18 Eylül 2012 Salı

N-Strike Elite: Recolors and Retooling

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Well, the N-Strike lineup isn't exactly free of recolors, but at least up until now they've been promoted as just that: alternate coloration variants of your favorite blasters.  TheWhiteout Series, the Sonic Series, the Clear Series, all of the other N-Strike recolors haven't really tried to BE anything else but that.

The N-Strike Elite Lineup, I had hoped, would just be launched with some retooled blasters.  The Retaliator (Recon), Rampage (Raider), and Stockade (Barricade) were all just updated versions of their N-Strike counterparts.  While these are still more than just a recolor, since they have improved performance with better internals, there's not a whole lot of  "wow" factor to them outside of that.  The Elite Lineup has really only had one "unique" design come through in the Hail-Fire.  The Firestrike and Strongarm are both new shell designs, but they're based on tried-and-true N-Strike blasters (the Nitefinder and Maverick, respectively) and now we've got another recolor: the Pinpoint Sight.

While I can't say I'm surprised, I am slightly bummed that the majority of the N-Strike Elite lineup has turned out to be nothing more than retooling and recoloring stuff that's been on the market for awhile now.  While I still like everything that's coming out... I find myself really just wanting to replace my N-Strike stuff for Elite gear instead of have it ADD to my collection, you know?  I'm curious.  What are your thoughts on the progression of the Elite series?


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