Star Wars Darth Vader Force Action Lightsaber Reviews

Review by Joel Ipe for Star Wars Darth Vader Force Action Lightsaber
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We own both this red “Darth Vader” lightsaber and the purple “Mace Windu” one. Both work fairly well — they activate easily, light up, and make the appropriate sounds. Also, they’ve been fairly durable to sustain all the clashes. One note I would make is that this red lightsaber is not as comfortable, due to the design of the grip, so you have a more limited positioning of the hands. Also, this one is a little flakier at times out of the box. Specifically, when you close the lightsaber, the sounds and lights activate again, so you must hold it close, and flip the switch to shut it down again. The purple one didn’t have this problem, so it’s difficult to identify if this a problem with this model or the particular product that we received.

Overall, the flakiness and the grip were not dealbreakers, and it’s been fun. Also, this is the only red lightsaber in the product line, so you don’t have a lot of options.

Review by Lisa Marie for Star Wars Darth Vader Force Action Lightsaber
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My children each received a lightsaber for Christmas and they have so much fun with them! My daughter’s stopped lighting up and making the sounds but we were able to receive a replacement very quickly and it seems to be holding up nicely.

Review by Nicole M for Star Wars Darth Vader Force Action Lightsaber
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The light only worked inside for a few days. Now the kids just use it like a regular sword.

Review by Heather Cullin for Star Wars Darth Vader Force Action Lightsaber
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I got this for my 6 and 8 year old. They love it! It was a great price and the sound effects really make it a winner for them over the standard lightsaber. We have not had any quality issues and they play with it pretty rough!

Review by L. Freeman for Star Wars Darth Vader Force Action Lightsaber
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This red Darth Vader Star Wars Lightsaber is one of my 5-year-old son’s favorite Star Wars toys – and he has many! This model has light, sound, and a spring action blade. The blade automatically extends out of the handle to its full length when you push a little slide button. The blade also fits entirely inside the handle when it’s not extended. The lights and sounds are automatically activated when you push the button to extend the blade, and they turn off when the blade is placed back into the handle. Also, the lightsaber sound effects seem to be motion sensitive in that they change pitch when you swing the blade-similar to the way “real” lightsabers sound.

The only issues we’ve ever had with this lightsaber are (1) when he was younger, my son had a hard time fully engaging the sliding button that you have to push to release the blade and (2) the blade is sometimes a little tough to get all the way back into the handle and locked into place. That button IS hard to push, but it’s what releases the spring inside the handle that allows the blade to quickly extend.

This is actually our second lightsaber like this. We had to replace the first one which finally broke after a year’s worth of daily use. It held up very well considering the treatment it received, so I had no hesitation in replacing it with the same model.