World Reviews - The XP 105:Original
Class:
XP | Type: MEDIUM ASSAULT RIFLE
Review by Tha Boy Wonder(Edited
by iSoaker.com):
Class: XP
Designation: Medium Assault Rifle
Capacity: 32 oz. (1L)
Range: 20-25 ft.(stream), 3 ft. (riotblast)
Power: High
Additional Features: Riotblast, Pressure Gauge
Price: Approx. $20 CDN
The XP 105 was released in 1996, the second generation of XP's. This blaster has a nice size and weight, but is fairly hard to pump if you are young or aren't strong enough. The power of the blaster is very high for an XP which often gives a sting to the receiver of the blast. Another popular method of soaking the enemy with this blaster is to remove the nozzle and fire which releases all of the water in the reservoir in a big BANG. The end result is heavy soakage. The pressure gauge is a nice feature though it may move around to a different starting point. You can also place balloons (make sure they are layered together) in the pressure reservoirs to make it like a CPS as the balloons act like the rubber bag in all CPS blasters. This gives it a definite pressure boost. The main use of the XP 105 is light-medium skirmishes. It also makes a good secondary weapon. Watch out for larger blasters as they will be a problem for this weapon (especially CPS' and Monsters).
PROS:
Very high power for a water blaster it's size, nice water payload, excellent
size to weight ratio, riotblast (woo hoo!).
CONS: Pumping could be easier, pressure gauge is off occasionally.
Pumping could be easier, pressure gauge is off occasionally, and the bottle
should have been constructed differently.
OVERALL RATING: 9/10
(Posted 2000/04/14)
Review by Jacob S.(Edited by iSoaker.com):
My good old XP 105 is a good soaker in my opinion. I've had it for close to four years and its never broken before. It still works today. This water blaster has a good reservoir although now the XP 310 has approximately 25% more water. The only problem with the reservoir is the difficulty one has in removing it and re-attaching it. The reservoir is however a good size and fits into most house-hold kitchen sinks. Good range and firepower makes a great ally although the CPSs outclass it now. It takes very few pumps to fully charge but it is difficult to pump and has a pressure gauge to tell how much you have. Although when the pressure gauge got to the red area, it would suddenly jump to maximum at the next pump so it wasn't that accurate. It's a light-weight water blaster even fully loaded.Two pressure tanks make it good even by today's standards.
Pros:
Comes equipped with two pressure tanks and only requires about five or
so pumps to fully charge. Pressure gauge available to tell how much its
pumped. Lightweight blaster even when its fully loaded. Fair amount of
water storage and has good power and range.
Cons: Hard to pump and the reservoir is difficult to reattach.
This can be bad when your in the heat of battle and you need to refill
your blaster. And unfortunately, you won't find the XP 105 in many stores(if
any). So it would be hard to get now. Afterall it came out in 1996.
(Posted 2000/04/14)
Review by Ryan S.(Edited by iSoaker.com): I would not recommend this water blaster to anyone. Here is why: The bottle is a weird shape so that makes it hard to reload. It shoots fairly far, but I find the stream quite puny. The handle leaks badly. This problem happens with almost all XP 105s I have heard of so far. The blaster is a little large and can get annoying when in long battles because of its weight (depending on how full it is with water) and the fact that the handle leaks pretty badly. It also squeaks when you pump it. I am not meaning to be a downer, but I do consider the XP 105 UNRELIABLE. I would not recommend buying this blaster. (Posted 2000/03/06)
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