Wow! I didn't even know there was a rifle lightgun available for this system. Or did I? I must have seen one at some point. It sounds like a MUCH higher quality unit than the typical one.
BTW, I'm a bit confused about the sound this rifle makes. Does the sound come from the rifle itself, from the console, or from the TV speaker?
Ya know, Matt, my weak use of the word "noise", as in "very satisfying noise" and my reference to the Ray Bradbury short story "A Sound of Thunder" has probably caused readers to conjure up in their minds a rather thunderous retort for the Odyssey Rifle. I'm sorry, that was not the impression I had intended to give. Instead of the vague word "noise" I should have used one of those words that are meant to sound similar to the sound which they describe. In this case, I probably should have said "a very satisfying 'thunk'" or "a very satisfying 'click'" or, at the very least, I probably should have said "a very satisfying noise, but not more than one would expect from a fake gun with no ability to produce any sounds other than mechanical". Sorry about that. It's been a while since I've had the gun out. I mentioned it to my son tonight (who is now nine years old) and he was excited enough about it to want to give the gun games another try this week. I'll take a picture of him using it for a subsequent Shooting Gallery entry to give you an idea of its size and the pump action.
As far as its quality goes, I'd say that for a plain 'ol toy gun, this is a nice gun. As a light gun, it looks and feels good, but its accuracy isn't great and it is best used in a dimly lit room fairly close to the TV screen.
Wow! I didn't even know there was a rifle lightgun available for this system. Or did I? I must have seen one at some point. It sounds like a MUCH higher quality unit than the typical one.
BTW, I'm a bit confused about the sound this rifle makes. Does the sound come from the rifle itself, from the console, or from the TV speaker?
Ya know, Matt, my weak use of the word "noise", as in "very satisfying noise" and my reference to the Ray Bradbury short story "A Sound of Thunder" has probably caused readers to conjure up in their minds a rather thunderous retort for the Odyssey Rifle. I'm sorry, that was not the impression I had intended to give. Instead of the vague word "noise" I should have used one of those words that are meant to sound similar to the sound which they describe. In this case, I probably should have said "a very satisfying 'thunk'" or "a very satisfying 'click'" or, at the very least, I probably should have said "a very satisfying noise, but not more than one would expect from a fake gun with no ability to produce any sounds other than mechanical". Sorry about that. It's been a while since I've had the gun out. I mentioned it to my son tonight (who is now nine years old) and he was excited enough about it to want to give the gun games another try this week. I'll take a picture of him using it for a subsequent Shooting Gallery entry to give you an idea of its size and the pump action.
As far as its quality goes, I'd say that for a plain 'ol toy gun, this is a nice gun. As a light gun, it looks and feels good, but its accuracy isn't great and it is best used in a dimly lit room fairly close to the TV screen.