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The Faction Gel Bead Blaster line is new to projectiles, but the line comes from Skyrocket toys, and if you remember Recoil, you’ll remember a solidly, built laser tag blaster system that had some amazing app features. Skyrocket made that. 

Recoil wasn’t perfect and didn’t catch on, but Faction is pretty close! There are three blasters to choose from, and a targeting drone to keep things automated and interesting. There is a pistol, a long rifle, a versatile REMOTE CONTROLLED TURRET all to cater to your play style. Each feels very different, whether you’re using one with a gravity hopper, a magfed underside orientation, or setting up a trap for your opponents. Each blaster features a switch to move between single shot, three round bursts, or full auto, and buttons to function with the app.

Yes, the app is what takes gameplay to the next level. In the app you can custom the blaster light color, brightness, blaster name, and the type of game you’ll play. Playing solo, you can use the included beacon target to target shoot and compare scores with other friends on the app, andwhen playing in groups you can make teams while also choosing different game types and rules settings.

hile the app is great, you don’t need it to play. But you will need the app to “unlock” the blaster. When you buy a Faction blaster, you have to connect to the app (with an account) and connect the blaster to download the latest firmware. Past this though, the app is optional for play, and your blaster will still fire after being activated in the app.

There are some sales for Faction going on right now, and the prices for blasters are between $40 & $70. But considering you get the blaster, glasses, ammo, glow in the dark ammo, an integrated glow ammo function, targeting beacon, and charging cords, the cost is on par what I’d expect from a premium product with a lot to offer. You’re paying up front for a gel ball experience unlike a few others out there.

Definitely give these a look while the Faction blasters  are on sale, there are content plans and game ideas com for the future, and I’d like to see what else is planned!