Had this game as a kid and was thrilled to find it as an adult. It looks and plays the way I remember it as a kid. I crushed my children while playing it so that added to the fun. Although the children enjoyed playing the game, I am not sure it compares with XBOX and all the gadgets the children have today. To me it will always be a classic.

I got this game for my birthday in the late 1960's. My friends and I all loved playing it. I was delighted to see that the game is back in production, but disappointed when I received it. The tops in the new game are almost exactly the same size as the original tops. The plastic in the tops appears to be more durable than the originals. The original top spindles would eventually break after heavy use. The new top pullers have slightly smaller finger loops (OK for kids, but not as good for adult hands). The real drawback of the new game is the fighting arena. It is MUCH SMALLER than the original. Also, the new top puller locations are in the corners of the arena. The original game had the pulling sites in the middle of each side of the arena. This allowed you to hold on to a corner with one hand, while pulling your top with the other. I have four of the original games (which had no working tops left). The smaller arena would work all right, if there were places to grab hold of it while pulling the tops. (You need to hang on the arena with one hand, while pulling your top with the other, to keep it in one place on the ground). Four fifth grade boys struggled to make the new arena work while pulling their tops hard. Eventually they gave up. I finally took all the tops and pullers from the three games I bought recently, and moved them into the four original vintage tops arenas and boxes that I still own (each new game gives you 6 tops; only 4 are needed to play the game). These new tops work perfectly in the old game arenas. My fifth grade students beg to play these games at recess! If You really like this game, I suggest picking up an old Battling Tops game arena on ebay, and buying the new Battling Tops game for the tops and pullers. It's worth it! This was and is one of the great classic action games of all time!

It is a great game. My husband had the original one, but most of the pieces were missing. It was over 35 years old. So I surprised him by getting this game and he loved it.

This game is great!!! TOTALLY LOVED IT!! It brought back such good memories from mine & my husbands childhood. Now it is around again and making new memories for my 10 yr. old child, who loves it as well. The trick is to pull the string nice and easy and it works great every time. Thank you for having this game available. I would definitely buy it again and give it as a gift!!

I bought this for my son who has autism after he had seen a similar game played on Model Me Kids "Time for a Playdate" dvd. Unfortunately, because of his difficulty winding the string, this game was more than a disappointment for us. I also tried and failed more than half the time to get them spinning. I went looking for wind-up tops to use on the stage area that works much better (at a dollar a piece, they saved the day!) If your child has any kind of motor planning problem, fine motor difficulty, or is under 9 years old, I wouldn't waste the money on this one.