[TokuChris]

It's time to get Charged Up with Power Rangers Dino Charge!

Available now at Toys'R'Us and Target stores, the first wave of the Dino Chargers (batteries that work with the Dino Charge Morpher allowing the Power Rangers to morph and call upon special powers) have been released! The Dino Chargers come in two packs along with a two-piece Dino Zord which can both house the battery (causing their body to be extended) or be mixed and matched with other Dino Zords for cute, adorable, and deadly combinations! Much like the Ranger Keys from Power Rangers Super Megaforce, the Dino Chargers all unlock different sounds and phrases from this year's morpher, giving collectors and kids a reason to buy them all. To top it off, each battery can be scanned with the mobile phone app to allow another play pattern or two! Fun!

The packs are listed as follows:

• Tyrannosaurus Rex (#1) and Ammonite (#20) chargers with Red T-Rex Zord
• Parasaurolophus (#2) and Deinosuchus (#12) chargers with Black Para Zord
• Stegosaurus (#3) and Styracosaurus (#14) chargers with Blue Stego Zord
• Velociraptor (#4) and Iguanodon (#18) chargers with Green Raptor Zord
• Triceratops (#5) and Diplodocus (#16) chargers with Pink Tricera Zord

Interesting to note - in these first initial packs, we receive the core 5 chargers for the core 5 of the Power Rangers Dino Charge team. The chargers that come paired with the regular chargers are Fossil Chargers. They feature four different images - fossil, fossil charged, dinosaur, dinosaur charged. The Tyrannosaurus Rex Charger is a standard red, not half translucent like with what came with the Power Rangers Dino Charge Megazord. The other Dino Chargers all match the ones you can get by purchasing other products.

The little Dino Zords that come with the Dino Chargers are cute, but are totally there to help justify buying the product (cuz $8.99 for two little plastic toy batteries is a rip off). They serve no purpose except to maybe hold your Dino Chargers, but even then you still have an extra one lying around. My assumption is that we will see more of the same in the future, including different colors of these five, as well as some retro (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Dino Zords anyone?). The ability to mix and match them is cute but really does nothing to add to the overall experience. They feature minimal paint (eyes, one other part with minimal paint) and don't snap together super easily. Some of them barely hold the Dino Chargers, even though they are molded for them to slide in only in one particular way (the way shown in the gallery).

So let's get down to the point.

THE GOOD!

• Dino Chargers have more function than Ranger Keys with the morpher
• The four different images beats the two, even at the cost of losing the sparkly/glitter that Kyoryuger has
• Dino Zord accessories add to the package but are by no means the reason to purchase

THE BAD

• $8.99 ... it's steep for what you get
• Dino Zords have even less paint than the Megazord!
• Going to see a lot of repeats, maybe more than Super Megaforce and its Ranger Keys

CONCLUSION!
If you're planning to collect the Power Rangers Dino Charge line, then these Dino Chargers are probably right up your alley. If you're not planning to collect them (especially after the headache of last year's Ranger Keys, this is an incredibly easy pass. These items are only for those who want to collect them and who want to use them with the Dino Charge Morpher. As stand alone toys, they aren't super impressive. These will make you happy if you're a Dino Charge fan, otherwise these are an easy pass.