You Won’t Be Playing Halo Laser Sword Tag Any Time Soon
Jasman Toys, the company that was making Halo laser tag pistols, has announced that they won’t be releasing the much anticipated energy sword. The reason that they’ve given is that the energy sword is really pointy and children love any chance they can have to kill themselves. In order for them to feel like they can release a safer version it would take a lot of time and their Halo contract is going to end soon and they don’t want to waste time/money if they can’t get it renewed.
I really hope that somehow this version of this sword somehow gets made. I can understand not wanting to be sued by very angry parents, but there’s got to be some way to target it towards older collectors, like through online collector sites or something. I liked the idea of the plasma pistols and what not. Let’s not kid ourselves though, the Covenant energy sword is the crown jewel in the Halo laser tag collection.*
Oh by the way, Jasman is also releasing Halo 3 laser tag plasma pistols that are stripped down from their really expensive pistols (but cool ) for mass retail at about forty bucks for two of them, so the kiddies can get in on the shooting fun!
Thanks to: Unleaded Logic for the sad, sad news.
*Yes, I realize I copied myself on Unleaded Logic’s post.
June 4th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
I think it’s hilarious that these even made it off the drawing board. Why not go full-throttle and give them “exciting hot-coffee spewing action!”
June 4th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
A lot of people are pretty pissed that these are not coming out!
June 5th, 2008 at 12:16 am
GWS, yeah if they were made for kids, but that thing had ultra expensive collectors item written all over it.
October 7th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
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