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(More customer reviews)A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away....
Deep in the termite-like chambers of Geonosis, the leaders of the Confederacy of Independent Systems tensely look at a holographic battle display and watch in dismay as the Galactic Republic's new army of clones and a group of Jedi Knights appear to be on the verge of defeating the secessionists' army of battle droids. San Hill, leader of the Banking Clan, and Geonosian leader Poggle the Lesser stare helplessly at the conference table, while the more confident Count Dooku calmly retrieves the schematics of a terrible new superweapon as he prepares to leave for Coruscant.
Hasbro's Star Wars Saga Scene Pack: Geonosian War Chamber 1 vividly recreates a pivotal scene of 2002's Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones with the action figures of San Hill, Count Dooku, and Poggle the Lesser, with half of the holographic light table (complete with simulated holo displays of Republic gunships and walking "vulture" battle droids) in the foreground and a nicely rendered backdrop of the Geonosian underground chamber's wall. Poggle the Lesser leans on a cane that looks like it was carved from some beast's bone, San Hill looks properly terrified as he points at the light table, while the central figure, Count Dooku/Darth Tyrannus, holds a finely detailed (considering its size) holo of the Death Star.
Although this little diorama can be displayed "as is" in its package, it can be connected to Geonosian War Chamber 2, another three-figure scene pack which features Nute Gunray, Passel Argente, and Shu Mai. (Unfortunately, collectors will have to head to their local Toys R Us "brick and mortar" stores to find both Geonosian War Chamber 2 and Jedi Council 2 Scene Packs; Amazon doesn't seem to carry them in their catalog.)
Considering that these are mass-produced collectibles and realizing that it is not very easy to capture fine detail in toys that are aimed at children 4 and up (but Hasbro suspects, I'm sure, that it's adult collectors who buy these things), these are really nicely rendered 3.75 inch figures. The poses capture the mood of the film's scene well enough.
My only gripe is that both War Chambers' light tables have the same simulated holos (two Republic Gunships very close to the central figure, a vulture droid in the extreme right foreground), which is repetitive and looks strange when you join both sets to create the illusion of a complete conference table. Other than that, the compact packaging and clear plastic top makes this -- and the other Scene Packs in the Star Wars figure collection -- an attractive collectible nice enough to show off in a collector's display shelf.
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