This set is not only one of my fondest memories, but also is a great set on its own!

The time I spent building this set was magical, as I watched the evil base take shape. The set had many fun options for play once it was finished, as was typical of the Alpha Team theme. The gate which could raise when the "weak spot" was shot was particularly fun.

Afterwards, the set provided me with rare and wonderful pieces, especially the amazing Ice-Mountain base, which always saw use in my future sets.

This set (which cost me about 60 dollars when I was 11 or 12), was the most money I had ever spent on anything before. However, when I built the set I discovered that it was little more than an action-figure style-playset with few options for additional play beyond the intended setting.

The set reminds me more of a Rokem-Sockem Robots set, with an arena, two fighters, and not much else to play with. Other sets can be more easily added to or played with in different ways, but this was barely a LEGO set, in my opinion.