List of Nerf Themes

This is a list of Nerf themes.

Main Themes

Name	Theme Type	Number of Blasters	Years Active	Availability	Predecessor	Successor	Main Ammunition
Original Nerf Series	Easy-to-use blasters	12	1989-1994	No	None	Nerf Action	None
Rip Rockets	Pull-back and release blasters	5	1992-1993, 1996	No	None	Hyper Rip Rockets	Micro Darts
Hydro	Water-based blasters	4	1993	No	None	Switchshots	Ballistic Balls
Hyper Rip Rockets	Multi-shot pull-back-and-release blasters	2	1994	No	Rip Rockets	Ambush Rip Rockets	Micro Darts
Nerf Action	Easy-to-use blasters	10	1994-1996	No	Original Nerf Series	Cyberstrike	None
Max Force	Animal-styled blasters	10	1994-1997	No	None	Max Force 2112	Mega Darts
Aero	Push-pull long range blasters	1	1995	No	None	None	Aero Gliders
Ambush Rip Rockets	Concealable blasters	3	1995, 2000	No	Hyper Rip Rockets	None	Micro Darts
Cyberstrike	Futuristic Blasters	9	1996-1997	No	Nerf Action	None	Mega Darts
Max Force 2112	Animal-styled blasters	6	1996-1997	No	Max Force	None	Mega Darts
SuperMaxx	Long-range Air powered blasters	12	1997-2001	No	Larami SuperMaxx Xtreme	None	Larami Dart
Larami SuperMaxx	Long-range Air Powered blasters	5	1994-1997	No	None	Larami SuperMaxx Xtreme	Larami Darts
Larami SuperMaxx Xtreme	Long-range Air Blasters	4	1997-1998	No	Larami SuperMaxx	SuperMaxx	Larami Darts
Hyper Sight	Precision blasters	5	1998-2000	Limited *1	None	None	Mega Darts
Mega Blitz	Fast-firing short range blasters	4	1998	No	None	None	Micro Darts
Airjet Power	Long-range air powered blasters	7	1998-2001	No	None	Airjet Power Plus	Micro Darts
Airjet Power Plus	Extreme long-range air powered blasters	3	1999-2000	No	Airjet Power	None	Micro Darts
Motorized	Motorized Disk blasters	1	2000	No	None	None	Foam Disks
Switchshots	Water/Dart Blasters	3	2000	No	None	None	Micro Darts
Power Nerf	Futuristic Blasters	4	2000-2002	Limited *2	None	N-Strike	Micro Darts
Airtech	Long-range Air powered blasters	6	2002-2003	Limited *4	None	N-Strike/Atom Blasters	Micro Darts
Atom Blasters	Rapid Fire Ball Blasters	3	2002-2003	No	None	Ball Blasters	Ballisic Balls
Action Blasters	Futuristic Blasters	11	2003-2008	Limited *3	None	N-Strike	Micro Darts
N-Strike	Realistic Blasters	26	2003-Present	Yes	Power Nerf, Airtech, Action Blasters	N-Strike Elite	Micro Darts
Dart Tag	Competition-Geared Blasters	15	2003-Present	Yes	None	None	Dart Tag Darts
Ball Blasters	Ball Blasters	3	2004-2007	Yes	Atom Blasters	Koosh Galaxy	Ballistic Balls
Lazer Tag Team Ops	Laser Blasters	8	2004-2008, 2012-Present	Yes	None	Battle Tag	N/A
N-Force	Melee weapons	9	2009-2011	Yes	None	None	N/A
Vortex	Disk Blasters	10	2011-Present	Yes	Koosh Vortex	None	Vortex Disks
N-Strike Elite	Realistic Long-Range Blasters	16	2012-Present	Yes	N-Strike	None	Elite Darts
Koosh Galaxy	Kiddie Blasters	4	2012-Present	Yes	Ball Blasters	None	Galaxy Balls
Rebelle	Blasters geared for girls	5	2013-Present	Yes	None	None	Collectible Darts
Zombie Strike	Zombie-themed blasters/weapons	12	2013-Present	Yes	None	None	Zombie Strike Darts
Tek Strike	Tech-themed products	1	2014	No	None	None	Smart Darts

Sub-Series

Name	Theme Type	Number of Blasters	Years Active	Availability	Theme Relationship With	Main Ammunition
Light It Up	Nighttime Nerf War blasters	2	2012-Present	Yes	N-Strike, Vortex	Glowing ammo
Multishot Madness	Multi-shot blasters	2	2013-Present	Yes	N-Strike, Vortex	None
N-Strike Elite Mega	Long Range realistic blasters	2	2013-Present	Yes	N-Strike Elite	Elite Mega Darts
Sonic ICE	Long Range realistic blasters	3	2013-Present	Yes	N-Strike Elite	Elite Dart

Notes

1. The Big Bad Bow from Hyper Sight is now available under the N-Strike theme.
2. The Secret Strike Pocket Blasters from Power Nerf were re-named and re-released as the Secret Strike AS-1 under the N-Strike theme.
3. The Airtech 1000 is still sold in some stores. The Airtech Ball Blaster was re-named and re-released as the Reactor under the Atom Blasters theme, and then to the Ball Blasters theme.
4. The Big Bad Titan from the Action Blasters theme is still available.