The Monkies Review LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS & Host a Giveaway!

Product Review

LEGO’s own new theme for 2016 comes in the form of  LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS which combines LEGO Castle, LEGO Space, and a good dose of imagination and magic. And judging from first impressions, I would say the boys are already huge fan of the new series!

Ok, throw Ale into the equation as well... thanks to the presence of a female NEXO KNIGHT called Macy.

Mashing the best of the medieval ages with the future - from castles and catapults to hover boards and shields that can be upgraded with special powers - LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS centres around 5 knights from the Kingdom of Knighton. Under the guidance of their mentor, Merlok 2.0, the knights have to come together to defeat the evil jester, Jestro and his army of monsters.

The knights are armed with medieval weapons and armour, but each of their crest contain special powers. Each of the vehicle in the series are a cross between medieval and futuristic designs, much like the Fortrex - which the boys got - which looks like a castle at first glance but can be transformed into a moving tank, complete with kick-ass weapons!

And unsurprisingly, the boys were too eager to get building it the moment they set their eyes on it.

Since they were the lucky recipients of the set, I figured why not let them craft a blog post and let them do the review this time round. After all, they did pretty alright in their maiden attempt when they reviewed the Nerf N-Strike Modulus Blaster last year.

So once again, both Ash and Ayd were responsible for every single thing in the post below; the typing of the text, the snapping, editing and uploading of the photos, and layout of the post. Nothing like outsourcing, eh?

Hope you will enjoy their review! Oh, and do read til the very end because they have a surprise for you too! :)

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WE JUST OPENED THE NEXO KNIGHTS FORTREX SET!

The set comes with characters Clay, Axl, Aaron, Merlok 2.0, Chef Ecliar, Ash Attacker and 2 Scurriers.

The set also comes with a flying vehicle for Ash Attacker, another flying vehicle for Aaron that has a gun and a motorbike for Clay!

The castle can be opened up for even more imaginative play as the Fortrex is the headquarters of the Nexo Knights.

There is also a drawbridge that has 2 guns attached to it which can be opened and closed.

In addition, there are other stuff inside the Fortrex which consists of a training dummy, a prison cell, a table where all the knights can sit around Merlok 2.0, a shield holder, and an oven that has a drumstick inside! LOL.

There are also 2 turnets at the sides which can fire bullets. Hidden beneath the castle is a secret gun which can shoot out discs.

Clay’s motorbike actually comes with small wings, which makes it very cool too!

 Aaron’s flying vehicle has a giant gun that can fire away.

Other than Aaron’s flying vehicle, he also has a flying shield! He also has a crossbow that can shoot.

Ash Attacker’s flying vehicle can shoot too (just that it shoots discs instead)!

And here is our sister's Macy. We have to include her in this post because she asked us to do so.

What we like about the Fortrex is that it’s like a tank combined with a castle. The castle is also equipped with a lot of guns for defence. 

We can make our own story with the castle, characters and vehicles. It also gives us a glimpse of how knights live in the future with tech and stuff. The TV show is actually a mixture of knights and space!

Did we mention that there is a digital game to play battles against Jestro and his minions and to scan shields? The game can be downloaded on your tablet or smartphone.

You can unlock characters and use their super-powered shields! There will be an icon to scan shields when you download the game. Basically, when you see a shield on TV or get one in a set, press the icon and it will access to your camera. When you see or get a shield, just put it within the shield-shaped border and you will get a new shield (you cannot scan so many shields in 1 shot as you have a limited amount of energy for scanning)!

There are over 20 shields to collect! But if you collect all the shields, you can scan the same shield to make it stronger! You can use the shields to battle the evil Jestro and his minions!

We like this game because we can battle the evil guys and can collect a variety of shields at the same time!

There are also different characters you can use! What are you waiting for? Collect all the sets of the Nexo Knights and download their latest game!

[GIVEAWAY] CLOSED

Thanks to LEGO Singapore, we have TWO sets of LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS Ultimate Sets to give away!

Each set consists of 5 sets - Clay, Macy, Aaron, Robin and Beast Master - and is worth a total of S$99.50.

WINNERS PICKED!

A huge Congratulations to the following 2 winners!

1. Wong Yeh-Ping
2. LuQuin Loo

You have each won a set of LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS Ultimate Sets (Clay, Macy, Aaron, Robin and Beast Master) worth S$99.50 in total!

Please email me at kelvin@cheekiemonkie.net by 23 April 2016 for details of your prize collection. Thanks!

For a chance to win, all you have to do is do the following:

1. LIKE LEGO Singapore's Facebook page HERE.

2. Tell us why does your child love LEGO!

Leave your answer either in the comment section of this blog post OR on our Cheekiemonkies' Facebook corresponding post HERE once you have done so.

IMPORTANT: Complete all 2 steps for your entry to be valid.

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Giveaway ends on 14 April 2016, 2359 hours.

Good Luck! :)