From the Manufacturer The sounds of a city and construction site come to life with Sonix City Rescue and Construction Combo Playsets. The set comes with four mini vehicles, which kids can move around the play set streets and surroundings to trigger over 100 exciting sound effects and phrases. Combo play set includes four mini vehicles and 100 sound effects. View larger.Loaded with More Than 100 Sound Effects Kids will be treated to dozens of realistic sounds as they interact with the rescue and construction combo set. Simply push a mini vehicle down the streets and around corners to unlock all the sounds in town. Every movement and stop with your vehicle elicits fun noises and voices, bringing this play set to life.Rescue-and-Construction Themed Set This combo set includes four mini-vehicles, including a police cruiser, fire truck, dump truck, and bulldozer. Send these vehicles out into the streets to hear the play set come alive. The rescue set features the sounds of squealing tires, sirens, alarms, and emergency calls from dispatch. And while you demolish old buildings, move dirt, and operate the wrecking ball crane in the construction site, you'll hear big diesel-engine sounds, clanking tools, and construction-worker banter.What's in the Box Sonix City Rescue and Construction Combo Playsets.At a Glance:Combo play set includes four mini vehiclesSet plays more than 100 realistic sound effectsHear squealing tires, sirens, and alarms on the Rescue setHear engines and clanking tools on the Construction setShips in 's Certified Frustration-Free PackagingAge/Weight Requirements:Ages four and up.Assembly Requirements:Requires six AAA batteries (not included).
G**5
Very nice but small
This is excellent quality but I would recommend also buying at least two of the extra boards to allow for more movement of the cars and more variety.
P**Y
Five Stars
love it. works great, lots of cool construction sounds
L**N
Sonic City Rescue And Construction playsets
Very ingenious type of playsets. My grandkids love playing with these interactive sets. I will probably buy more in the future.
S**Y
Mixed bag
The Sonix City sounded better on paper than it delivered in real life. While you get two separate play sets, they link together to create a bigger set. Batteries are included and installation consisted of putting stickers on the buildings (a diagram is provided to help with placement, but it is still tricky to figure out where some of them go), and clicking the buildings into place on the board. It sets up very much like a Life game board.The vehicles are very small, about the size of a Micro Machine (if anyone remembers those). As you push the cars around the board, the sensors will trip for the noises. The sensors seem to also be pressure based ones, so you can trip them with your finger instead of the car. There is a small symbol on each area that lets you know where those aeas are.Unfortunately, the area of the sensor is rather small, so you need to be right on it to make it work. My son had problems with them working unless he made some pretty deliberate attempts to get directly on the sound aea.Thankfully there is a volume switch, because the loud setting is certainly that: loud!Overall this toy had limited play value with my 4 year old son. He thought it looked pretty exciting in the box, but he it isn't grabbing it much during play time.
M**R
Mixed Reviews on a Good Idea
My son is 3 1/2, and since he got these two miniature cities about two weeks ago, he's played with them pretty much every day. The two boards snap gingerly together, and from what I understand are expandable with two other miniature cityscapes.This concept is one I recall well from my childhood; a bunch of us kids would go out in the back yard and scrape roadways in dirt, then take small boxes and turn them into buildings, dig holes, line them with aluminum foil and create lakes. My favorite was my creation of a McDonalds using a Happy Meal box and using a McDonalds' coffee stirrer as the big Mickey D's sign out front. We spent endless hours playing with matchbox cars like this.This version emulates that old game with some success. The little plastic buildings have stickers to put on them so that an oddly-shaped piece of plastic suddenly becomes a donut shop or a little mall. There are touch-panel buttons throughout the boards that loudly and clearly express an appropriate interaction for the building next to it. To paraphrase an example; "ah, yes, I'd like two cups of coffee and a donut, please" (another voice) "thank you! Pull up to the window for your order." That's well done.The buildings, at least for a less-than-four year-old, pop out of their moorings very easily, and he has a hard time putting them back. I would definitely say that the recommended age is at least four (and yes, these parts are indeed very small). Currently listed at $40 for two boards, I'd say the price is a little steep, even though it does include batteries. Knock $10 off the price and I'd think that was a fair price.The play area is also very small, but I think that is a positive rather than a negative. They are expandable as I mentioned, and in rainy weather these can be played on a kitchen table or preferably on a carpeted floor by more than one child at a time.I do think there is a limited amount of bells and whistles for a four year old, and when compared to the giant rug my son has in his room, which has all kinds of two-dimensional roads and buildings on it, I think he will have more fun with the rug (and that's not meant as a knock; those rugs are awesome!).Perhaps I'm being nostalgic, but what this game doesn't have is the level of imagination we had when we were kids playing in the backyard. In winter and rainy weather, these are nice, but this purchase has inspired me to look at buying a sand box for next summer. I have mixed feelings about recommending the Sonix City playset. If your child is four or five and the price goes down a few dollars, I'd say it's worth it. If not... perhaps look into one of those rugs first?
D**R
This is a fun, interactive combo playset that children will love playing with!
Micro vehicles have been around for a long time, but it's only been in recent years that they've become an interactive toy in playsets. This combo pack with includes both the Rescue and Construction interactive playsets. If you care to add to the set you can add both the Sonix City Airport Playset and the Sonix City raceway Playset which connect with these two. When you think about the total cost, it can get fairly expensive to complete this mini city, so I might suggest creating a wish list so friends and relatives can purchase them as gifts.A few compatible Add-Ons and Vehicles:Sonix City Car Wash Building Add-OnSonix City Gas Station Building Add-OnSonix City Rescue Squad Vehicle PackSonix City Track Racers Vehicle PackCONSTRUCTION* Dump Truck* Bulldozer* A 15.4 x 9.4 x 2.1 PlaysetThere are more than a hundred sound effects and statements. A few of the many things you'll hear:"There's a big pickup at the construction site.""Look out below!""Off to wreck some stuff!""Whoa! It stinks in here!" (At the Porta-Pottys)"Let's go fill this rig.""Let's unload the truck.""Headed out for a plow!""Dozer needed at the site!""Headed out for a plow!""Look out below!"RESCUE* Police Car* Fire Truck* A 15.4 x 9.4 x 2.1 PlaysetThere are more than a hundred sound effects and statements. A few of the many things you'll hear:"Hey, who called the cops?""Welcome to the Donut Hole.""I'd like one donut and two coffees.""Engine 33 on the move!""Engine 33 back at the station.""Welcome to the Sonix City Mall.""There's a robbery at the mall!""Car 29 responding to robbery!""Car 29 on our way!""Welcome to Big Money Bank!There are also many vehicle-related sounds such as squealing wheels, backup signaling, and engines revving. These playsets are only going to be as durable as the youngster who is using them. Some children are very rough on their toys while others tend to take care of them. This combo playset, including the separate ones, are not meant for very young children. The recommended age is 4+.The interactivity factor does take away from imaginative play, but does increase the fun factor. Keep in mind that this is a micro set and it means just that. We are looking at kid friendly, kid-sized vehicles ... micro. For example the bulldozer in the construction set is 1 3/4" long. I personally like these playsets, but it's up to the individual to decide whether or not their child is the type who would enjoy them. They are a bit pricey, but the final verdict is that they are awesome!
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