Ben 10 Omnitrix Toy Shopping – 3 Mistakes To Avoid

If you are new to the whole Ben 10 craze, beware. There are so many toys and other Ben 10 merchandise out there following this ever popular cartoon series that you may end up buying the wrong thing. Take the ‘must-have’ toy – the Omnitrix watch. There are at least five different versions of it – do you know the differences between them? If not, in this article I will cover which of these watch toys to avoid, so you can spend your money carefully.

1. Do not buy the earliest versions

As the Omnitrix is so crucial to the plot on Ben 10, there have been many versions created for the toy shelves since the shows fan base started growing in 2005. The two earliest versions the Alien Viewer and the Omnitrix FX are weak at best and should be avoided. The Alien Viewer does not have lights or show sound effects and the images you are supposed to be able to see are miniscule. The Omnitrix FX is slightly better but does little more than flash lights, play some sounds and show tiny alien silhouettes.

2. Make sure you match your aliens to your Omnitrix

There have been two series of the Ben 10 cartoon – the original and the Alien Force sequel. Between the shows the Omnitrix changed. Originally it was black, called the Deluxe Omnitrix and contained aliens such as Ripjaws, Heatblast and Wildmutt. In Alien Force it was green with new aliens such as Chromastone, Swampfire and Big Chill and called the Ben 10 Alien Force Ultimate Omnitrix. So if your child is used to one series and his heroes are the aliens from that show make sure you get the Omnitrix to match.

3. Do not buy the Deluxe Omnitrix for children under 5 years old

The original series Deluxe Omnitrix is a cut above the rest as it includes a mini computer game. It has a small LCD screen on the watch dial which is either used to view aliens and transform when role playing or can be used to play a game. In the game the computer displays the alien it wants you to transform into to fight the villain, Vilgax. You then dial through the aliens until you find the right one and watch the ensuing battle. For children under 5 or those who cannot read, they will not be able to play the game and may therefore find it frustrating. They may also find it hard to move between this game mode and the normal mode where just alien pictures are shown.

So do not be fooled into thinking anything Ben 10 Omnitrix will do. With so many choices each doing something a little different, it is worth having a heads up on which one does what. There are also various normal wrist watches such as the Ben 10 Flip Top Watch to add more confusion to the mix, but if you avoid making the mistakes above and you should be fine.