The Prometheus is intense. It fires eight rounds per second, making it one of the fastest firing Rival series blasters—right behind the Perses. The Nerf Rival series, first introduced in 2015, was designed to provide high-performance blasters for competitive team-based play. With the Apollo XV-700 and Zeus MXV-1200 as the first blasters in the series, the Rival series (officially spelled in all caps as RIVAL) offers a new level of excitement and intensity for older kids and adults.

So when you prime it the barrels rotate like a Ferris wheel and the spring-loaded magazines push the rounds forward from the magazines. Initially, it will feed on the right magazine until this is depleted. Once it has emptied the right, it moves to the center and then the left. There are also 4 smaller rotating barrels in the muzzle on the front of the blaster. These barrels will rotate every time you arm the gun.It also comes with a target, which is something I strongly believe more blasters should include. The target has a little bell on it, so you’ll always know when you hit it—even from the longest distances.

This rotation helps you pull out the next round of magazines during rivalry rounds. This process makes for a smooth shooting experience, which is why you never experience jammed loads. Since this blaster seems to be aimed at fairly close combat, this is not too much of an issue and the consistency of the high impact round ammo is still there, so you are still going to hit a ton more than you are with any N-Strike blaster. VerdictThe Artemis is a pump-action blaster that features three integrated magazines that hold ten High-Impact Rounds each, and a front turret system that rotates on the prime. It also has the ability to be slam fired for a higher rate of fire. Like other RIVAL blasters, a safety mechanism is located just next to the trigger.