Coolest. Thing. Ever.
I honestly had no idea they made these. I saw them on display at the Target toy sale, but didn't get a chance to make a purchase. Ah, to be 10 again..
Looking at these, I'm reminded of the all night Zone 3 sessions I used to frequent in my youth. It leads me to wonder how the Halo hardware compares to the commercial laser tag systems like they use at the modern Zone 3 equivalents like LaserCorps and DarkZone, as it would be pretty cool to have a LaserCorps style skirmish using the Halo gear. I somehow doubt they're going to have the range required, though, and probably don't have any concept of a central scoring system.
Wikipedia seems to have a nice writeup of all the different manufacturers of lasertag equipment, but it doesn't mention very many consumer kits. No matter, at least they look cool.
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July 25th, 2008 - 16:15
Heh. I saw them last night at Target too. Surrounded by massive amounts of Halo 3 merchandise. Now if only they had Master Chief shoes that made you jump several metres into the air.
July 25th, 2008 - 16:37
Ha, now I know what to get you for your birthday
July 25th, 2008 - 18:57
I should combine the Halo guns with an Officially Licensed Indy Fedora to make a rather odd Halloween costume. Something tells me that a Plasma Rifle would be fairly effective at fighting Nazis.