Overdrive Tracker
Toy Gallery and Review

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Box Front & Back
   

Closed Mode

Open

Decoder Mode

View of Decoder Light

Decoder Chips

Linear Review
Well, Bandai America surprised us yet again with the Overdrive Tracker.  For the first time since Dino Thunder, the morpher is basically the exact same size as it Japanese counterpart.  I'll note here really quick, that if you're looking for the Overdrive Tracker, check your local K-Mart first, since this is where a few have been spotted first.  Now to the review.

The Overdrive Tracker is a really great morpher.  Let's start with the closed mode.  Bandai has put in the American translation for the info screen to now read "Morph" & "Megazord".  When you open the morpher, the screen first stops at the 9 o'clock mark, which isn't necessary.  The screen can also be placed in the 12 and 3 o'clock spots for their respective modes.  

So moving on, in the Open Morph Mode, the Tracker looks great.  I'll now go over each button's purpose.

Morph Button:  Once the Morph button is pressed, the engine revving sound will activate and continue until you roll the Turbo Morph Wheel.  Then the morph sound will activate, along with light features.

Decoder Button:  When the Decoder button is pressed, a voice says, "Decoder Ready" and the black decoder light will shine.  The light is used to decode the codes on the backs of Operation Overdrive Toy Packages and the five chips included with the Tracker.  CAUTION:  The Black Light is very bright, avoid shinning into eyes.

Call Button:  When this is pressed, the call sound activates and continues until another button is pressed.

Go Button:  A voice says, "Vehicle Ready" when this is pressed.  

Megazord Button: The same voice says, "Megazord Action" and the Megazord Call sound goes on until you press the 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 number buttons and then spin the Turbo Morph Wheel.  Then the Megazord Combining Sound will occur.

The Overdrive Tracker is a great improvement to the Morpher Line when compared against the past two years.  Though it is still missing a few things.  There are some silver paint areas that are not applied to the Morpher.  However, the main missing element are the Zord Names for the number buttons.  See, when the "Go" Button is pressed, you should then be able to press a number button, it say the Zord name related to the button, spin the Turbo Morph Wheel, and here another sound.  But the Overdrive Tracker is now loaded with Zord names for numerical buttons.  Plus, on that same note, for the Megazord Button, you can't input any formation besides 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5.  Otherwise you get the incorrect formation sound.

Overall, the Overdrive Tracker is a great morpher toy.  I'm sure the young fans will love the feel of it.  Plus, they'll probably get a kick out of using the decoder to find the codes on the packages, which will later be used to get stuff on Bandai's site.  For adult collectors, if you can deal with the missing Zord & Megazord names and formations, then you'll enjoy the Overdrive Tracker.  You can just throw some silver paint on the missing places, and it'll look 95% just like the Accellular.  So while the price may be higher for the Overdrive Tracker, it really is a great buy for kid & collector alike.

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