Nerf Laser Ops Burst Fire Combat Blaster

These are honestly the best laser guns on the market. My family has owned a few different laser tag products and they all have pros and cons. That being said, these are the most durable and fun blasters and typically our "go to" for games. What I like is that we don't get frustrated when shooting at each other because you don't have to be a real life sniper. Other product's laser beams semester to be much thinner and require exact life life sinking. My youngest son tends to get frustrated because he finds it hard to shoot us with other laser tag products. The last seem to be slightly "wider", meaning you still have to decent aim and shoot, but it's a bit more friendly.The guns have not broken to date and we've had them just over a year. We bought an alternative laser tag company's guns close to the same time. They were being sold in packs of four guns, and two of them have stopped working. So need wine in this areaas well.The guns can either just be turned on and your ready to play or you can connect them to phones with the app. It's nice to have the option but we typically use phones. We let the kids use some very old touch screen phones with the apps installed so they can get full functionality. I will say that it might take an adult to do the initial setup, but once that's done the kids should be able to use it from then on out. It's not as complicated as some people have said. My son is 8 and can work it. Kids these days are proficient with video games, iPads, and tech. My son knows how to troubleshoot it himself.The phones 100% set these guns aside from all other laser tag guns on the market. If the phones are connected, the kids can now track their hits, show how many shots they have left, and lets them recieve super abilities like regain health, radars, super power shots and other cool things every so often. They kids level up and they can unlock more abilities as they do so.In short, this is like an interactive video game for kids where they can run around outside and play hide and go seek with cool tech. It beats having them stay inside the house in nice days! I think they're pretty awesome after I realized their potential.... And they're great for kids of all ages... "Cough... Ahem"... 😀

We purchased four of these Nerf Laser guns for Christmas for our kids (ages 5 and 7). We decided on two of the larger Combat Blasters and two of the smaller Alpha Point guns. We've played with them every night since and it's been a great after dinner family activity that we hope will help get us through a long winter with more time indoors.Comparing the two guns: the Blaster is definitely the grown ups choice while the smaller Alpha tends to be picked by the kids. The Blaster has a larger magazine and shoots in 3 round bursts. It has hepatic feedback (vibration) and a small screen that shows life and ammo. The Alpha has 5 rounds per magazine and is single fire. There is no vibration and two icons that light in various colors to show life and ammo. My kids are smaller and the Alpha seems to be the choice for them due to it's smaller size. The larger blaster seems to be a bit cumbersome for them to manage while running around the house and screaming like banshees.The accuracy on both guns is very impressive. You really do have to aim the gun at the red sensor on the front - it isn't all that easy to get a hit and makes play more fun as you need to line up your shot before you take it. This may be a little tricky for littler kids to get the hang of and not be frustrated. If it's really a problem you can set the adult guns on outdoor mode to even the playing field a bit. There are two modes - indoor and outdoor. Switching to outdoor mode makes it much easier to hit a target while playing indoors so you want to make sure to be on indoor mode when indoors, otherwise you'll be getting hit while standing behind walls.Connecting the guns to the online app was very simple. A few button pushes and we were all set to go. We haven't played the app version where everyone connects a phone into the game (kids don't have cell phones) but we have played with one phone for the entire group. The phone app is great in that you can set a time for the match and the guns will be activated together and then shut down together. Also, with the phone app you aren't out of the game when you run out of life as you would be just playing on your own. Once you run out of life, your gun shuts down for 10 seconds, a countdown starts, then the gun powers back up and you can rejoin. In a game without the phone app, once you run out of lives you either are out of the game or have to turn off your gun and turn in back on to join back in. It's also fun to see all the stats at the end of the game (hits, players killed, times you were killed).The guns so far (after a week) seem to be well made. They've been dropped several times (hello 5 and 7) and seem no worse for the wear. We've played for 7 nights for 15-30 minutes at a time and the batteries are still going strong. Overall, definitely exceeding my expectations at this point. Can't wait to try them outdoors at night this summer.

I don't like giving 5 star reviews. I tend to ignore them myself. But these are pretty awesome. I had doubts they would work. But they work inside and out. Only negative I can think of is they are to bright to use at night, and to loud to use indoors. Had to modify them. Just some strips of black tape. But seriously, I own 1 of the rifles and 5 of the pistols. Was gonna use them at a family reunion.These will just get better she nerf puts more products out for this.They have places for slings and I can see them making holster accessories I the future.The range is great. The accuracy is great. The are so fun.Don't know about durability yet. Haven't dropped them.Totally worth the money.