New Spynet Blaster Spotted!

Before class, I stopped at Target to see what was in stock (Rough Cuts, Diatrons, etc. were all there). What I didn't expect to find was a new Spynet blaster, made by Jakks Pacific.

Granted, to many of us 20ft. seems a pathetic range for a $15 blaster. Keep in mind, though, the Nerf Wrist Blitzer was $9.99 when released in 1995, and if we take into account the Consumer Price Index as calculated by the US. Bureau of Labor Statistics...that's equivalent to about $15.05 in 2012 dollars. So for a new blaster from a smaller company, it's not unreasonable.

I can't tell yet if you launch both darts at once, or if the dual button system really does allow individual firing. In any case, it appears to be a spring and base directly pushing the darts, based on both size and the fact that the darts are pictured with rubberized tails. However, the box is somewhat big for a wrist blaster, so we might yet be surprised. Don't keep your hopes up, though. Their last "Secret Shooter" had the direct-pushing mechanism, so I'd expect that trend to continue.

Even with a mechanism you can't really mod, I'd still buy one for kicks. I can see this being very effective as a last resort blaster, or in any game requiring stealth. It would make Assassins a lot more interesting, and would make for a nice emergency blaster for HvZ (you're not toting around large, obvious blasters), if you need to just run between classes with minimal confrontation.