Nerf Zombiestrike Brainsaw Review (3/10)

A very dull blade.

This is the first major new Nerf blaster I've picked up in a while. I would have picked up the Stratobow too but I, and I'd imagine most of you are absolutely sick of bows. So we got a something a whole lot more interesting than that, being that it was the only other new product I could find. This is the Zombiestrike Brainsaw, what could have been one of the coolest blasters on the market is in reality a big fat stinking turd. Let's see why.

Oculus Rift: First Impressions

This is absolutely insane.

So my Rift actually arrived about a month before it's earliest projected arrival, which I can assume was due to all the people who canceled their orders due to massive delays. This isn't a full review of the Rift; I will have one in the coming days since there is just so much to talk about with this device but after just a few hours of messing with it, my mind is blown. I only have one actual game for it at the moment which, thanks to the assuring screams of Markiplier is Dreadhalls. I barely played any of this game and it was already giving me feelings unlike any horror game, let alone any game I've ever played. Looking through the Rift is almost akin to looking through goggles but the field of vision is good enough that it immerses you completely into the game. A good pair of headphones helps too and the Rift's built in set works quite well. The head tracking is smooth and it even gives the ability to look around corners which is insane. I'm sitting in the comfort of my chair and I know this for a fact but Dreadhalls gave me a genuine feeling of claustrophobia and no joke intended; dread that I couldn't even make it through the first hallway. Call me a wuss if you must but if I was playing this on a monitor this wouldn't have happened, it's not even close to being the same. I'll man up and try again tomorrow but I picked up VorpX and I hope to try other games on the Rift too, as well Virtual Desktop for actual computing. So far the Rift has my vote, let's see if it stays that way.

The Doomsayer (Modifed ERTL RFSG)

Rip and tear, until it is done!

After my scathing review of the Rapid Fire Shotgun I wasn't about to let that front heavy piece of crap collect dust. It's been a while since I've done a big mod so I broke out the tools and began work on what ended up being one of my best performing blasters yet. This is the Doomsayer; there are plenty of guides on how to build one already so I won't go into mod guide mode on this but building it with what I had already was bit of a pain in the ass, but it paid off big time.

ERTL Rapid Fire Shotgun Review (3/10)

There is nothing more underwhelming than this.

Everybody loves a good pump action right? Practical, high rates of fire, and powerful. The Alpha Trooper and Rampage are probably the most refined examples of a pump action blaster on the market right now. So what happens when someone else tries to make one? ERTL who we already know for the god awful Pump Action Shotgun also made a bigger, more badass brother for the craptastic ball shooter we had rebuild from the ground up to love. This is the Rapid Fire Shotgun, twelve rounds of complete and utter front heavy failure.

Buzz Bee Berserker Review (6/10)

Man portable dinosaur hunting weapon.

Back in the mid to late 2000's Buzz Bee was nowhere near as we know them today. They never made high powered Sentinels and whatnot like they do now. They tried cramming shell ejection into every possible blaster they could think of, which of course never ended well. They didn't discover the concept of ergonomics yet, and the grips on their blasters were best suited for someone missing two of their fingers. Oh and of course there was the Tommy 20, pretty self explanatory at it's best. But even in the sea of shit they were producing for years on end, there were a few rare gems. One of those is the Berserker, a hybrid blaster that takes a high capacity revolver and a rocket launcher and fuses them into one. But how good was it exactly?

Lanard Big Salvo Review (6/10)

We got the rockets.

Hey what do you know, more slightly obscure off brand foam weapons to review! I got several more on the way and this is just one of them, actually the first Lanard blaster I've reviewed on here. Let's face it, air power is fun. It can shoot either really fast or really far and it could leak like a sieve too! No batteries required, just a little muscle and some epoxy. The Big Salvo is one of the few remaining air powered blasters on the market and it aims to meld speed and power together in one package. But does it really? Let's find out.

BOOMco. Burstwave Review (5/10)

Range? What the hell is that?

Yeah I know, I've been reviewing dart blasters with less and less frequency lately but no I'm not dropping Nerf and whatnot any time soon. The new stuff just hasn't hit the shelf yet and I'm not seeing any vintages worth grabbing on eBay yet. So today I picked up one of Mattel's more oddball blasters. This is the Burstwave, one of few remaining air powered blasters on the market and unfortunately, it's a bit of that one word we like to call terrible.