(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to the Side Burn Spychanger. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the Side Burn Spychanger here.)

    As with all the G1-themed Spychangers, Autobot Jazz highly resembles his G1 counterpart in vehicle mode. He has the same colored stripe running down his middle as G1 Jazz did, and he also has the same number "4" in the appropriate places as well as the "Martini" symbol on his car doors. About the only thing really missing in this mode is the "tailfin" that the original Jazz had. It's definitely a solid fan nod. It should be noted, though, that Jazz himself has few paint apps- most of the decorations, like the stripes and numbers, are pre-applied stickers. They don't seem to be in any danger of coming off, though, so it's all good. In robot mode, though, Jazz really loses his touch- he's almost entirely white, to the point where he looks prototypish. His black visor is really his only paint app here. There's no secondary colors at all, and that has to be my main complaint about Jazz; he really could have used some more black. Of course, the robot mode doesn't look anything like the original Jazz, but it's a repaint homage, and you can't really expect those to be too awful close to the actual toy they're doing the homage to.
    No mold changes have been made to Autobot Jazz.
    Jazz is a solid toy in car mode, but he has no secondary colors whatsoever, and this especially becomes apparent in robot mode. Add to this his slightly-inflated KB Toys price ($4), and I'd have to recommend the Side Burn spychanger over him unless you're a particularly rabid Jazz fan.

Review by Beastbot

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