Attacktix

The Attacktix Battle Figure game is a collectible action figure game featuring characters from the Star Wars saga and the Transformers franchise. Approximately 3.5 inches tall, these small figures are marketed by Hasbro and feature a wide variety of spring-loaded action features. more...

Figures have combat features such as swinging melee weapons, firing guns, launching energy blasts, and swinging hands. These are especially notable as these spring-loaded features are significantly stronger than their peers in the regular action figure market. Marvel Comics properties-based figures are confirmed to be coming in 2007, and G.I. Joe-based figures are also widely rumored.

The game of Attacktix, owned by Hasbro, is played using figures on bases, either black or chrome. These figures have special weapons, like force push projectiles, missile projectiles, hand-swiping action, and Lightsaber swinging motion. But a new type of Attacktix figure called the effect figure has emerged ever since series 2. The effect figure has no attack but a spinner. Every time you use this spinner at the beginning of your turn, the effect greatly influences your turn. For example, a figure in the game, R2-D2 from Star Wars, has a spinner that decides how many attacks you get. A normal turn includes 2 attacks, but R2-D2 can decide how many attacks you get. You can get 1, 2, 3, even 4 attacks with R2-D2's spinner. So there is a 50% chance you will end up with more attacks on your turn.

Attacktix Series

• Transformers Attacktix
• Marvel Attacktix
• Star Wars Attacktix

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