Once you turn it on you are given several options that include Tournament, Free Battle, Survival, and Power. Now, for the first 3 you have to pick a character to battle with -- only Tyson is available in the beginning but by using passwords and playing through the Tournament Story mode, you can unlock more.

The controls respond fairly well and are accurate with the stats (a blade with low turning won't go anywhere no matter how far you turn the wheel; one with high turning reacts as soon as you turn it). The trigger is the only fragile part of the toy -- I've heard reports of it breaking after an hour of use. Well, that's only if you go all hardcore with it.

Unlike the Japanese version of the BeyUltimate, Hasbro's does not launch actual blades. This takes away from it's overall usefulness to a serious blader. I imagine they did this, as this launcher is extremely powerful (+16000 RPM) and they wouldn't want their customers getting hurt. >>;

Overall, this is a relatively fun toy. A bit of a waste of money if you're looking for something for actually Beyblading with, but still cool nonetheless. 7/10

how beyblade is fun (Rating: 3.00)
Review : BEYBLADES ARE FUN BY YOU HAVING A BEYBLADE CHALLENGE AND WATCHING IT WHILE IT SPINS IT IS RELLY FUN WHEN YOU PULL THE STRING AFTER THAT WE JUST WATCH TO SEE WHO WON. WHEN YOU WIN YOU GET ALL EXCITED.

WARNING (Rating: 3.00)
Review : Bayblades are not suitable for small children. My child (10) got one today and cried awhile as his hand throbbed from the puller cord after it broke and caught his hand. The cord was stuck in the new divice.(like this one) He has many beyblades and loves them.

5-in-1 Challenge Set (Rating: 4.00)
Review : This is a fun toy foranyone who's really into Beyblading. You can enter in up to five different modes and challengeother players. If you're really into BeyBlading, it's worth the money, but if your just starting out, stick to the startersets as this item is a little pricey.