Customer Reviews:
 Fun game but horrible design December 22, 2008
My kids love this game and play with it quite a bit. It is fun and easy to play for younger kids (3+) but the problem with it is in its design and construction. I totally agree with the other reviews. The plastic used in the toy is cheap and the design is also not great. The hippos' mouth gets stuck occasionally, and needs to be yanked a little to get them going again. However, my biggest problem with the toy is that once assembled (the hippos have to attached to the board initially), the size is too big to fit back in the box. And the hippos cannot be taken out each time as they require some force to click in their place and the kdis wouldn't be able tos et up each time. As a rsult, the board is now lying outside the box! I make my kids put back the balls inside the box each time, but it's a silly to jyst have the big box around for the balls and the main board lying outside. Also, soemtimes the balls get stuck inside the hippo and eventually can get lost. Overall, a very poor design and construction of a perfectly nice game. I paid a lot less than the $25 it usually lists at, so i don't mind very much but I would expect a lot batter for its full price.
 I like this toy December 22, 2008
I brought this toy for my godson this christmas i can't wait until he open this toy he has been asking for this toy for a while.
 undelivered toys December 17, 2008
A few of the toys ordered were given a tracking # but was never delivered. Three of the six toys in the package were the hungry hungry hippos. when I called two weeks later to try to track it--amazon customer service said they ran out of the toys. First, giving me a tracking # for the delivery was misinformation and afterall that waiting,I find out the inefficiency of amazon's service. It's almost Christmas and I have to go out to the stores to find alternative gifts.
 Good, old-fashioned fun November 11, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a game I often get kids for birthday gifts. The parents are just excited about it as the kids, as they often had it themselves. It's not educational, but so much fun. Especially popular with active boys who may not always like traditional sit-down games.
Cheap Plastic Can't Hang October 21, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Unfortunately I totally agree with all reviews regarding the cheap plastic and not being durable. It only took one match with my 5 year old to see that the heads wouldn't go up and over the white marbles. You'll see exactly what we are referring to once you purchase & play. Then you'll wish you simply kept the one you had from when you were a kid.
The cherry on top was the box it comes in. Once you assemble the game together - it no longer fits in the box for storage. Surprise !! No place to store your game with all the marbles !
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