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GI Joe Pursuit Of Cobra HISS Tank V5 With HISS Driver Review
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07-01-2010, 06:57 PM
Shin Densetsu
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The attack mode is basically when the HISS Tank V5 main body is elevated from the chassis. So you might be thinking, "okay, so it elevates, so did the canopy on the 2002 HISS". Yet the attack mode of the V5 gains the capability to...
...attack in
ANY
direction! Yep, in standard mode, the HISS Tank can only aim it's cannons. In attack mode, the entire main body can aim any direction you want. So you can have the V5 cruising alongside some Snow Cats, with some other GI Joe vehicles behind it, and the HISS Tank can aim at ANY of them. You can have the cockpit facing the opposite direction while the 2 rear guns shoot anything to the sides.
That's pretty cool in my opinion, and the attack mode boosts playability. In this respect you can use it as a mini playset with Joes and Cobras duking it out on the chassis and treads. This is the 1st HISS Tank to have the ability for the entire main body to swivel in any direction. I never liked the 2002 HISS but I think this POC version blows it away.
While I do prefer the look of the standard(unelevated) mode, because it's more in line with what I am used to seeing, the elevated attack mode
is more fun to play with
. The only thing that disappointed me with this mode is that it's too easy to activate. You have to press a button on the top, aft of the canopy, to activate attack mode. Unfortunately, during my photoshoot, and handling of the V5, the attack mode would elevate when I wouldn't press the button.
This hasn't happened often but it was enough to be noticeable. Hopefully whenever Hasbro releases the inevitable repaint and/or retools this thing, the tab on the main body is made thicker or more secure.
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