X Soar Phoenix 9-60GF Deluxe String Launcher Set with Attack Type Right-Spinning Top Toy; Great Gift for 8 Year Old Boys and Girls

Get value when on discount and this bey really is so much fun and get going on the rail quickly. Made well and has held up to some heavy hits. The string launcher doesn’t do this bey justice cause if you don’t give it a good pull, it is underpowered. Best bet is to invest in a winder launcher or get a set that comes with a winder launcher.

The Hasbro Beyblade Soar Phoenix 9-60 GF (Gear Flat) is an attack type Beyblade (Japanese spinning tops) engineered by Takara Tomy (TT; a Japanese toy manufacturer) as a collaboration to market the newest generation of Beyblade in the US. It comes with a red Beyblade X string launcher, a red painted Blade called “Soar Phoenix” or “Phoenix Wing” in Japan, “9-60,” a 9-sided rachet that looks 3-sided but has 6 smaller bumps to make it 9 in total, and a bit (the part of the Beyblade that makes contact with the stadium floor) called “GF” which stands for “Gear Flat” and allows the bey to speed around the stadium to make more attacks at the cost of a loss of stamina. Soar Phoenix is supposed to be one of the dominant beys in the X meta since it is heavier than most. Upon closer inspection I noticed that the central image is foggy, or has a hazy film of some sort over it, which is odd. But anyway, I find the best part that comes with this bey is actually the red and black string launcher that works just as well as its Takara Tomy counterpart in Japan. It seems to be made with the same materials but has slight differences in the coding/print. Essentially they are identical in every other way, and I can confirm that the Japanese attachments like the TT launcher handle does fit nicely on the Hasbro Beyblade X string launcher and it stays on very securely. I counted 11 rotations as I slowly pulled the string to the maximum limit (as a disclaimer never pull the string all the way to the limit during use as you will eventually break the launcher). In conclusion, the Soar Phoenix Beyblade starter set is well worth the money due to the included string launcher and the useful parts that it comes with. It should be very welcomed by any fan of Beyblade and the fact that it can keep up with its Japanese version makes it so much more valuable IMHO. I approve of this starter set wholeheartedly, a rarity especially for me, a man who has been grievously offended by Hasbro’s sales strategy and cost-cutting measures for the last decade or so. If Hasbro can keep bringing the right materials and matching TT’s high quality standards, then I will continue to give them my time and efforts to put good reviews in their favor, and should they ever falter… I will put my time and effort into saving you your time and money, in your favor.

perfect starter honestly. love the aggression of this tip. Makes use of the stadium’s rail. Does accumulate battle damage pretty quickly but battle scars are battle scars. for the price, pretty solid considering its great for what it is: great starter pack

I bought a bunch of beyblades for the kids for the holidays. But I bought this one for me. The launcher is great and worth it!

Fun toy and just what he wanted!

I just started getting into these Beyblades with my kids in December. We definitely got sucked in and I went down the rabbit hole of knowing what's good and what's not. I bought this one for myself because I liked the appearance most. I didn't know anything about these things when I purchased it. Although my experience with them is pretty new... It's pretty obvious from what I read online, this blade is GOAT. It looks amazing. It hits like a truck. And even after all this time it's been released, still pretty high tier. From a competitive standpoint, the only part on it that can use some improvement is the bit. And it really isn't that bad, but compared to other attack bits it's a bit lower on stamina and more susceptible to self K/O. It's a bit chaotic. Which honestly, is quite fun really. So it really depends what you're going for. But that's the beauty of Beyblade, is you can swap your parts. The String Launcher is clearly a fantastic addition here. My 3 year olds and 7 year olds have not figured out how to break one yet. I had to buy a second one of these because one son needed the string launcher, and another needed the Beyblade itself. I didn't think a 3 year old would pick it up at the time. So I gave my present to my son and bought another :P Definitely one of our favorite Beyblades.

This revew is more like 4.5 stars I love this bey, its has a very powerful attack but pretty low stamina. The bey can almost one shot anything, and it has hit so hard it’s flown out of my arena. The spin is very fast. The reason I’m giving this 4.5 stars is because of the launcher. The launcher was great but after about 3-4 months of playing with it, it broke, but otherwise very good

Challenge Excepted! This Beyblade was so very well made and handled the crashing and bashing against the other Beyblades in our collection. This model doesn’t have a plastic pull, instead it has a twisting mechanism with a button. One of our favorite toys.