just tried it in trial mode, it fires in straight lines like versa, they cant even make barrage consistant in arc shots or anything.. i thought it would bounce off like granades, nope.. it's rather a bullet chain lightning. The game turns into design joke. The background image/video behind hangar is weird clutter of space as well. Thumbs down from me.

I also used the weapon through Trial mode, it's not a great idea to test there (because you'll one-shot epic and rare mechs which does not happen in most games). From my perspective, it's an okayish kind of weapon, cuz it has a high double damage chance which will restore a shot if it dealt double damage, combined with a Rebound radius of 20m to hit the nearest mech within the radius. and deal 60% of damage. You can make the most out of its perks with Lancer/Lacewing to jump over buildings and deal damage to groups of campers on the ground. 

My suggestion would be that it needs a curving+homing kind of shot like a Disc Launcher to make it more usable for all kinds of mechs and also it can deal with some pesky Strike Rocket campers who stay in cover for the entire game. And, to be honest. Bouncecritters look like enlarged Tetra Rifles with a bulge on the lower part of the gun (as you stated). I can't see any Lightning McQueen eyes on the weapon though😂