HyperScan Review

Brief Description:

The HyperScan was a home console released in 2006 by Mattel.

The Positive Points:

-It had a cool feature where you could collect multiple exclusive game cards that could enhance your gameplay, as well as save data. The idea was very similar to Nintendo's Amiibo. However, this feature only carried limited value. And unless you're a die-hard card collector, the cards carry virtually zero collectible and/or financial value.

The Negative Points:

-Only two people could play on it. Oh, and there was no online multiplayer either.

-The graphics and power on this thing stunk like skunk (hey, that should be meme).

-Only 4 games were ever released on it, and all of them were either Marvel or fighting games... wow. -The controllers sucked. They only came with one joystick, they didn't come with a D-pad, and the buttons consisted of "Y" (yellow), "G" (green), "B" (blue), and "R" (red). Frankly, if a console can't even bother to include an "A" button, then it shouldn't even bother to exist.

-It still used CDs... in 2006... that's like a whole new level of suck. This also means that it can't play any forms of multimedia either.

-Y'know how the game cards were the only remotely good thing about this console? Well guess what, very few cards were actually ever released.

-The card feature is also non-unique. This is because the same feature existed for some PC games way before 2006.

Innovative: No

Affordability At It's Release (affordability for it's time): Expensive at first release, Very Cheap during later years

General Public Rating: Fair

Success: Very Unsuccessful

My Personal Final Rating: Super Poop (1/6)