Kre-O Impressions

Kre-O is considered the newest competitor to Lego. Kre-o was released in 2011 and it's first line was Tranformers. Then came Battleship, G.I. Joe, Star Trek, CityVille Invasions, and Dungeons & Dragons. But what exactly is this rising competitor to Lego? You may remember Mega Bloks and Lincoln Logs for example as I have? Kre-O however looks promising as a rising star. Lets see just how Kre-O rises to be as competitive as Lego.

I'm going to use CityVille invasion as an example. Some interesting marks to be made here are the electronic vibrations and movements of some parts. The Police Station set includes the spinning turrets, moving vibration parts, and sound effect base. I must warn you the moving vibration parts are clumsy as they will fall sometimes and sometimes not move at all. Kre-O looks a lot like Legos, I joke you not. You can also download free apps to better control the set which is free.

How are both Kre-O and Legos different? Unlike Lego, Kre-O is in it's infancy and is not very original, relying on third party licensed franchises, which are few in number as of it's 2nd anniversary. Legos on the other hand is more original and has numerous ideas and even video games and movies such as Lego City Undercover and the 2014 Lego Movie.

Kre-O and Lego sets look identical to each other as the figurines look like Legos and the blocks as well. Both have you assembling with small pieces and pieces look strikingly similar. Kre-O manages to compete with Lego more than other competitors and despite it's low content level overall, the content is awesome and Kre-O can actually make almost spitting image resemblance to the franchises adopted. I like how Kre-O manages to be it's own deal and not just a cheap rip-off of the legendary Lego.

I do have a problem with the packaging of Kre-O playsets. The problem I have with this is the pieces are mixed together without regard to the different parts/steps of assembly. For example, with the police car you will have some parts in different bags which may disorient you. Assembling Kre-O is exactly like assembling Lego sets. Kre-O's do sometimes look cheaper than Lego such as the former having some pieces seem smaller than Lego.

Both Kre-O and Lego have their own advantages such as the PlayStation 4 vs. Xbox One. Lego manages to be classic and original while Kre-O manages to be fresh and franchise friendly.