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Micro Combat Vehicles

Are your ZipZaps too boring? Check out Micro Combat Vehicles from TableTop Racers.

ExtremeTech has a nice review of these toys. The upsides appear to be low cost ($22 per set), good vehicle speed, and reasonable longevity on a set of batteries. The downsides appear to be limited combat functionality (infrared only) and only three models are available (27MHz, 40MHz, and 49MHz radio frequencies), so no 2-on-2 play is possible.

"All in all, the Micro Combat Vehicles are good, inexpensive fun and have only a couple flaws. We'd like to see updated versions that use actual tank treads, move a bit slower for more tactical control and that have target IR receivers on the back. Most importantly, we'd love to have some sort of audio feedback."

Sounds like a great stocking-stuffer or random guy gift at that holiday office party in a couple of months. And maybe version 2 will have something a bit more violent.