Nerf N-Strike
2008 video game
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Nerf N-Strike is a video game developed by EA Salt Lake and published by Electronic Arts[1] for the Wii. The game is a rail shooter played from a first-person perspective, and focuses on the Nerf line of toy dart blasters. It has an optional unique blaster for gameplay called the Nerf Switch Shot EX-3, that can either be used as a real Nerf blaster, or to play the video game. The game uses various blasters created in real life by Nerf.
| Nerf N-Strike | |
|---|---|
North American Wii cover art | |
| Developer | EA Salt Lake |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Designer | Kyle Pew |
| Composer | James Dooley |
| Platform | Wii |
| Release | |
| Genre | Rail shooter |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
A sequel, Nerf N-Strike Elite, was released a year later.[2] Both games were compiled in the 2010 release Nerf N-Strike Double Blast Bundle.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 66/100[3] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| IGN | 7.1/10[1] |
| Nintendo Life | 6/10[4] |
| Official Nintendo Magazine | 73%[5] |
Nerf N-Strike received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 66/100 based on 13 reviews.[3] The game received praise for its included blaster, but was criticized for being short and easy as a result of its intended audience being children.[1][4][5]
See also
- N-Strike – the Nerf Blaster line that inspired this video game.
- Nerf N-Strike Elite – the 2009 sequel.
- Nerf Arena Blast – the 1999 first-person shooter by Hasbro Interactive.
