Before heading back we made one final stop at an arena on
the far edge of New York that I had never before had an occasion to visit.
Throngs of people were out for the fireworks displays in the Lake George area
we made and we pulled in to a very busy place, the Adventure Racing Family Fun
Center in Queensbury, NY. They had a lot going on there besides laser tag and a
game was already in progress so we sat in a deceptively tiny briefing room
waiting for the next game.
This center plays Cyber Blast. I must say, my Blast
experience is rather limited, but up until now I had only experienced Hyper
Blast and Zeta Blast. Cyber Blast was something different. The explanation of
the game was predominantly focused on the capabilities of the phaser, which has
a sensor near the front that allows you to utilize three shields, three photon
blasters and 20 rapid fire shots in addition to unlimited regular shots.
We suited up and got ready in the vesting room.
The vests were different from the other Blast vests I had
experienced before. I love trying something new!
I have trouble at this point forming a solid opinion on
this game. Although I really enjoyed playing, I didn't find myself
strategically utilizing the modes at my disposal. Instead, I found myself
accidentally triggering the sensor whenever my hand came near it even when I
didn't intend to. So for most of the game I tried to just use regular shots and
didn't explore the intricacies of what could make this a really interesting
game. I think I need a little more time with this system to be able to play it
properly. However, I can speak better to the thing that impressed me the
most...the arena itself! Now, this place has a pretty small footprint, but the
arena climbs to a second level with a much wider space on top that must have
extended over the briefing room. I wanted to explore the entire arena on both
levels, but I just really loved how this space was put together. Probably
especially because of its small size.
I guess the theme of this weekend is that I love an
interesting arena and I'm glad to be able to play laser tag in a variety of
systems, formats and spaces. Since this place is not ridiculously far from
where I live I may have to pay a return visit sometime soon and work on my
Blast skills. So glad I got to include my home state on this really fun laser
tag weekend.
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