Sculpt: 4.5 The detailing on this figure is very nice. The figure is detailed all over with cool cybernetic features. If you get one, take a couple moments to look really closely and appreciate the nice work the Four Horseman did.
Articulation: 2 The figure's extending-neck feature unfortunately takes away from any hip and neck articulation, but that I can live with. What I can't live with is the fact that, strangely, Mekaneck's legs move very little from front to back. While he can still do the splits (so he can ride the vehicles), there's pretty much no way you'll pose him so that he'll run, much less sit. The good articulation of the shoulders and the wrists keep this figure's articulation from bottoming out.
Play Value: 2 They came up with some pretty cool ideas for features for Mekaneck, but those ideas were unfortunately very poorly executed. The neck extension works exactly the same way as the old figure: you twist the hip and the head goes up. Hmph... kind of boring, but it works well. But the swinging-club feature is not as fortunate. The club is so large that the spring inside the arm has trouble moving it, so Mekaneck can only lightly tap is opponents.
Another feature that had potential is Mekaneck's viewer. Basically, Mek has a hole in the back of his head and transparent goggles so that you can peer through his head and see things through his eyes. I was expecting something like the vintage 12" Boba and Six-Million Dollar Man, where you peered through and saw everything really small. But hey, that would be fun, and we can't have that with Mekaneck! Mek's viewer doesn't distort things at all... which makes it pointless.
Also, the hole in the back of his head really is a hole... an open hole into his head cavity. It's really distracting... why didn't they just close that up with some clear plastic?
Coolness: 0 This guy is an uber-dork. He looks like he's wearing those huge cheesy late-70s women's sunglasses, and his chest armor looks like those metal external braces that some kids have to get for their teeth. Also, that club is just plain foolish looking. It looks more like a chandelier than a weapon!
Overall: 2 My hatred for Mekaneck is solidified, and I feel that this figure vindicates my loathing!
-Nathan