Super Soaker Electrostorm- mini motorised fun

The Super Soaker Electrostorm is a new battery powered motorised water blaster with an inbuilt water tank. It's compact- some would even say tiny though in turn it's also very solid and nuggety. Maintaining the same paint job and finish as all of the new Super Soaker line, it looks like a decent lil' side arm that is a likely successor to last season's Super Soaker Point Break... but as another motorised water blaster, how well does it really perform?

Designwise, the Electrostorm is a great looking blaster. Although small, it feels fantastic in the hand with it's compact yet solid form and it looks both futuristic yet still paying homage to current day firearms. I've always been impressed with the design fellas of the new Super Soaker line and the Electrostorm is no different- I'm a fan of the blue,white and orange colour schemes but also believe it'd be just look awesome with some aesthetic mod style paint jobs to make it look just that lil bit tougher,

The Electrostorm takes 4 AA batteries which is pretty hefty for it's size. The batteries slide into the back of the blaster.

It may be a motorised blaster, but unlike the Thunder/Lightning Storms the Electrostorm has a built in "clip" to store the water. The screw top lid is located at the front of the blaster. It's an ok capacity for its size, but nothing huge to write home about.

The Electrostorm also uses a different sounding motorised mechanism; whereas the Thunder/Lightning Storm blasters sound like an excitable horse on squeezing the trigger, the Electrostorm sounds more like a monotone consistent buzz, just the way an electric pump sounds. Obviously I'd have to know what the hell I was doing to be able to accurately say they were different, but it does sound like it's using a different mechanism for firing.

Performances are ok for what it is, but nothing that exciting. Firing is simply a matter of squeezing the trigger, and what I do like about it is firing is almost instant; there's no lag for the motors to start sucking water from the reservoir like there is with the Thunder/Lightning Storms. This also means it does do well for single fire/quick shots like a traditional water pistol, or you can keep the trigger squeezed for a continuous stream. Distances are around that 7-9 metre mark which is ok but nothing awesome.

Against the Thunderstorm

We keep going on about the styling of the new Super Soakers, and it's because of the way they look and feel that makes us a fan. I love holding it in my hand and it gives you that mad roleplay feeling as the Electrostorm just looks so tough and nuggety.

From the perspective of it being a good water blaster though; there's just something about these motorised blasters that I can't get into. Perhaps it's the lack of any real tactical feedback or the very simple point and shoot with no pumping or adjusting, but they're just boring to use.  The whole hold and squeeze thing is really very disatisfying and if I wanted to do that I'd use a garden hose; which would have more power and range than any of the current Super Soaker line (let alone these motorised blasters). Compared to the likes of the Saturator line of water blasters, they're just lacking something, and while I KNOW there's a feeling that "that's what kids want", I just think it'd be better off digging up the ol' CPS patents and working with those rather than these battery powered blasters.

Still, it looks cool, does the job, and so long as it's cheapish, I wouldn't say no to buying more in the future:)