See You at Toy Fair!
January 8, 2025Just the obligatory post saying I’ll once again be at Toy Fair this year! Follow the page this March 1-4 as I try to update it with the latest news!
Nerf Super Soaker Mini Dunk-Fill Review
January 6, 2025Water warfare isn’t a stranger to trying to market the latest idea – Xshot has had great success with their Fast Fill series, and competitors have been trying to emulate the “no need for a hose” aesthetic in years since. This year, Hasbro has the Dunk-Fill series, where the reservoir gets filled by simply pushing the reservoir below the surface of the water, and a valve will let the water in. On the one hand, you don’t need a deep bucket or pool to completely submerge the blaster for filling. On the other…well, it turns out that while not needing a hose is cool, being unable to use one is a major annoyance.
Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench Review
January 1, 2025New Year, New Nerf! Or at least that was my attitude finding this on store shelves prior to the spring toys turnover. Many hours of testing later, I was disappointed.
In theory, I was expecting the return of true CPS blasting, complete with a hose-fed refill station. The latter part of the expectation, was solid. The former, however, is a massive disappointment, because the “pulse burst” mechanism turns the blaster into a glorified squirt pistol that wastes part of its load to achieve the effect. It’s the worst experience I’ve had in a water blaster in a LONG time, and there’s no way I could recommend anyone buy this.
Let’s dive in to the disappointment, shall we?
Under Pressure? New Nerf Power Drench Super Soakers Appearing in Australia
December 16, 2024Admittedly, I don’t usually start looking for water blaster news until January. However, after a post on a Nerf-related Facebook group, I saw that Hasbro has actual, pressurized blasters on the way! More than that, we’ve returned to the good old days of QFDs (Quick Fill Devices), special valves you hook up to a garden hose for refilling the blasters. Let’s take a peek and see if nostalgia is a good thing!
Nerf Minecraft Creeper & Skeleton Mob Two Pack Review
December 15, 2024N1, being the new Hasbro standard dart, is finding its way to various IP-themed blasters as well. Some, like the 2024 Minecraft Pillager’s Crossbow, are a great marriage of form and function. Others, like the Creeper and Skeleton Mob Two Pack, are more like figurines that happen to fire darts.
They’re cute, and they’ve been cleverly designed to allow the inclusion of dart-blasting internals. But they also like to fire both darts at the same time, despite what they’re designed to do, and especially after darts have been loaded for more than a few minutes. As such, they’re better decorations than combat tools.
Let’s take a peek!
Best Nerf Stocking Stuffers of 2024!
December 12, 2024Back in November, I made a list for the best blaster gifts for the holidays. While some blasters on that list can get down to $20 or less, they aren’t necessarily the small things you can stuff in a bag – or a decorative holiday sock, for that matter. To that end, here are a few ideas, especially now that the days are limited!
Xshot Insanity Clip Mania Review
December 9, 2024Over the years, Zuru’s Xshot brand has been hesitant to introduce battery-powered blasters of any kind – having to source and wire up electrical components within a toy ultimately adds cost to what is historically a budget brand, one that has famously achieved near-total automation for their other blaster products. That changed with the introduction of the Insanity Rage Fire, a $50 chain-fed minigun that also serves as the base for the Insanity series of blasters, highlighting the building of fun blaster combos. Clearly, that’s been a runaway success, because Zuru is at it again with the Clip Mania.
Just in time for the holidays, we have a $25 box with a blaster, three magazines, 72 darts, and various attachments. And while issues with its construction prevent it from being truly great, it’s still a really good blaster that kids will enjoy annoying their parents and siblings with.
