Target Shooting Games For Christmas
This year, target shooting games make fantastic Christmas presents
If you're familiar with target shooting games, you know boys love them. A surprising number of girls are into them too, but let's face it: boys and guns have always been a set. These days, many parents are understandably reluctant to expose their children to even toy weapons. However, when you compare them to violent video games, electronic target shooting is a very harmless alternative.
How they work
Many of these new games have a wild west theme, and they usually involve 'shooting' at things like bottles and cartoon ducks, rather than zombies and people. That makes target shooting games quite popular with parents who would rather have their kids playing Duckhunt than Manhunt!
Whether the targets are ducks, targets, or bottles and cans, they respond to an electronic signal from the toy guns (most of which are brightly colored and don't appear at all realistic). You get a realistic sound and recoil effect, and the electronic targets respond in various ways when 'hit' -- the bottles fall down, the ducks fold back, what have you.
Unlike cap guns and other toys, electronic target shooting uses a completely harmless infrared beam, so there is no risk of harming the child or their friends. These games are closer to carnival games than to video games, and for many people they represent a more innocent type of play -- a surprising statement when you're talking about target shooting!
Some great target shooting games for Christmas
There are a wide variety of electronic shooting targets out there, and many of them have optional add on packs to make the game more exciting. You can probably find some at your local stores, but here are some online options to get you started.
This is a traditional bottles 'n cans type of shooting game, where you line up brightly colored plastic bottles and try to knock 'em down.
2. Wild West Gunslinger County Fair Shootout
This is from the same company but is a slightly flashier version, with moving targets, built in scoring, countdown timers, and lights and sound.
3. Duck Shoot
This is the most carnival-type electronic target shooting game. It's set up to resemble an old fashioned carnival game and represents 'old fashioned carnival fun' combined with 'infrared laser technology.' Bet you never thought you'd hear those words together!
4. Buzz Bee Frontier Sharp Shooter
This is like a combination of several of the above games, with electronic moving targets and a slightly more 'realistic' shooting experience.
5. Magic Shot
Unlike other games, this one relies on magnets rather than lasers, and provides a sort of psychedelic shooting experience.
If you're looking for a fun toy to keep some rowdy cowpokes active through the holiday season, you'll enjoy browsing these links. Remember, target shooting games are a huge hit this Christmas season.