High tech and innovative is the way toys are going these days. Everything seems to have screens and digital chips in planted in them. I love how toy companies are thinking outside the box coming up with the next coolest toy to hit the shelf’s. Our family has a lot of experience when it comes to toy testing. Long before my days as a blogger we had and still have a very important job as family toy testers for a very popular Canadian magazine. So when we were asked to give Tagamoto Motorized Vehicles & Road Sets a try we were game, it was right up our alley.

Tagamoto Motorized Vehicles & Road Sets

Are a collection of micro-sized cars, powered by high-tech, innovative movement and a new code reading system that provides interaction between kids and their vehicles more than ever before. The colorful and explorative, battery-operated vehicles are powered by the patented HEXBUG Nano motion technology, which they use to zoom around a variety of configurable Tagamoto™ Road Sets.

HEXBUG’s are a favorite in our home, those little guys creep and crawl all over my hardwood floors. The kids get kicks watching them and hours of fun. So would Tagamoto Motorized Vehicles & Road Sets be just as fun?

Set Up

When Dada opened the box small pieces were everywhere, we didn’t think set up would be so intense. Our children have patience but this would require a quiet room for Dada and excitement was mounted.

I would suggest setting this up without kids or before telling them they are going to play with it. There are 100’s of small pieces and stickers and to be honest this is not something I even have the patience’s to set up. I kept the boys entertained and Dada continued to piece the pieces together. Once the stickers are the set was ready to race.

How many?

The Enforcer Road Set comes with two collectible vehicles with lights & sounds (one racer and one police car), more than 30 bar-codes, and more than 65 easy to connect pieces – three straight tracks, three four-way intersections, eight curve tracks, two cul-de-sacs, two three-way tee bases, two road closed pieces, eight street lights, two double overhead road signs, four single overhead street signs, six road cones, six road barrels, 12 street signs, two parking diverters, one parking lot, one stop sign, one toll booth, and two flip down diverters.

How it works?

Tagamoto motorized vehicles read and react to codes placed on the roads with lights, sounds and movement, making each driving experience different. Tagamoto vehicles have working headlights and taillights, and more than 15 different sounds including engine revving, car horns and sirens that are activated by codes placed strategically on the road. Each Tagamoto motorized vehicle features three different modes of customizable play.

Speed

Once set up was done the entertainment began and smiles were priceless. We received a car for each of our four children and Mr L was happy he choose the police car because it was faster than the rest. Which make’s playing cops and robbers a whole lot of fun. The cars turn and drive themselves through the track you set up. Even Little O (2) had a blast watching the car race through the neighborhood. We love the working headlights and sounds, they add a bit of extra excitement to the race. With a future race car driver in our home Tagamoto is the prefect toy to get his attention on a safe race track, until he is 16, I guess. 

Where to find Tagamoto?

MSRP $29.99/ CPSIA approved for kids ages 4 and up/ Available now exclusively at Mastermind/ Fall 2013: also at Target, Walmart, Toys ‘R’ Us/ More info about the product at www.tagamoto.com

Do you have a little race car driver in your life?

Thanks for reading In R Dream!

( We were provided with a sample and as always all opinions are our own.)