Gods are among us... sorta... |
Size compared to a Vigilon. |
High Impact Rounds are like miniature foam golf balls. |
Internals, complete with gears and a beefy plunger. |
The Apollo is a blaster with attitude, and while it's initial first looks might be a little outlandish compared to traditional dart blasters it's actually a quite comfortable and immensely powerful choice for a sidearm. It might be pretty big and too difficult to operate for some people, especially younger ones, but for those that can find a place for it in their loadout it's a whole lot of fun and can definitely give darts a run for their money. The Apollo in my book is worthy of a solid 9 out of 10, I highly recommend you add one to your arsenal.
The Verdict
Class- Magazine Fed Pistol
Range- Excellent, around 60 to 70 feet.
Size- Quite big, well over 15 inches long and it's pretty chunky.
Reliability- Jams are possible and a bit tricky to remove. This will hopefully be nullified with the updated version.
Ammo- 7 High Impact Rounds
Modding- Relatively untapped, but not much seems to be possible without ruining it's functionality.
Value- At $25, it's cheaper than the Zeus but still packs a massive amount of power and practicality.
Vigilon- Yes, this was the closest thing to the Apollo back when Vortex was still relevant. It still hits great range but it's loading door style system is slower than the Apollo's mag fed system. Plus the HI Rounds seem to be more stable than XLR Discs in flight. Overall a win for the Apollo.
Retaliator- Depends, the Apollo is big for a pistol and this is the closet dart launching equivalent to it and it can be stripped down to around the size. The Apollo is more powerful than the Retaliator stock but the latter has more mod potential and with some work can rival the Apollo. Pun unintended. Seriously.
Stryfe- Depends, the NIC's baby bar none except only to maybe a Rapidstrike and Nerf's for it's overused internals. This is a bit of a different class of blaster but it's commonly run as a secondary and it boasts a better rate of fire than the Apollo stock but less power. With mods a Stryfe can become a high rate of fire mag dumping weapon capable of taking on an Apollo at range. It's larger variations are no different.
Value- At $25, it's cheaper than the Zeus but still packs a massive amount of power and practicality.
Is It Better Than?
Vigilon- Yes, this was the closest thing to the Apollo back when Vortex was still relevant. It still hits great range but it's loading door style system is slower than the Apollo's mag fed system. Plus the HI Rounds seem to be more stable than XLR Discs in flight. Overall a win for the Apollo.
Retaliator- Depends, the Apollo is big for a pistol and this is the closet dart launching equivalent to it and it can be stripped down to around the size. The Apollo is more powerful than the Retaliator stock but the latter has more mod potential and with some work can rival the Apollo. Pun unintended. Seriously.
Stryfe- Depends, the NIC's baby bar none except only to maybe a Rapidstrike and Nerf's for it's overused internals. This is a bit of a different class of blaster but it's commonly run as a secondary and it boasts a better rate of fire than the Apollo stock but less power. With mods a Stryfe can become a high rate of fire mag dumping weapon capable of taking on an Apollo at range. It's larger variations are no different.
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