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@@ericvandenavond8748 Unfortunately, these would be pretty tough to dual wield. Could be done if you attach the bolt to opposite sides though. But hey, the drop curve is actually game accurate too!
@@sonicrunn3r895 yeah true. I like walcom's idea of attaching a splatoon themed proton pack to the internal magazine to turn it into some weird semi-auto jet squelcher type weapon. Definitely needs a spring upgrade though.
Hope someone customizes the sideswipe as a maliwan or hyperion gun, but it mostly fits as a maliwan due to the overall shape and alot of maliwan guns look like they were made by aliens!
Having finally gotten my hands on one of these, I can say that the curve gimmick is a hell of a lot better than I thought it was going to be, but not in the way you might think. Rather than using this to shoot around corners without hitting walls, I find that this blaster shines best with rebounds and ricochets, since you can adjust the hop up with the muzzle, you can rotate the tab to face the wall you want to bounce your shot off of, giving it much more speed on the rebound than regular rival. This thing has been amazing for CQB and preforms above average in regular wars in my recent experience with it. Just wish the stock was longer
Honestly, I had the same idea to do a proton pack the moment abquintic revealed this blaster to the world. It would be cool to have a springer that basically never runs out of ammo. Just my style 😎
You hit the same point I did when thinking about this "curve down" thing. The range might be tricky, but you can peek shots over cover if you get good at it.
Finally getting excited for nerf. Its been awhile since we saw a actually good blaster and nice to see the extra details like the bolt options so yeah I'm kinda looking forward to what nerf is putting out this year
man thats why i love your vid walcom. you think of things no one else does, and bring all new ideas all the time, going where no other walrus would dare go. keep up the good work.
I'm loving this new high-speed review format, although I don't get to see as much of you it is efficient, compact and makes sense. I too really like the aesthetics of the Sideswipe, if it is released across the pond I think I may get one. Your ideas for future plans with it sound really cool as well. Thanks so much for all the awesome videos you make, you are amazing!
The magazine being where it is, and working how it does... I suspect it may be possible to have a hopper backpack work with this, for all your splatoon high capacity needs.
While I know this review is 2-ish years old, I wanted you to know that the Sideswipe was recently on sale for 50% off, on Amazon. Thanks to your review, I decided to jump at the opportunity.
The sideswipe to me looks like the covenant carbine from halo with the barrel chopped down short. I would LOVE if someone made a 3-D kit to make it look like that EDIT: also this gimmick works way better than I expected and it’s actually useful because not all existing rival blasters can be tilted sideways to curve shots (specifically the nemesis and the Perses because their hoppers are gravity assisted)
WS7 Wow two videos in one day = two like and 2 comments. Another fantastic review. Again that for putting in the time to give us great reviews and lots of Nerf enthusiasm. Keep up the great work.
That sucks that it has finisher internals because I’ve been very unlucky with the finisher. That internal magazine broke on my sideswipe it doesn’t do this at 3:52 . I can’t get my sideswipe to do that which I’ve had it for a day and I’m certain I didn’t break that so I’m pretty sure that it came like that. I don’t care that much so I will not bring it back for that but note that piece can break before you get it.
Great video, you are 100% right about the downward curving shot being this blasters secret weapon. The admin. at the gym we play at has a rival nemesis that for some reason curves down and he knows how to use it. It took us a while to figure out how we were getting hit, from where , and by who. I speak from experience when I say this feature can be pretty crazy when used correctly. The gym owner even has a video that features it in use on his RUclips channel (ALDOSS). Can't wait to get back to playing, hopefully soon. Keep up the good work.
Oh wow, that’s a genius idea, especially since it seriously resembles the dapple dualies. Put perses internals in it, do a proton pack like what captain Xavier did with his minigun, and BAM!
The Splatoon comparison is actually really spot on, because the drop curve is actually really accurate to the weapons in the game. Now, if you could dual wield these...
Found one of these on clearance at Target today for about $12 and it was a no-brainer to pick up at that price point, heck, might even go grab another for dualie
Whenever you do get a proton pack for a splatoon build, see if a doublewalled pack is doable, fill the space between the tanks with your favorite sides paint color (tinted water or actual paint for full points and have it sloshin about while the inner tank has matching rival rounds to spew out.
Audio balance is a bit messed up on this one; the music is (I think) fine, but your own audio is heavily skewed to the left channel. My right ear feels left out. That is a good thought on the downwards curve, though. Being able to rain shots down from a steep angle on people trying to hide behind a wall or other obstacle might be a real 'gotcha' feature.
Ok when you said Splatoon weapon it instantly made me think of the Dualies. You gotta get two and paint them to look like some Kensa or whichever Dualies. OG colors would be sweet too
Btw it actually holds 12+1 because when you prime you chamber a round and you can put a new round in the mag to get at 12 again and have one ready to shoot
I love the looks of the Sideswipe, I can't wait to see the paint jobs that are given to this blaster. I am going to wait for someone to come up with a replacement stock with an N-Strike stock adapter at the end. If someone could make a top prime handle that would be even better.
I just got the sideswipe on sale and I'm planning on getting the other 2 curveshot blasters if i find them on sale too. Do you think 8 usd was too much for a new one of the sideswipe?
Good idea with proton pack cut for massive ammo, but it could also use some micro flywheels to keep that slim profile and maybe even a three round burst pusher mech 😉
I’m going to get the sideswipe and replace the internals with flywheels and an out of darts Jupiter pusher and hook that all up to a proton pack and bam a really awesome looking smg. Would that be worth doing
I was wondering if anyone else notice RIVAL soring powered blasters can shoot very accurately when shot upside down - learned this with the Knockout during Covid shutdowns giving it even greater reason to have few tucked on you as a last resort compact pistol defense.
I was having a really sad time when you posted this video and I felt like nothing in the world could save me now and then I saw your video and I’m like holy crap that thing is from halo I’m going to buy two
yeah, for some reason, everhtine i rekoad thr gun and if i rack it, there's always 1 getting stuck in the chamber even though one rival round is already in
I feel like the coup de grâce for this line that would make it stand out from the rest of Nerf's competitors would be some form of dedicated Nerf Mortar that lobbed an obscene amount of nerf rival rounds at average to above average rival range I'm thinking like a nerf volley-cannon , but the only problem is the restriction Hasbro apparently has with how hard their products hit and their restriction on performance
Looks like 12+1 on this thing, and a much faster RoF than the Flex; but unholsterable. Flex stores 8, +1 in the chamber and is much more compact I think maybe the Sideswipe hits a hair harder too? So is an effective +4 capacity and that RoF worth the extra 10 bucks for that bulk?
Hi. I swapped out a Finisher's spring with an Apollo spring and it hits around 115fps average. No catch issues at all, it's one of my favorite primaries for indoor matches. The hop up needs to be compensated for by aiming lower, but I think that's a benefit here. More speed, more curve! Can't wait to try it!
I might buy this blaster JUST for the INSANE aesthetics :D This is the best looking blaster from Hasbro in a LONG TIME. I want to mod it into a proton pack ball foam hose :D
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Bro this was even better than the Flex review I definitely saw before. I still can't believe they released two rival jolts at the same time!
You fools paying extra for the curveshot series when my ultra blasters do it for free
Too powerful to exist.
Lmfao
but i thought you were paying extra for ultra too............. if not more...
Lmao 🤣
@@galactusbutoncrack9479 ....missing the joke there buddy....
Everyone says that it looks like it's from Halo, but here I am thinking that it looks like it came straight out of Splatoon.
I'm thinking it was a little Alien Menace inspired
Yep, it definitely looks a lot like one of the Splat Dualies.
@@sonicrunn3r895 looks like one of the dapple or squelcher dualies.
@@ericvandenavond8748
Unfortunately, these would be pretty tough to dual wield. Could be done if you attach the bolt to opposite sides though.
But hey, the drop curve is actually game accurate too!
@@sonicrunn3r895 yeah true. I like walcom's idea of attaching a splatoon themed proton pack to the internal magazine to turn it into some weird semi-auto jet squelcher type weapon. Definitely needs a spring upgrade though.
Ah yes, the Nerf Rival "Elite Dart Simulator".
What a ledgend
Difference between a predictable and controllable curve of a spherical projectile, and random fishtailing of a long dart
More like the "Ultra Dart Simulator"
@@shadowsa2b its a joke, dummy
More like the ultra simulator
WalcomS7: "a lot of people are gonna say this looks like a Halo gun"
Me: "Maliwan, where form meets function"
To be honest, it looks nothing like something the Covenant would ever design. Or the UNSC.
My thoughts exactly
As would I, yes.
Hope someone customizes the sideswipe as a maliwan or hyperion gun, but it mostly fits as a maliwan due to the overall shape and alot of maliwan guns look like they were made by aliens!
@@tylergreen4843 hyperion would be more blocky yet modernized
To be fair, it's not too bad at curving the rounds. Just not the best.
to be honest no other foam or ball blasters do this intentionally :D
@@maszkalman3676 jupiter: am i a joke to you.
@@Loneadmin jupiter was never advertised with this feature isn't it???
@@maszkalman3676 ok, but can it do this in stock form?
@@Loneadmin well just kinda... this one at least fairly controllable so you know where you curve it..
The Sideswipe reminds me of a Mass Effect blaster.
Or Halo
Dude
You remember Mass Effect
I got overwatch vibes and idk why
*Wait FUCK I NEED IT NOW.*
Carbine.
"You can tell Rival is going in a completely different direction"
W-was that a pun?
Could say that was out of line
Forget the Sideswipe, I'm excited for the Helix now!
THIS MAD LAD WANTS TO MAKE IRL SPLAT DUALIES..
The Helix is gonna be beastly, especially with a god hopper on it. I don't care much for the other two personally
Having finally gotten my hands on one of these, I can say that the curve gimmick is a hell of a lot better than I thought it was going to be, but not in the way you might think. Rather than using this to shoot around corners without hitting walls, I find that this blaster shines best with rebounds and ricochets, since you can adjust the hop up with the muzzle, you can rotate the tab to face the wall you want to bounce your shot off of, giving it much more speed on the rebound than regular rival. This thing has been amazing for CQB and preforms above average in regular wars in my recent experience with it. Just wish the stock was longer
“It’s going in a new direction”
...
And HELLO yes I want it
Honestly, I had the same idea to do a proton pack the moment abquintic revealed this blaster to the world. It would be cool to have a springer that basically never runs out of ammo. Just my style 😎
Main characters in movies
this looks like it would be a fun secondary given how narrow it is
Dude perfect needs to get one of these to do “curve shot” stunts
Yes! It will actually be worth watching *ahem, "Ultra trick shots"*
and then the next innovation next year for the rival line - an adjustable hopup tab that lets you put more or less spin ;)
Quick 16’s spiritual successor.
Walrus KING Has Returned
You hit the same point I did when thinking about this "curve down" thing. The range might be tricky, but you can peek shots over cover if you get good at it.
7:39 The spider behind him crawling on the box
I was about to say- “You made a video on the Flex??? When?”...
Finally getting excited for nerf. Its been awhile since we saw a actually good blaster and nice to see the extra details like the bolt options so yeah I'm kinda looking forward to what nerf is putting out this year
man thats why i love your vid walcom. you think of things no one else does, and bring all new ideas all the time, going where no other walrus would dare go. keep up the good work.
I'm loving this new high-speed review format, although I don't get to see as much of you it is efficient, compact and makes sense. I too really like the aesthetics of the Sideswipe, if it is released across the pond I think I may get one. Your ideas for future plans with it sound really cool as well. Thanks so much for all the awesome videos you make, you are amazing!
I'm playing around with the setup, but at the end of the day if the metrics get worse I'll just go back to the original style.
I want to shake hands with the fella who sketched this thing out. Looks very cool and unique.
The magazine being where it is, and working how it does... I suspect it may be possible to have a hopper backpack work with this, for all your splatoon high capacity needs.
Finally they had whoever makes the really cool looking shells do something that isn’t ultra
I like how hasbro makes the bolt and the safety ambi but not the internal magazine
(Left handed individual btw)
When that pump action hopper fed blaster comes out I’m gonna stimulate the hell out of the economy.
To me it looks like it's practically begging for a Halo kit.
I agree
The flex and sideswipe is amazing! And I can't wait for the helix to come out
I'm bringing this to the Indy epic blaster battle. See you there
While I know this review is 2-ish years old, I wanted you to know that the Sideswipe was recently on sale for 50% off, on Amazon. Thanks to your review, I decided to jump at the opportunity.
i remember having a blast shooting my kronos upsidedown into my net. the satisfying dunk on the cardboard is insane
Rival is going in a completely new direction literally
I may pick one up when the price goes down a little, still need to get the ultra 2.
But it’s not good
The sideswipe to me looks like the covenant carbine from halo with the barrel chopped down short. I would LOVE if someone made a 3-D kit to make it look like that
EDIT: also this gimmick works way better than I expected and it’s actually useful because not all existing rival blasters can be tilted sideways to curve shots (specifically the nemesis and the Perses because their hoppers are gravity assisted)
Ya know the power of $1 goes WAY further in this hobby than Lego
WS7
Wow two videos in one day = two like and 2 comments. Another fantastic review. Again that for putting in the time to give us great reviews and lots of Nerf enthusiasm. Keep up the great work.
Been waiting for this to drop! 🙏
That sucks that it has finisher internals because I’ve been very unlucky with the finisher. That internal magazine broke on my sideswipe it doesn’t do this at 3:52 . I can’t get my sideswipe to do that which I’ve had it for a day and I’m certain I didn’t break that so I’m pretty sure that it came like that. I don’t care that much so I will not bring it back for that but note that piece can break before you get it.
Oh my gosh! The king has posted again!!!
Aw :) ty :D
I'm liking the curve shot with the 20 round hopper you showed.
Great video, you are 100% right about the downward curving shot being this blasters secret weapon. The admin. at the gym we play at has a rival nemesis that for some reason curves down and he knows how to use it. It took us a while to figure out how we were getting hit, from where , and by who. I speak from experience when I say this feature can be pretty crazy when used correctly. The gym owner even has a video that features it in use on his RUclips channel (ALDOSS). Can't wait to get back to playing, hopefully soon. Keep up the good work.
i swear that the tilts would be perfect for tracking moving targets
Hasbro, you making history right now!
Oh wow, that’s a genius idea, especially since it seriously resembles the dapple dualies. Put perses internals in it, do a proton pack like what captain Xavier did with his minigun, and BAM!
This downward shot is insane! It's OP!
The Splatoon comparison is actually really spot on, because the drop curve is actually really accurate to the weapons in the game.
Now, if you could dual wield these...
You could with the power of flywheels :P
@@WalcomS7
With flywheels, anything's the limit!
Glad to see your feeling better
That looks like a nice gun blade base imo
Found one of these on clearance at Target today for about $12 and it was a no-brainer to pick up at that price point, heck, might even go grab another for dualie
Whenever you do get a proton pack for a splatoon build, see if a doublewalled pack is doable, fill the space between the tanks with your favorite sides paint color (tinted water or actual paint for full points and have it sloshin about while the inner tank has matching rival rounds to spew out.
Everyone gangsta until hasbreh actually listens to us.
I believe you misspelled Has🅱️ruh
Audio balance is a bit messed up on this one; the music is (I think) fine, but your own audio is heavily skewed to the left channel. My right ear feels left out.
That is a good thought on the downwards curve, though. Being able to rain shots down from a steep angle on people trying to hide behind a wall or other obstacle might be a real 'gotcha' feature.
Yeah, it's off. I thought my earbuds were going out.
You're entirely correct... just noticed it was about 40% skewed to the left when rendering... sigh.
@@WalcomS7 happens to the best of us, man, don't sweat it.
I just got one and any way I hold it( shoulder, 1 hand, pistol, hip fire, hip fire with drawled ) it feels so good + it’s really light
"That Rival's going in a completely new direction" about the blasters designed to curve shots.
I averaged 92 with mine. Unsure if you've a lemon or if it is difficult to get reliable FPS for Rival in that style chrony?
I am DEFINITELY picking this up, it's orange black and white, has a beautiful covenant aesthetic and has a useful gimmick!
I really wished that the sideswipe turned out to be a Sten-like magfed blaster, but I'm excited to pick this up sometime, too!
Ok when you said Splatoon weapon it instantly made me think of the Dualies. You gotta get two and paint them to look like some Kensa or whichever Dualies. OG colors would be sweet too
Fun fact this blasters is one of the longest shooting nerf blasters
Walcom, I would LOVE to see you make this into a single-shot proton pack. Somehow it seems made for it.
Btw it actually holds 12+1 because when you prime you chamber a round and you can put a new round in the mag to get at 12 again and have one ready to shoot
I love the looks of the Sideswipe, I can't wait to see the paint jobs that are given to this blaster. I am going to wait for someone to come up with a replacement stock with an N-Strike stock adapter at the end. If someone could make a top prime handle that would be even better.
This is the nerf rival helios step brother.
Guys it looks like an SMG with a maliwan grip in borderland 2
Maliwan grip, Bandit barrel, Hyperion core part.
ive watched 3 reveiws on this blaster and STILL dont know, does this blaster have slam fire?
It doesnt, check drac's review
Nice to see the beard is thickening there dude.
I think of it the BEST at shooting downwards cuz you can still take cover and might hit an unfortunate enemy at that moment
I just got the sideswipe on sale and I'm planning on getting the other 2 curveshot blasters if i find them on sale too. Do you think 8 usd was too much for a new one of the sideswipe?
No I just bought 3 more at that price lol I think the sideswipe is rad.
Although nerf has been _curving downhill_ lately this blaster looks slick af
Wow, finally everyone else feels the same about the blaster as well as me I ordered like 4 of these now there so cool
With a few painting changes and a few leds.... might actually look like a Covenant weapon!
The downwards Hoo up reminds me if the salvo tactic
Fly be like: K ima go now juts mind your own business.
7:41. look at the box behind him.
Good idea with proton pack cut for massive ammo, but it could also use some micro flywheels to keep that slim profile and maybe even a three round burst pusher mech 😉
I’m going to get the sideswipe and replace the internals with flywheels and an out of darts Jupiter pusher and hook that all up to a proton pack and bam a really awesome looking smg. Would that be worth doing
I like the gimmick, is it worth it though?
I don’t get why the stopped using the catch like the Kronos had it worked really shell in multiple shels
Good to see you back.
I was wondering if anyone else notice RIVAL soring powered blasters can shoot very accurately when shot upside down - learned this with the Knockout during Covid shutdowns giving it even greater reason to have few tucked on you as a last resort compact pistol defense.
I was having a really sad time when you posted this video and I felt like nothing in the world could save me now and then I saw your video and I’m like holy crap that thing is from halo I’m going to buy two
This is only practical in a hopper fed blaster because you can just tilt a mag fed blaster
Hey Walcom, what is the best high capacity springer.
yeah, for some reason, everhtine i rekoad thr gun and if i rack it, there's always 1 getting stuck in the chamber even though one rival round is already in
DANG BOI THEM CURVES
I feel like the coup de grâce for this line that would make it stand out from the rest of Nerf's competitors would be some form of dedicated Nerf Mortar that lobbed an obscene amount of nerf rival rounds at average to above average rival range I'm thinking like a nerf volley-cannon , but the only problem is the restriction Hasbro apparently has with how hard their products hit and their restriction on performance
I am happy to see a good blaster made by nerf
When was the review for the helix?
Finally been waiting for forever keep up the good work dude
Looks like 12+1 on this thing, and a much faster RoF than the Flex; but unholsterable.
Flex stores 8, +1 in the chamber and is much more compact
I think maybe the Sideswipe hits a hair harder too?
So is an effective +4 capacity and that RoF worth the extra 10 bucks for that bulk?
Hi. I swapped out a Finisher's spring with an Apollo spring and it hits around 115fps average. No catch issues at all, it's one of my favorite primaries for indoor matches. The hop up needs to be compensated for by aiming lower, but I think that's a benefit here. More speed, more curve! Can't wait to try it!
First video ive seen in awhile and you really stepped ip your video quality keep up the great work👍
Now we need a fly wheel blaster witg a 3rd flywheel going in the opposite direction to make the most ridiculous hop up possible
I miss the old days when rival guns were named after greco-roman gods
Agree with me the curve shot and Walcom have a lot in common they have sexy curves
Dude I just picked one up from Walmart and it is TOTALLY WORTH 25 bucks. Its so good.
I might buy this blaster JUST for the INSANE aesthetics :D This is the best looking blaster from Hasbro in a LONG TIME. I want to mod it into a proton pack ball foam hose :D