Nerf N-Strike: Double Blast Bundle

Nintendo exclusive

Become the master of mayhem in the first NERF blaster action game. In a world created to be the perfect landscape for NERF pandemonium, players can wreak havoc and perfect their blasting skills or challenge friends to clashes with both single and multi-player game modes. With the brand new custom NERF blaster, players can then take the action outside as their controller transforms to fire actual NERF darts.

Released: 28 October 2008
Platforms: Nintendo DS Wii
Genres: First-person shooter Light gun shooter Shooter
Developers: EA Salt Lake
Publishers: Electronic Arts
Perspective: First person
Themes: Action
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E10+CLASS_IND L
Languages: English
Composers: James Dooley

About

Nerf N-Strike is a video game developed by EA Salt Lake and published by Electronic Arts for the Wii. The game is a rail shooter played from a first-person perspective, and focuses on the Nerf line of toy dart blasters. It has an optional unique blaster for gameplay called the Nerf Switch Shot EX-3, that can either be used as a real Nerf blaster, or to play the video game. The game uses various blasters created in real life by Nerf.

A sequel, Nerf N-Strike Elite, was released a year later. Both games were compiled in the 2010 release Nerf N-Strike Double Blast Bundle.

Keywords

robots
on-rails
kid friendly
licensed game
unlockables
based on - brand
peripherals
bundled with peripherals
comic book cutscene
wii zapper compatibility
based on - toy

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Reception

Nerf N-Strike received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 66/100 based on 13 reviews. The game received praise for its included blaster, but was criticized for being short and easy as a result of its intended audience being children.