Thanks to the generosity of LazerXtreme – a newly-opened establishment that resurrects laser tag again in the Philippines – a select group of bloggers were given the chance to give the place a spin. The participants were a mix laser tag veterans having had fond childhood memories of playing in now-closed shops in SM Megamall and Shangri-La EDSA and laser tag virgins who had no idea what the laser tag was about.
Here’s the lucky group who got to play. I’m sure you know most of them already. People in this shot: Atheista, Atheista’s brother BJ, Lakwatsero, Teknostik, Baratillo Cubao, Fool45, A Bugged Life, Tanggera, Rebel Pixel, Fritzified, Bakla Ako and Jehzlau Concepts. Not in the shot: Estelle and her mom.
I will be posting more details about our two games in the coming days. Hours after, I could still vividly recall the unbelievable experience of tearing across a maze in pursuit of players from opposing teams. It’s such a fun game and it’s so easy to learn. The staff conduct a briefing section in an impressive looking enclosure (USS Enterprise -esque sliding doors!) before giving players a crack of the maze.
All players wear a vest that blinks a certain way according to which team a player is on. There are laser sensors on certain areas of the vest. Once the lit parts of the vest are hit, the player’s phasor (i.e. the laser gun) locks up for as much as 4 seconds. The phasor is also a valid target. At the end of the game, players are given a score card wherein their number of hits are registered. It’s really cool that you could see how many times you tagged a player and on which parts of the vest you’re best in shooting at. Naturally, shots made to the front and shoulders count for more points compared to hits made to the back sensors and phasor.
LazerXtreme is located at the 4th Level of Market! Market! (Fort Bonifacio Global City) near PC Express. Each game lasts 15 minutes. Trust me, that’s more than enough to make your break a sweat!
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twas fun man! and yes, a “short” 15 minutes that will make you sweat! let’s do this again! i tagged you benj! hehe!
it was really really really fun!! hahaha
ulitin natin! haha 
benj.. paki bura ng last three comments ko.. yung first comment lang retain.. ayaw kasi mag appear kanina
hehe..
I did a double take there.. I thought there were two Benj’s O_O
Ah, I miss Q-zar. We were only able to play once — during their last day >_< Would definitely try this with my friends.. if only for the trip down memory lane. (ew, how sappy was that?)
Each 15-minute round was really great! Perhaps the greatest challenge is getting enough people to play (15-20 peeps are optimum diba?). Hope LazerTag in the Philippines lasts longer this time around.
Cool new template!
hey benj! estelle’s mom is known to friends as toots (that’s me!) and i’d like to thank you for inviting estelle and letting me tag along with her. we’re planning to return sometime this week, it was that fun & memorable even for a blogger mom like me.
thanks for visiting my site!
bleue: Well, I didn’t get to tag you in game 1, I think. We were teammates in Game 2! I was with the winning team for both games!
nina: emo and lazer tag = perfect combination!
Rico I sure hope they do!
I hope this catches on.
J : Uy, you noticed! Yeah, I like this one a lot!
Toots Thanks for coming, ma’am!
Bring your friends over next time. Hehe. Wear contacts! :p
My legs still hurt. Pero ready na to ulit next weekend.