I haven't been collecting Jurassic Park/World toys too long, only since last April/May when Dominion was coming out. I saw them in stores and they hit the nostalgia spot; so, I've been collecting them since. Because of this, I don't know if this is the same basic Indoraptor mold that Mattel has been using since Fallen Kingdom or if this is a completely new figure. If it is the same mold, then it excuses at least some of the issues I'm about to get into. First of all, the scale does not seem at all right with the current toys being sold in the Jurassic family of toys by Mattel. Currently, figures of humans are all in the 4" or approximately 1/18 scale. In that scale a velociraptor is about the same height as a human. And, maybe I'm misremembering the Indoraptor's appearance in the movie, but I thought it was only a smidge taller than a raptor. This Indoraptor is closer in size to a T-Rex than a Raptor. I didn't even bother to get out my 4" figures to pose it with, because it is obviously too large. However, I did have some 7" scale figures, from some of Mattel's other lines, and you can see that it looks reasonable with those. So, if you are someone who collected the discontinued 6" Amber Collection of Jurassic Park toys, then this figure would look reasonably in scale with them. Or, if you don't have those, then like me, you can use it as a mount for your Masters of the Universe toys. The second main negative that I have for this toy is the lack of articulation/poseability. Both arms only articulate at the shoulder and are built into the main action feature. So, you can't move them much, and any time you do, you will activate the toy's lights and sounds. The legs also barely pose and while the head has some movement you can manually do, it doesn't hold a pose. So, this toy is really just good for a basic static pose (which works well as a mount, in my case) or to be played with for the action features (lights, sounds, and motion). Now, it isn't all negative. The iridescent paint on the figure really shines. I took the same photo with and without flash; so you can see how it sparkles in a strong light source. That makes it look really cool and gives it an otherworldly vibe. The lights and sounds are also really strong. The eyes light up really well are easy to see even in a lit room. They also sometimes flicker, on purpose. They are even strong enough to light up the the left goggle of the headgear a bit when you put it on. There are several different sounds that it makes that all sound appropriate and menacing which works for this villain dino. The only complaint about it that I have is that there is no way to mute it or turn down the volume. So, as an adult collector (that still plays with his toys) I had to remove the batteries to keep the sounds from giving me or my wife a headache from being too loud. That said, it is easy to take the batteries in and out. If you trust your kids not to swallow button cell batteries, you could just give them a small screwdriver and have them take the batteries out when they are done playing with it. My overall thoughts are that it is a good chunky feeling toy that has loud sounds and bright lights. So, it will work great for kids. However, if you want it for posing and putting on your shelf or want it scaled to the rest of the recent JP toys, it isn't the best. In the end, I'm happy I found a use for it with my 7" Masters of the Universe toys, and I'm not disappointed because I've got enough dinosaurs already to use with my 4" Jurassic Park toys.
