Nerf Action

Nerf Action

Year Released:	1994-1997
Available?:	Discontinued
Stock Capacity:	Ballistic Balls, Arrows, Missiles and Mega Darts
Family:	Rip Rockets Hyper Rip Rockets Ambush Rip Rockets

Nerf Action was the standard series for Nerf from 1994 to 1995, introducing few gimmicks, and mostly high capacity blasters. Mainline blasters were not released after 1995, but were all in different sub-series.

It has three sub-series, one of which was originally its own but became a sub-series when Nerf Action was introduced.

Rip Rockets[]

Originally its own series, it became a sub-series of Nerf Action with its second wave of products in 1996 featuring a Nerf Action logo.

Hyper Rip Rockets[]

Entirely a sub-series of Nerf Action and Rip Rockets, its products were only sold in 1994 and early 1995 and never re-released.

Ambush Rip Rockets[]

Also entirely a sub-series of Nerf Action and Rip Rockets, it was introduced in 1995, but all of its products were re-released at a later time.

Cyberstrike[]

While technically its own series, many of the blasters' packaging featured the Nerf Action logo, rather than the standard one. It is still considered its own series, though.

Comparison[]


Name	Range	Accuracy	Rate	Ammunition
Ballzooka	34 feet	71%	0.37 seconds	Ballistic Balls
Chainblazer	40 feet	68%	0.27 seconds	Mega Darts
Crossbow	41/38 feet	91%/98%	2.28 seconds	Arrows/Mega Darts
Double Crossbow	51 feet	40%	4.48 seconds	Missiles
RipSaw	38 feet	91%	0.58 seconds	Ballistic Balls
Secret Shot	31 feet	90%	2.16 seconds	Micro Darts
Sharpshooter II	43 feet	95%	1.91 seconds	Mega Darts
SneakShot	50 feet	92%	1.90 seconds	Mega Darts
Sonic Stinger Bow 'n' Arrow	58 feet	81%	1.37 seconds	Arrows
Switchfire	33/27 feet	70%/27%	2.60 seconds	Missiles/Ballistic Balls

NOTE: For a competition between each's blasters stats, look here

Yearly Updates[]

1994[]

In 1994, the Original Nerf Series was replaced by a newer theme, titled Nerf Action. Nerf Action featured blasters which were meant for various types of battle strategies, such as charging (Ballzooka), stealth (Secret Shot) and speed (Chainblazer). These blasters were generally an improvement, although were overshadowed by the other big theme that year, Max Force. These blasters generally featured a blue/black/purple colour scheme. However, the flagship blaster of the lineup(the Switchfire) was quickly pulled from shelves due to a safety hazard, rendering the lineup without a flagship blaster.

Blasters released this year

1995[]

The next year, the Nerf Action line was mainly focused on pistol-sized blasters, and blasters this year were mostly single-shot blasters. This was the final year for Nerf Action, as next year Cyberstrike would be the flagship Nerf line. Green was found in all blasters released this year, as with the returning black/blue/purple colour schemes. The Crossbow made its debut as the flagship blaster of the line, replacing and covering up the Switchfire.

Blasters released this year

Future[]

The Nerf Action line was retired at the end of 1995, although some blasters lived on further. The Double Crossbow was given a re-release in 1999, so some blasters were not forgotten. Other blasters were replaced by future blasters, some of which followed the same general design.