Living in a house full of ‘boys’ young and not so young, Nerf guns have always been a popular choice and this was no exception. I’m a mum of 5 boys so we were super excited to get the Nerf Ultra One as they all love toys like these!

On the one hand, Ultra One is a brand new blaster that, combined with its new, proprietary ammo, outperforms other Nerf dart blasters.You have the skills and the expertise as a Nerf battler, now you have the blaster and darts for game-changing superiority! Interestingly, the flywheels are spaced slightly closer than the width of a dart, and (in turn) the cage itself flexes slightly when you push a dart through.

It also requires 4 “C” batteries, which sit in a yellow tray at the bottom of the blaster, in front of the main handle. This system requires both tight mechanical tolerances and consistent dart loading – the last of which probably explains my issues at the launch party.The first test consisted of just firing at a wall 30 feet away in the basement of my apartment complex, where a handy wall of 8″ x 8″ sits.