Gimmick toy thoughts
I happened to have derived a collectible gimmick scheme based on how the gimmicks interact and their own features, naming them based on when I first observed their use in Toku. These names can, of course, change depending on new information. So, I'll describe my systems and then briefly discuss which one I like the best and which one I like the least. Please note; these are all fantastic gimmicks with lots of fun for everyone, but this is my journal, and thus it follows my rules.
Scheme I: Buttons are pressed in varying combinations to give out unique sounds. I call this the Ryuki System because of how the Dragredder read the cards you inserted into it. Other shows that use this style include Kyoryuger, Shinkenger, Drive, Fourze, and Gokaiger.
Which lines do I think did this best and worst? Best...I'd probably go with Fourze; almost every Switch was used in the show and the line was fairly concise, making it easy to collect every in-show used Switch. Worst would probably be, as others have mentioned, Shinkenger. Lots of Discs used almost at random throughout the show made it difficult to see what would be used until the show concluded, thus making it tough to collect.
Scheme II: Cards with barcodes scanned into a barcode reader; I call this the Blade System for obvious reasons. Other shows that used this system include Decade, and Goseiger. Small group, but I put them at all about the same level, with Blade at a slight edge of Decade/Goseiger because of the added artistic appeal of the Cards.
Scheme III: Soundboxes; basically, the gimmick makes most of the sounds, with the core "reader" toy making few to none, mainly acting as a holder for the gimmick toy. This is the Go-Onger scheme, with other examples being Double and Gaim. Of these three...I like Go-Onger's the best, since it is pretty easy to collect the in-show Souls and there is a lack of Legend Sentai Souls, compared to previous Rider Memories and Lockseeds.
Scheme IV: Scanning; the gimmick has a chip that you scan with the core reader item. So far, the only two I know of that use this method are OOO and Wizard, so I'll call it the OOO System. Of these two, I prefer OOO over Wizard; OOO's system of slotting in Medals and then cocking the belt and finishing with the scan is so much more visceral than Wizard's hold-a-ring-in-front-of-your-groin method.
Scheme I: Buttons are pressed in varying combinations to give out unique sounds. I call this the Ryuki System because of how the Dragredder read the cards you inserted into it. Other shows that use this style include Kyoryuger, Shinkenger, Drive, Fourze, and Gokaiger.
Which lines do I think did this best and worst? Best...I'd probably go with Fourze; almost every Switch was used in the show and the line was fairly concise, making it easy to collect every in-show used Switch. Worst would probably be, as others have mentioned, Shinkenger. Lots of Discs used almost at random throughout the show made it difficult to see what would be used until the show concluded, thus making it tough to collect.
Scheme II: Cards with barcodes scanned into a barcode reader; I call this the Blade System for obvious reasons. Other shows that used this system include Decade, and Goseiger. Small group, but I put them at all about the same level, with Blade at a slight edge of Decade/Goseiger because of the added artistic appeal of the Cards.
Scheme III: Soundboxes; basically, the gimmick makes most of the sounds, with the core "reader" toy making few to none, mainly acting as a holder for the gimmick toy. This is the Go-Onger scheme, with other examples being Double and Gaim. Of these three...I like Go-Onger's the best, since it is pretty easy to collect the in-show Souls and there is a lack of Legend Sentai Souls, compared to previous Rider Memories and Lockseeds.
Scheme IV: Scanning; the gimmick has a chip that you scan with the core reader item. So far, the only two I know of that use this method are OOO and Wizard, so I'll call it the OOO System. Of these two, I prefer OOO over Wizard; OOO's system of slotting in Medals and then cocking the belt and finishing with the scan is so much more visceral than Wizard's hold-a-ring-in-front-of-your-groin method.