September Multi-Game Report!

I’ve been a bit absent in posting this week – my time after work has been spent editing video from the past few months, actually! One of many things I’m behind on. To that end, here are a few games from the past month I’ve attended!

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Adventure Force V-Twin Review

Dart Zone has a thing for silly yet completely viable “minigun” blasters. The Scorpion, for example, is still on shelves after many years. This year, we have several options. Those with a preference for dart hoppers, of course, have the excellent Destructor to find at Target. For those who love their chain-fed blasters, however, Walmart has a notable update in the Adventure Force V-Twin. Ammo capacity? Ease of reloading? High velocities? All of them are here, in an inexpensive package!

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Adventure Force Tactical Strike Sentry X2 Review

To date, Dart Zone (and their Adventure Force-branded blasters at Walmart) has been producing solid blasters for a low price. But even with so many hits, sometimes there’s a blaster that doesn’t quite hit the mark. Such is the case with the Sentry X2.

It’s meant to be a competitor for the Kronos and other pistol-sized Rival blasters. However, even with the lower price, it ends up being lacking in some key areas. It might work well for kids getting into Rival, but for the rest of us…it could have been better.

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Blasterhub Special: Nerf Rival Knockout Review!

We’re reaching the tail end of the year, with lots of items to still appear on shelves. We have, of course, big ticket items like the Perses that were introduced at Toy Fair. However, there are other items filling in the remaining shelf space. Come October, one of those items will be the Rival Knockout XX-100. Hasbro was kind enough to send me a blaster as part of the public reveal – and after having the blaster for a week, I’m impressed with how much power can come out of a $10 package!

The Nerf Rival Knockout XX-100 will be available Oct. 1 at most major toy retailers.

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Nerf Rival Edge Jupiter Review

Disclaimer: this was a free sample sent by Hasbro for review. Kinda.

To make a long story short, I bought one, wrote a review, forgot about it and sold the blaster. THEN, Hasbro sent me one out of the blue, and I once again had a blaster sitting in review backlog until that one got given away, and I found the draft of this review and revised it. Such is life.

The Rival Edge line (a Walmart exclusive) is focused on marksmanship, as opposed to team gameplay. The Mercury was a Kronos with a bolt handle prime, and came with a plastic reactive target. The Jupiter, meanwhile, takes that concept up a botch, with a long body, ten round internal magazine, and true bolt action; it also includes a somewhat more satisfying target. It’s not the most practical blaster for wars, but for its intended purpose it works perfectly.

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Come to Ragnarocktoberfest!

Please excuse my willing advertisement for an event I’ll be attending! For those who don’t know, Ragnarocktoberfest is one of the largest Nerf events on the west coast, with a day of Human v Human v Zombie gameplay (as well as Nerf personality meet-and-greet), followed by a day of superstock games and a 5v5 King of the Hill Tournament.

It’s in Oakland, CA, on the weekend of October 12-13. If you’d like to see more details (and get $5 tickets for the events), see the website here. Ticket prices will go up as Ragnarocktoberfest gets closer, so if you’re interested, grab them! Not to mention accurate numbers makes planning the game easier on the moderators 🙂