Nine-Tailed Fox Attack Naruto Uzumaki

This was a figure released in 2002 by Mattel. It was part of their Naruto line. This figure was poorly recieved by many.



Why It Sucks

 * 1) Unlike the other figures in the line, it only had 3 points of articulation, not only that but it was very limited.
 * 2) The base it comes with is useless, as he could do the action feature without it.
 * 3) The face sculpt is one of the worst in the entire line, as it looks very ugly and off-model.
 * 4) The action feature is very lame, as all it does is a backflip. It is cool for about 5 seconds, then you would probably go back to playing with the regular Naruto figure
 * 5) Keep in mind that Mattel released a Naruto figure that came with a interchangable Nine-Tailed head (that came out before this figure), and they later released a full Nine-Tailed Naruto figure with a chakra base, so there was no use getting this one.
 * 6) This figure warmed store shelves back in the day.
 * 7) Unlike most of the other figures in the line, this figure is standing in a action pose on all fours, which looks very out of place next to the other figures like the regular Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, Gaara, Shikamaru, etc. It would be in a awkward position on a shelf. The Ben 10 action pose figures, some of the Marvel action pose lines and even some future Naruto figures that had action poses looked much better than this, as they actually looked like they were part of the same series unlike this figure.
 * 8) The paint on this figure scratched very easily.
 * 9) Some of this figure had a very toxic smell when opened.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The concept of a Naruto figure that can do a backflip is interesting.
 * 2) The figure is extremely cheap on Ebay. If you are starting a collection of the Naruto Mattel figures, this is a good start for beginners. You could pick up a loose one for as low as 5 dollars.
 * 3) The base, while useless, looks really nice and can be used with other Naruto figures.