Name: Mata Nui
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 8989-1
Rating: 73 (5 reviews)

Mata Nui is LEGO set 8989-1. It has a score of 73. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 1 reviews, based on 4 scored reviews and 5 reviews total. It is ranked in the bottom 22.85% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2009, and it is categorised in Bionicle.

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Recommendations

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Price Per Part (PPP)

better

Average PPP for Constraction in 2009 is 0.32. PPP for this set is 0.3, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as Constraction. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

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We do not currently know how the average price per minifig for this set compares to other sets.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as Constraction. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

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Review breakdown

Scored reviews

Brickset Recommendation: yes 4.5 / 5 → 90 / 100

Brickpicker Recommendation: meh 7.6 / 10 → 76 / 100

Eurobricks Recommendation: no 7 / 10 → 70 / 100

Lugnet Recommendation: no 55 / 100 → 55 / 100

Unscored reviews

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Set information

Set ID: 8989-1
Name: Mata Nui
Parts: 52

Retail price (USD):
Original: 12.99
Inflation adjusted: 15.48

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.25
Inflation adjusted: 0.3

More sets:

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Brickset

Recommendation: yes 4.5 / 5 from 17 reviews

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Brickpicker

Recommendation: meh 7.6 / 10 from 2 reviews

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Eurobricks

Recommendation: no 7 / 10 by Luke McAwesome

The figure is nice, the colors are iffy, but do-able. The design is good, except for the shoulder armor. And the price is bad for 52 parts, but the figure is still nice. The playability is fun, he can do so much! Shoot a bird, wipe his... car... with a Shamwow, or attack a cat, he can do it all!

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Lugnet

Recommendation: no 55 / 100 from 1 review

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BZPower

by Andrew

Mata Nui is a pretty even set. Though there are cons, they are pretty minor, and the pros are pretty cool. In short, this set's pretty close to being legen- wait for it, and I hope you're not lactose intolerant, because it's DAIRY!

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