12/4/2023 0 Comments Nerf lazer tag phoenix ltx taggerSellers on eBay are getting a tad greedy and starting to ask for some really ridiculous prices for them that being said there are those who're more reasonable and I've seen them go for anything from 25 US second hand up to several hundred. Never released in Australia either the Tiger Electronics kit or the updated Nerf version, it meant the only way to get your hands on them is to import. The rarity of these blasters also means I'm always shy about letting kids actually play with them their parents aren't going to be too keen on footing the bill if their kid should decide to throw the gun onto the pavement or into a pool.Īnd that's the real doozy the final real killer for these blasters is the lack of availability. The other thing is with a Nerf blaster, you can pop one open and repair/mod with relatively ease laser tag taggers are electronic so unless you've got some background in this sort of thing, if your tagger dies. I miss the proximity alert sensors for enemies in the vicinity and do kinda wish they'd included those in the LTX's. The weird design and hideous colours took some time to get used to, AS did the initial "where's the vest?" (probably the biggest question any first time players ask me). Now the biggest issue for me with them is I personally find them pretty ugly. Still, don't be alarmed if you do want something more involved, as they're still compatible with the older Lazer Tag LTTO line and can be used in hosted games that the older system can churn out. Though they have been stripped down of some functionality in comparison to the older LTTO line, it makes it easier for them to be adopted by the casual player and thus keeps the playability high. The blasters are very accurate in both day and night if you're not hitting your target it's normally because you haven't quite worked out your tagger capabilities yet:) It's easily picked up by casual gamers who've never picked up a blaster before and still considered huge amounts of fun personally we played several games in the office after hours and at our office Christmas party in the Zoo and Aquarium with first timers and sessions went for over several hours. It's fast and furious we generally play in the underground carpark at night, but it's equally as awesome in any enclosed space ( sneaking into the office after hours was just AWESOME) and the fact that if you can see your opponent you can take them down means relying on some very quick footwork to get to decent advantage points to fire from. We LOVE the Phoenix LTX system I can safely say hand on my heart that anyone who's played with them has become a convert even some of the most die hard Nerf war lovers. I kinda liked this it's not a show stopper but it did add to the "fark me who's got me?!" element of surprise:P doesn't have this, so you're no longer alerted to enemy presence. This was due to the fact the older blasters had two 'lenses at the front- one to shoot and one to 'receive' data such as this. The one thing I quite liked in the older LTTO taggers was the vicinity alert- if you were in range of an opponent's tagger, you would hear an audible female concerned "danger" voice that'd alert you that you're in trouble. Once the game starts you can't change these settings, so boo on you for cheaters!:P Your options are solo free for all or team games you can select how many rounds you want to have per clip, your strength and whether you're playing indoor or outdoor. Customising games is more limited than before previous LTTO games allowed you to set up and host team death matches, hunter modes, 3 on 2's and keep actual scores on who shot who etc etc but the menu system was pretty fiddly, compared to a much simpler "switch" system with these LTX's. The gameplay of these Phoenix LTX's have been simplified compared to their more complex older brothers in the LTTO line. They were unfortunately never released in Australia, but that's nothing questionable decision making at 3AM in the morning and an open eBay window couldn't fix, so we managed to import several of them and to date are still, in our opinion, the best home tagging system around. States-side, they had moderate success with the Lazer Tag brand being re-released with the LTTO line and then their successors, the very cool Phoenix LTX series of taggers. In Australia, it's been pretty woeful a handful of Toy Box Laser Challenge blasters dribbled in and out of stores and the dominance of Nerf foam blasters meant the new generation were disinterested and on a whole unaware of how cool laser tag really could be. Laser Tag in the home arena hasn't REALLY been able to regain its popularity in the domestic backyard market since its glory days of the mid 80's. (this was one of my first posts this time last year, but I decided to give it a bit more oomph, so here it is again.
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