Monday, March 28, 2016

Nerf Doomlands 2169 Persuader Review (6/10)

More hammer action because why not?
I would have also had a review up for the Star Wars Han Solo pistol if I didn't end up breaking that one like complete idiot but we have this. Doomlands 2169 is gradually growing but with the abundance of new lineups that Nerf is putting out it isn't growing quite as fast as Elite or Vortex when they were new. Doomlands didn't have a sidearm for a while and Nerf really had to make something interesting since pistols tend to be pretty cookie cutter these days, so they did, and it's about as interesting as adding even more barrels onto an already existing platform. This bad boy is called the Persuader and while it's pretty cool, it's not very special.

Sunday, March 27, 2016

100,000 Views: A Big Thanks

Wow, I never thought we would hit this milestone but here we are. I want to give you guys a big thanks for showing your interest in all the stuff I've posted over the years and today is also Easter as a matter of fact so a Happy Easter too. I know things have been a bit slow lately and I'm in the process of making some new posts but this blog is just a hobby of mine after all and sometimes real life does require attention. Like I said I have new reviews and such in the works and I got some more fun stuff coming in later this week so you guys can look forward to that. Anyways, thanks again for the support over the years. Cheers.

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Nerf Perks

I know this started at some point last year but I wasn't aware of it until much recently. Essentially Hasbro has started a rewards system for Nerf akin to Gamestop's PowerUp Rewards. The idea is, you buy more Nerf products, you earn more points and you can spend those points on anything from posters to footballs, and even full fledged blasters. To earn your points all you need is your purchase receipt and the UPC code off the barcode on the box. Now I would have taken advantage of this, but I have no idea where my receipts have gone for nearly all of my purchases, and I don't tend to keep my boxes either. Save your receipts people, it's actually worth something now.

Friday, March 11, 2016

Wii U Review

The underdog is here.
As for the current state of affairs, the One has been vastly improved upon from the DRM laden machine we remember all too well from reveal and the PS4 has been standing on solid ground since; both trading relatively equal punches. My last two console reviews on them were pretty general to say the least since both the PS4 and the Xbox One were quite similar and had their ups and downs. I can't really say the same about this review though, I had to look at it a bit differently and writing it was almost like telling a story. You see this review is about the Wii U, the quirky little 8th generation console that's been cowering in the shadows of the two giants since they hit the shelves in 2013. How's it been faring since then? Let's find out.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Samsung Gear S Review

Because it has to go curved at some point.
I used the original Galaxy Gear for a bit over a month and all that determined was it just wasn't a very good smartwatch, but first timers aren't usually perfect. I wasn't ready to give up on this smartwatch idea just yet so I went out and upgraded to Samsung's second newest smartwatch. This rather large, curved wrist computer is called the Gear S and it's a wildly ambitious attempt to make the smartwatch more relevant, but does it actually do what it's predecessors failed to do?

Monday, February 29, 2016

Buzz Bee Ultra Tek Snipe Review (7/10)

One shot, one kill. Won't even hear it coming.
Following my recent trend of snatching up Buzz Bee's new and rather good blasters, I decided to get another one. The Range Master was a decent blaster but it's slow rate of fire was it's biggest letdown by far. So how do you fix that? This is the Snipe, it looks roughly the same as the Range Master but it trades air power for a magazine fed plunger system and to say the least it's does a pretty good job overall but it's not without issues.

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Samsung Galaxy Gear Review

It had to begin somewhere.
So after the utter catastrophe that was the Chinese knockoff Gear 2, I decided to get a real Samsung smartwatch to see how it compares. This is the Galaxy Gear, Samsung's first smartwatch in the Gear lineup and probably responsible for the whole smartwatch craze that's been going on nowadays. I will say right off the bat it is a million times better than the Chinese watch and I've been using it for a bit over a month just get a good feel for it. The real question is, is it a good smartwatch in general? Well it does what I need it to but it's also very flawed. Lets see why.