for your arms and legs.\u00a0 Moving your arms and legs will then move weights with reflective stickers inside the dark backpack.\u00a0 The IR camera reads these to know when to make the robot walk and punch in the game.\u00a0 And that\u2019s basically how the robot works!\u00a0 I like how when you play the game and see the back of the robot, you can see how the weights move on the back of it, too!<\/p>\n

Speaking of which, Play mode has a lot of options for you to play with your robot.\u00a0 In the main game, you are placed in a 3-D city with UFOs, and you have a limited time to punch and zap everything for points.\u00a0 At the end of the game, your score is tallied up and your robot will level up.\u00a0 When you level up, you\u2019ll get more time to spend in this mode so you can get an even higher score.\u00a0 Not only can you walk and punch, if you hold both arms out, the robot can fly.\u00a0 And if you bend your knees, the robot will transform into a car.\u00a0 If this sounds like exercise, it is, and you can check your steps and calories you\u2019ve burned in the game\u2019s Calorie Mode as well.<\/p>\n

By building special knobs later on, you can insert them into holes in the backpack and turn them to customize your robot\u2019s colors and sound effects in the Hanger modes.\u00a0 You can also fight another robot in VS. Mode. I can\u2019t imagine too many people buying two Labo Robot Kits and putting both together, but at least you can switch and fight a CPU opponent as well.\u00a0 Finally is Challenge Mode, where you are presented with special tasks that, when completed, unlock new moves like a charge punch, laser beam, and more!\u00a0 And that\u2019s pretty much all there is to the Labo Robot!<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nintendo Labo Robot Kit is rated E-10 with an ESRB descriptor of Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 All you do is punch buildings, UFOs, cars, and other robots, but that\u2019s it.\u00a0 And the violence isn\u2019t even that graphic, as the visuals look like something that could\u2019ve been done on the GameCube.\u00a0 One thing to note is the size of the kids playing.\u00a0 While the strings can be wrapped around to adjust for height, the backpack can be pretty bulky and may swallow some smaller kids whole.\u00a0 And it is easier to get the backpack on and off if you have help.\u00a0 Heck, my brother Jeff and I had to help each other get the robot suit on, and we\u2019re both grown adults!\u00a0 Also watch out if you have cats, as the backpack is a very tempting place for them to play, with lots of holes and strings hanging out!<\/p>\n

As this toy is educational, it\u2019s very good for kids.\u00a0 But not ALL kids.\u00a0 It\u2019s best for older kids as the things you build can be pretty complicated, and while the cardboard you use is of very high quality, it can break.\u00a0 You can order replacement sheets of cardboard on Nintendo\u2019s web site, but even so, I would still say this is best for older kids who love to build things and enjoy seeing how they work.\u00a0 Reading skill is also involved, and kids would need to be mature enough to take care of their toys.\u00a0 The Labo kits may seem pricey at $50 to $80 bucks, but I really think they\u2019re well worth it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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