The media could not be loaded. We read lots of reviews before shopping and still opted to get the Tombstone & Witchdoctor arena set. It is lots of fun!
For us the batteries work well (they do need to get replaced when you play a lot!), no "˜crack' in the arena board & a fun robot pairing - meaning both bots can win or lose any time.
The arena adds a lot of fun by its physical boundaries & the corner hammers. We had the Biteforce / Blacksmith pair (without the arena) and it was fun, but lobsided as biteforce always won over blacksmith. With the addition of the arena set all 4 bots can now win & lose.
It's expensive for such small RCs, but if you're into BattleBots this is pure fun for this dad & his 9 year old kid :)

I bought the BattleBots arena as a gift for my nephew, and we spent hours playing this remote-controlled combat game. The arena is easy to put together and makes a self-contained area for the bots to battle each other. The arena also has "pulverizer" levers in two of the corners, which create a second way to attack the opposing bot. The remote controls work very well in controlling the bots, and the bots are in wheels that move quickly to add to the excitement. The Tombstone bot's wheels only sproradically worked at first, but we added ducktape around the circumference of the wheels to make them large enough to work. We had a lot of fun playing BattleBots. Although i never watched the show, I caught a few video clips of the real-life game and found it fascinating. This is a great gift idea for any age 8+ with a game that is competitive which doesn't become boring after a few tries.

I really didn't expect this thing to be as fun as it is. This toy is really well designed. The arena is a great reproduction of the real thing. Sure it's plastic and cardboard - but it's a nice solid quality. The bulletproof windows are a nice and useful touch (pieces do go flying).
The robots are quick, agile, and challenging to drive (due to their speed). They are designed to have a few "breakaway pieces". Witch Doctor has 2 pieces that snap off its plow as well as the top cover. Tombstone's top cover and two rear panels come off as battle damage.
They each feature a spinning attack weapon - which are not very strong but fun to control. The remote allows you to turn the spinning weapons on and off via a button on the controller. The robots are controlled with similar controls as a RC car. front/back direction and right/left. Nothing pressed = no motion.

I bought this for my son's 7th birthday. We watched the TV show and he loves this toy. We spend time battling it out. We switch robots to ensure a balanced play. We came up with the rule that once the top cover flies off, the robot is KO'ed. Tombstone's top cover tends to be a little easier to knock out. Overall, this is a great rendition of the functionality of the stars of the show and the arena. Great playability. This is a really enjoyable fun toy. Great design.

Works really well. Haven't had any issues other than the batteries that came in the remotes were dead upon arrival. So, that was an additional 10 bucks and was frustrating because my 3 yo couldn't play with it until the day after Christmas. If you are buying it as a gift I recommend getting extra batteries just in case. Also, the middle of the arena board bumps up a bit so the bots get stuck occasionally. I think this will go away with time. Overall it works well and my son loves it.

So I'm just not getting a minute to write a review, my son loves battle bots, so what better way to make him happy for his birthday to buy one of these, so we did. His birthday morning he was so happy, we opened it up put it together the joy on his face was priceless. Now, the bad part is one of the remotes/bots never worked. He was tickled with the one but we was devastated due to we paid out that much money, now our son tore through the box we already put it together, hearing us even mentioning sending it back he started crying. So that was out but, I guess I'd tell parents to check it out before letting the kids see.