Packing a unique new kind of round that shatters safely on impact and leaves nothing left behind to pick up, it's an innovative design that side-steps one of the biggest problems with toys like this (finding all your darts afterward). After catching a preview of the new features during the test, gamers were even more eager to try them out. Along with less reloading, this means your kid can lay down a blistering rain of ammo thanks to the low pull-force on display here. Even though it looks clunky and imprecise, this is a powerful blaster with enough range to give you a fighting chance in soft-play battle. They'll suit any age (be it young kids or tournament-playing pros) or budget, and crucially, there's no use-by date on them either.

If you're hunting down the most powerful Nerf gun, you'll want to keep an eye out for motorized blasters. Nerf has really created an identifiable community where people’s self image is tied in with Nerf,” Byrne said. The entertainment and social media initiatives are designed to address the fact that “today’s modern kids are consuming media in so many ways,” Warner said. And thanks to foam pellets thrown at dizzying speed by a motorized system, it can outshoot many of the best Nerf guns.However, he noted, Nerf has something that is very hard to beat - 52 years of brand building and a name with cachet. To make sure you're ready for your next Nerf shootout, you'll need to find ammunition - and plenty of it. Nerf is a very important franchise brand for Hasbro,” Eric Nyman, Chief Consumer Officer, and Chief Operating Officer, Consumer Products, at Hasbro, said in a Forbes.

Based on the Fortnite Assault Rifle, this blaster has all the personality of that series thanks to oversized proportions and a bright, here-I-am color-scheme. Despite being based on the Minecraft weapon, Nerf's latest crossbow carries three Elite darts that can be fired one after the other in quick succession - simply pull back the lever, squeeze the trigger, and watch your ammo catapult itself across the room at surprising speeds. Blending one of the most popular video games of all time with one of the most beloved toy brands, this Nerf blaster is ideal for fans of either.

Some use different types of darts, ranging from classic run-of-the-mill ones to new versions that fly further.

A lot of Nerf blasters bring the blocky world of Minecraft into real life, but few do it better than this. And yes, other crossbows from Nerf (like 2014's Zombie Strike Crossfire Bow) come with a slightly greater capacity.Seriously, they don't leave any sort of mess and help you avoid the dreaded dart pickup following a backyard battle. But when you’ve got a brand that’s going into its third generation of fans, you can do a lot more with it. As we mentioned in our review, it's "a mechanical marvel that changes the game" with ammo that goes far beyond our expectations. Don't be fooled by this Nerf blaster's size; it packs a punch and toes the line well between cost and good old-fashioned fun. A relaunched YouTube channel with new weekly content from celebrity athletes Julian Edelman, Ju-Ju Smith Schuster and others in the Nerf House, the social media hit Nerf created for Instagram last year.