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Not to be confused with the Nerf N-Strike video game.
N-Strike is a discontinued series of Nerf blasters that started in 2003.
Details
The N-Strike series is notable for starting many new blaster trends within the Nerf brand. N-Strike blasters sport tactical rails, which can be used to customize loadouts with numerous accessories and attachments. N-Strike blasters also resemble and function more like real life weaponry in comparison to previous blasters; the debate whether this is a positive or negative thing is argued among Nerf enthusiasts.
Accessories
The N-Strike series features multiple attachable accessories that are compatible with most N-Strike blasters. These include barrel extensions, detachable shoulder stocks, flip-up sights, scopes, shields, and more.
History
The N-Strike series has a direct successor series: N-Strike Elite. Despite this, not all N-Strike products have received the upgrade treatment.
As of 2013, most products in the N-Strike lineup have been discontinued or replaced by the newer, better performing N-Strike Elite blasters. Despite this, certain blasters such as the 2014 Zombie Strike Jolt are sold under the N-Strike banner in certain parts of the world.
Six N-Strike blasters have been re-released with a color scheme to match the N-Strike Elite series. As these are technically not advertised to be N-Strike Elite blasters and do not match the performance of N-Strike Elite blasters, they are referred to as Elite Repaints.
The series was quietly discontinued in 2016. In 2019, N-Strike was revived for the Icon Series, which features re-releases of N-Strike blasters for Nerf's fiftieth anniversary.
Color schemes
Most N-Strike blasters feature a distinct color scheme: yellow, black, gray, and orange.
Some blasters, such as the Raider CS-35, Longstrike CS-6, and the Reflex IX-1, have an alternate blue, black, gray, and orange color scheme.
N-Strike products
Blasters
Product sets
Accessories
Other
Sub-series
Clear Series
Main article: Clear Series
Originally called Clear the Way, the Clear Series was introduced to promote the then-upcoming Stampede ECS. The sub-series features blasters made with translucent, clear plastic, which allows the user to see the orange internals of a blaster.
Elite Repaint
Main article: Elite Repaint
Redecos of several N-Strike blasters are available in N-Strike Elite colors and packaging that emulates the design of Elite packaging. In addition, the blasters all come with Elite Darts. However, even though these blasters are listed in the N-Strike Elite category on Hasbro's official Nerf website, the packaging itself is lacking the Elite moniker. Most importantly, though, the blasters' internals are unchanged, thus lacking true "Elite" ranges for the most part (excluding the Jolt EX-1, which had already featured "Elite" ranges in its original N-Strike incarnation).
Icon Series
Main article: Icon Series
The Icon Series celebrates Nerf's fiftieth anniversary with re-releases of memorable, "iconic" blasters. While the series retains the original color scheme of the blasters, some feature upgrades to stand alongside modern blaster conventions (such as being able to hold Elite Darts).
Gear Up
Main article: Gear Up
The Gear Up sub-series was released to help promote the then-upcoming Vortex series. It features blasters with an orange and black color scheme; additional black designs were added to decorate the blasters. Blasters also came packaged with a single XLR Disc.
Light It Up
Main article: Light It Up
The Light It Up sub-series was part of both the N-Strike series and the Vortex series. The Rayven CS-18 was released under this series and featured the use of glow-in-the-dark darts.
Red Strike
Main article: Red Strike
The Red Strike sub-series features blasters with a red and orange color scheme. The series is notable for being for sale at Walmart for Black Friday 2009; because of their rarity, the blasters are coveted by collectors.
Sonic Series
Main article: Sonic Series
The Sonic Series features blasters made with translucent green plastic, which allows the user to see the orange internals of a blaster. The Sonic Series is the largest re-release N-Strike sub-series.
Whiteout Series
Main article: Whiteout Series
The Whiteout Series features blasters with a white, black, and orange color scheme. Whiteout re-releases are known for having slightly improved performances compared to their original N-Strike counterparts.
Trivia
- This was the longest running and largest series of dart blasters made by Nerf to date, and can still be considered running due to its various successors.
- This series is the only one that has released more than one video game. It is also the only series whose video games have not used blasters from other series.
- Contrary to popular belief, this is not the first series of Nerf to release blasters with clips. The first clip-fed blasters were actually the Sawtooth and the Electric Eel from the Max Force series. However, it is the first series of Nerf to release blasters with a modern clip, which works like a firearm magazine.
- The "N" in "N-Strike" may stand for Nerf.
- The N-Strike Mega series was once a sub-series under the N-Strike series and the N-Strike Elite series; it became its own series sometime in 2016.
Gallery
Official videos
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| Official | Alpha Strike (upcoming) • Doomlands 2169 • Assembler Gear • GlowStrike • Laser Ops • Nerf Sports • Nitro • N-Strike • N-Strike Elite • N-Strike Mega • N-Strike Modulus • RIVAL • Zombie Strike • Vortex • Web Shots |
| Sub-series | AccuStrike Series • BattleCamo Series • Camo Series • Dude Perfect • Edge Series • Ghost Ops • ICON Series (upcoming) • Laser Ops Classic • Micro Shots • Phantom Corps • Survival System • Vortex VTX |
| Other | Promotional products • Nerf Dog |
Start a Discussion Discussions about N-Strike
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Missing blasters
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Cerrwiden wrote:Maybe we need a page for blasters not in a series? I feel that a category and template would be better
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Like Series-less blasters.
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N-Strike
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i think that in 2015 all n strike blasters will be elite repainted or made again as elite blasters ala recon\retaliator
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