Q: Can you tell us a little about the faithful-to-the-game Features in the Halo 3replica weapons?
A: First off, would be the realism. The detail on these guns is amazing! We are still in development on the final pieces, so there may be some slight variation to some of the features, but the plasma rifle will have lights and recoil similar to those in the game. It will also have the real sound effects from the game as well as some of the special features including the “overheating” when shot too many times in a row. The plasma pistol will also have the lights and sounds as well as a recoil vibration when shooting and a “super shot mode” when holding down the trigger that will do more damage.
Q: How does Laser Pursuit differ from other, similar games?
A: Our Halo Laser Pursuit differs in the way that it is trying to replicate the game instead of just having your basic laser tag game. The target will represent the shields similar to the game. When you are shot the target will show the damage to your shield, if you can get away the shields will recharge back to full power.
Q: Where and when can we buy these things?
A: The Covenant Plasma Rifle and Pistol will be available at your local Hot Topics and other fine retailers starting October 2007. The Covenant Energy Sword will be available sometime in 2008.
Q: Why aren’t the UNSC weapons such as the BR and AR represented here?
A: Our Halo 3 Laser Pursuit replica weapons are going to be available at toy stores and we wanted to keep the detail as realistic as possible. The human weapons look too real and would need to be made in bright orange or green to be sold at retail. Depending on the success of the alien weapons, however, who knows what could happen.
Q: A little bird tells us these aren’t precisely the correct scale – now why would that be?
A: We originally made them at the correct scale, but they were huge! The Master Chief is something like 7 feet tall and when you held the weapons at that scale they were way too big. We scaled them down slightly so that they work for an average sized adult.
I played Halo and think it's an alright game, but not what people hype it up to be. It's only good as one of the few console FPS games that work.
I posted this because I'm a nerd who likes cool toys. Laser tag was one of those toys that were ahead of its time in the '80's so this is a nice update.
