Nerf Legends
{{Short description|2021 video game}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2021}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Nerf Legends
| platforms = {{ubl|Microsoft Windows|Nintendo Switch|PlayStation 4|PlayStation 5|Xbox One|Xbox Series X/S}}
| developer = Fun Labs
| publisher = GameMill Entertainment
| released = 19 November 2021
| engine = Unreal Engine 4
| genre = First-person shooter
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| series = Nerf
}}
Nerf Legends is a first-person shooter video game developed by Fun Labs and published by GameMill Entertainment. It was released on 19 November 2021 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/nerf-legends-game-console-pc-101706045.html|title='Nerf Legends' arena shooter brings the iconic blasters to console and PC|website=Engadget|date=12 August 2021|access-date=19 September 2021|archive-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817102206/https://www.engadget.com/nerf-legends-game-console-pc-101706045.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=NERF Legends {{!}} Blast Your Way to Become the Ultimate Legend|url=https://nerflegends.com/|access-date=2021-09-13|website=Nerf Legends|language=en-US}}
Gameplay
Nerf Legends has a single-player mode, featuring Nerf battles against robots, as well online multiplayer which features both eight-person free-for-all and four-person platoon matches. Players are able to customize their icon and the color of their blasters.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-12|title=NERF: Legends Will Allow You To Shoot Enemies With Annoying Soft Darts In October|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/nerf_legends_will_allow_you_to_shoot_enemies_with_annoying_soft_darts_in_october|access-date=2021-10-17|website=Nintendo Life|language=en-GB}}{{cite web |last1=pm |first1=Matt PurslowUpdated: 12 Aug 2021 8:24 amPosted: 11 Aug 2021 12:00 |title=Nerf: Legends Is a Sci-Fi Shooter Fully Loaded With the Classic Dart Guns - IGN |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/nerf-legends-fps-announced |website=IGN |date=November 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=First-Person Shooter Nerf: Legends Launches This October |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/first-person-shooter-nerf-legends-launches-this-october/1100-6495081/ |website=GameSpot |access-date=13 October 2021 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028173002/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/first-person-shooter-nerf-legends-launches-this-october/1100-6495081/ |url-status=live }} They can use 15 Nerf blasters from the Mega, Ultra and Elite lines with special ammunition such as pull darts, push darts, seeker darts, and slow darts.{{Cite web|last=Square|first=Push|date=2021-08-12|title=Wage War with Foam Bullets in Nerf Legends, an FPS Coming to PS5, PS4 in October|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/08/wage_war_with_foam_bullets_in_nerf_legends_an_fps_coming_to_ps5_ps4_in_october|access-date=2021-10-17|website=Push Square|language=en-GB|archive-date=17 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017054757/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/08/wage_war_with_foam_bullets_in_nerf_legends_an_fps_coming_to_ps5_ps4_in_october|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Gerblick |first1=Jordan |title=Nerf Legends is blasting its way to PS5, Xbox Series X, and Switch this October |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/nerf-legends-is-blasting-its-way-to-ps5-xbox-series-x-and-switch-this-october/ |website=gamesradar |language=en |date=14 August 2021 |access-date=19 September 2021 |archive-date=27 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927112143/https://www.gamesradar.com/nerf-legends-is-blasting-its-way-to-ps5-xbox-series-x-and-switch-this-october/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Stewart |first1=Marcus |title=Engage In Sci-Fi Nerf Gun Battles In Nerf: Legends |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/08/11/engage-in-sci-fi-nerf-gun-battles-in-nerf-legends |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811163317/https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/08/11/engage-in-sci-fi-nerf-gun-battles-in-nerf-legends |url-status=live |archive-date=11 August 2021 |magazine=Game Informer |language=en}}
Development
The game was announced on 11 August 2021. A trailer for the game was released the same day.{{Citation|title=Nerf Legends Announcement Trailer|date=11 August 2021|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F0iRdvZn_E|language=en|access-date=2021-10-26|archive-date=26 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026173540/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F0iRdvZn_E|url-status=live}}
The game was delisted from digital storefronts on 31 December 2024. {{Citation|title=NERF Legends from GameMill also being delisted on December 31st|date=12 November 2024|url=https://delistedgames.com/nerf-legends-from-gamemill-also-being-delisted-on-december-31st/|language=en|access-date=2024-11-12|archive-date=4 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204160837/https://delistedgames.com/nerf-legends-from-gamemill-also-being-delisted-on-december-31st/|url-status=live}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| IGN = 2/10{{Cite web|last=Northup|first=Travis|date=1 December 2021|title=Nerf Legends Review - This FPS is a painful, barely functional slog that you shouldn't even consider playing as a joke.|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/nerf-legends-review|access-date=1 December 2021|website=IGN|language=en-US|archive-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201191645/https://www.ign.com/articles/nerf-legends-review|url-status=live}}
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Nerf Legends received mostly negative reviews from critics. IGN's Travis Northup gave for Nerf Legends a 2/10, summarizing it as "a broken, painful slog that you shouldn't even consider playing as a joke."
Writing for TechRaptor, Lee Mehr gave the game a 1.5/10, stating that it had "copious technical faults showing it was rushed to market, unexciting shooting mechanics, repetitive to its core, egregious up-front cost, and on and on and on it goes."{{Cite web |last=Mehr |first=Lee |date=2021-12-27 |title=NERF Legends Review |url=https://techraptor.net/gaming/reviews/nerf-legends |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=TechRaptor |language=en |archive-date=16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116052420/https://techraptor.net/gaming/reviews/nerf-legends |url-status=live }}
Alexandre Galvão of GameBlast wrote, "It wouldn't even be worth it if it was free to play," and gave the game a 1/10.{{Cite web |last=Galvão |first=Alexandre |title=Análise: Nerf Legends (Multi) é um erro e não deveria existir |url=https://www.gameblast.com.br/2022/01/analise-review-nerf-legends.html |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=GameBlast}}
References
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External links
- [https://nerflegends.com/ Official website]
Category:First-person shooters
Category:Nintendo Switch games
Category:Unreal Engine 4 games
Category:Video games based on Hasbro toys
Category:GameMill Entertainment games
Category:Video games developed in Romania
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