If you’re a parent that enjoys having fun with your kids and you’re looking for a cool toy that stands out and allows you to goof around and have fun at home with your little ones, then getting your own Nerf Gun would definitely be a viable option. Let’s face it, Nerf Guns are simply a “blast” (pun totally intended). Unlike your classic Legos that can make quite a mess when spread around the floor, your typical little kid’s trucks, action figures and many other usual kids toys, Nerf Guns never get boring, and that even goes for adults. Seriously, with your own set of Nerf Guns at home, you and your kid(s) can start your very own action-packed all-out Nerf Gun War. So, when it comes to playing with toys together with your kids, Nerf Guns are just about as good as it gets. That said, if you’re looking for a cool nerf gun model to go with, then consider trying out the Nerf Rival Curve Shot Sideswipe XXI-1200 Blaster.
The Nerf Rival Curve Shot Sideswipe XXI-1200 Blaster is a unique and super-fun nerf gun model that can fire its rounds straight, or, via its Rotating 360 Degree Muzzle, have them curved left, right, or downwards, coming equipped with a 12-Round Side-Loading Internal Magazine and a total of 12 Official Nerf Rival Rounds.
Just like any other nerf gun model, the Nerf Rival Curve Shot Sideswipe XXI-1200 Blaster can fire its rounds in a straight line. However, what truly makes this unique nerf gun model so fun to play with is none other than the fact that you can quickly adapt the gun’s firing-mode to have it fire its rounds around objects in unexpected curved patterns, allowing you to have its fired rounds curved towards the left, right, or down, thus ultimately allowing you to take the competition by surprise.
So, now that we’ve got your attention about, join us on our detailed review of this unique nerf gun model, where we check exactly how it works and see everything that it has to offer you.
DESIGN & SPECS
Starting with the nerf gun’s size, the Nerf Rival Curve Shot Sideswipe XXI-1200 Blaster comes at a reasonably compact size, measuring just 22.25 inches long by 12 inches tall by just 2.63 inches thick, and weighing just 2.49 lbs.
Additionally, this gun also features a kid-friendly design, but be aware that due to this model’s special “curved-firing” feature, its recommended that only children of ages of 14 years or up play around with it.
Moving on to the nerf gun’s unique design. The Nerf Rival Curve Shot Sideswipe XXI-1200 Blaster is designed to work like a Bolt-Action Blaster.
That said, this nerf gun model comes equipped with a Ambidextrous Bolt (located at its top-back side) that can be attached on either side of the nerf gun, thus allowing each and every user to adjust the nerf gun to their dominant hand, which, in other words, ultimately makes this model an awesome nerf gun for both right-handed and left-handed battlers.
Not only that, but this unique bolt-action blaster can unleash its Official Nerf Rival Rounds at exactly 90 feet per second. To put it simply, this is a reasonably fast, yet still fun and perfectly safe speed, so if you’re the typical goofy (and slightly “pushy”) dad / mom, don’t be afraid of “tapping” one of yours kids with it. Just remember… NOT THE FACE! (That said, I’d also recommend the use of some Protection-Eyewear).
Moving on to the nerf gun’s truly special component, the Nerf Rival Curve Shot Sideswipe XXI-1200 Blaster also integrates a built-in Rotating 360 Degree Muzzle right at its front side that can be rotated in 360 degrees total.
Thanks to that, you can adjust and customize the blaster’s shooting pattern to fit your aiming needs, no matter the situation. By simply turning the gun’s muzzle into one of four (x4) different muzzle-positions (0 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees, or 270 degrees), you can select a curved shooting-pattern for the nerf gun’s next rounds to be fired, so even if you’re opponents think that they’re out of your line of sight, you’ll be able to surprise them, as you’ll still have them within range.
So, as mentioned before, depending on the gun’s muzzle-position, you can have the Sideswipe XXI-1200 Blaster to blast out its Official Nerf Rival Rounds in a completely unexpected curved shooting-pattern towards the left, the right, in a perfectly straight line, or even curving downwards.
Ultimately, this unique and super-fun Ambidextrous Bolt-Action Blaster allows you to fire around corners, barriers, and obstacles, thus giving you the ultimate strategic competitive advantage in any Nerf Gun War between family and friends.
Lastly, and as mentioned before, the Nerf Rival Sideswipe XXI-1200 Blaster comes equipped with a 12-Round Side-Loading Internal Magazine and also comes together with a total of 12 Official Nerf Rival Rounds.
Best of all, integrated at the lower side of the gun, you also have a Trigger Safety-Lock, allowing you to lock up the gun’s shooting functionality when you’re looking to store it away before your next Nerf Gun War.
HOW TO USE?
While the Sideswipe XXI-1200 Blaster comes designed in a very unique and innovative way, using this Ambidextrous Bolt-Action Blaster is still as easy as any other nerf gun.
To use it, you just have to load up its 12-Round Side-Loading Internal Magazine, then simply move the blaster’s priming bolt, and end up by press its trigger to fire 1 round. That said, no batteries are required.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX?
Inside each package, users will find: their Nerf Rival Curve Shot Sideswipe XXI-1200 Blaster, a total of 12 Official Nerf Rival Rounds included, and the nerf gun’s Instruction Manual.
FINAL THOUGHTS
The Nerf Rival Curve Shot Sideswipe XXI-1200 Blaster is a unique and super-fun nerf gun model that can fire its rounds straight, or, via its Rotating 360 Degree Muzzle, have them curved left, right, or downwards, coming equipped with a 12-Round Side-Loading Internal Magazine and a total of 12 Official Nerf Rival Rounds.
This super-unique nerf gun model is extremely fun to play around with, and that’s mainly thanks to its special and innovative Rotating 360 Degree Muzzle, which basically makes the blaster super fun to play with each and every time, almost like if it’s always your first time messing around with it!
All and all, it is simply a blast to participate on a Nerf Gun War with this awesome blaster.
If you’re interested in buying it, each unit is currently going for a very affordable price of just $24.99. You can order yours online right now, directly from Hasbro’s Official Nerf Shopping Page, or alternatively, you can also get it from its corresponding Amazon shopping page, if you prefer to get it from there.
For those looking for a slightly smaller nerf gun model that still integrates this unique Rotating 360 Degree Muzzle, please check out our review of the Nerf Rival Curve Shot Flex XXI-100 Blaster, which is basically the company’s smaller nerf gun model part of their Nerf Rival Curve Shot Line, integrating just a few different components.
