As is usual, a few blasters are released at the tail end of the holiday season without much fanfare. Compared to rereleases like the Modulus Longstrike and flagships like the Prometheus, the Rukkus ICS-8 isn’t a blaster that will receive much fanfare. It’s a large, quirky pistol that, for $20, really doesn’t do anything special, especially when blaster like the Buzz Bee Jaguar or the Dart Zone Havoc Powerclip have done more in a smaller package for less than half the cost.
Battlescout Redux
The Rekkus, at least, better matches its capabilities to its price. The blaster is primed via top slide, firing from an eight round, non-removable clip. It also has slamfire capabilities, letting you hold the trigger and fire the blaster as fast as you can prime the slide.
The shell is solid, if a bit uninspiring in design. It features the same sort of textured tiger stripe design seen on the Infinus. The large, textured, open grip is comfortable to hold. The priming slide is adequate, with some ribs for gripping. However, they’re smooth in nature and actually become harder to use with sweaty hands.
Reloading the blaster in one go takes a bit of time, since part of the clip is always obscured by the barrel. There’s nothing preventing you from manually moving the clip (with a bit of force), however, so reloading on the go can still be done. But it’s a very clunky implementation.
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Final Thoughts
In my opinion, there are far better blasters to buy for $20. The Rukkus doesn’t do anything special compared to other blasters. The integrated clip actually slows down your rate of fire, due to the extra engineering and force needed to raise that much mass. I’m sure someone out there will do something fun like design 3D printed, removable clips. But for everyday use? There are much better options available.