Customer Reviews

StarFire LightBlaster

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

I bought this gun so that I could rapidly advance up the ladder with House Of The Dead. Although it does have one cute feature, auto fire-auto reload. I still had a number of problems. First, I can't calibrate this gun to save my life. Second, it is cheaply made. There's no way to use the memory card AND the jump pak at the same time. Third, I can't pull the trigger too many times in rapid succession. The gun will go dead on me. Then the screen just blinks. There I was ready to play Rambo or the Terminator and the gun won't fire. Forget about mowing down the zombies in House Of Dead 2. When you get to one of the dead spots, even the zombies will start making faces at you. Only if you're desperate would I recommend this gun.

The Interact gun does not shoot where you point it - a bit of a bummer to say the least. We returned those and bought the guns by Mad Katz - they were more accurate, and they felt better in the hand.

I have read alot of the reviews, and while there are a few who liked it, the bottom line is this gun works on some t.v.s and not, on the majority of others, read some of the reviews that the gaming magazines gave it, it was a unanamous vote that the gun had alot of trouble calibrating on the majority of tv sets and even monitors.

this light gun has its flaws. If you have not bought it yet wait for the dream blaster or if you havent bught house of the dead, wait and get the game with the upcomming sega gun. The sega gun is said to be the best buy!

The defects in this gun are numerous! Mainly its bulky and uncomfortable feel, tedious and innacurate calibration, poor optics, awkward button placement, and overall "cheap" feel. This gun suffers from poor design and even poorer construction. If you want quality peripherals (namely Sega's), email their support area and tell them that you want Sega's version of the blaster released in America. They have their own version of the gun, but refuse to release it over here due to the increased violent acts by children as portrayed by the media. All we want as gamers are quality games and peripherals, not a philosophy. Please hold this company accountable for hiding behind such political issues!

I've had nothing but frustration with this light gun -- even after trying to calibrate it multiple times, it does not work consistently.

Also, be forewarned that if you want to send it back for warranty repair, you're not only out of the postage to send it to InterAct, but they also charge $8.00 postage to send it back to you. Rather than deal with InterAct's lousy warranty situation, taking the risk that the gun would be just as bad after "repair," I bought a Mad Catz gun.

The Mad Catz gun is MUCH better. Besides the fact that it actually works reliably (a big plus) its auto-reload function doesn't have to be manually configured for the number of shots. The Mad Catz gun is more comfortable too.

The StarFire serves its purpose well. Autofire and reload are very nice features. In House Of The Dead 2 there is a lengthy pause to auto reload, but this may be caused by the game, not the blaster. The only thing I didn't like about it is that it has a rather cheap feel to it, and the trigger is a tad uncomfortable. I may end up filing down the ridge that runs along the perimeter of the trigger for a smoother grip. It is not very ergonomic for using your index finger to fire (your hand fits on the handle too high). It is, however, more ergonomic to use your middle finger to fire. As paintball pros know, your middle finger can fire faster than your index finger, so this gun will train you better for playing paintball. In that sense, it is educational.

Not sure why many of these reviews ar so negative, but this gun works great for me. I had to make sure it was calibrated correctly, but after that it's as accurate as any other good light gun. Must have for Confidential Mission or HOD2.

You gotta have this gun if your going to play Confidential Mission or House of the Dead 2. These games are a blast to play with this gun. I found the gun to be accurate (I don't think you'll find one with sniper accuracy though). The deep double barrel allows you to hold it like a small machine gun with both hands for a solid feel. Putting the memory card in eliminates the "light" feel to the gun, it even becomes sort of heavy after awhile. Can't speak for anybody else, but it has performed well for us.

At first I had trouble with this gun but after trying a few times to calibrate it appropriately it seemed to work perfectly. The options such as automatic reload and automatic fire are very helpful in the game and are also make the game (HOD2) more fun to play.