| rev:text
| - This was my second trip to Gameworks and, although I still had a great time, the hubris of 2 hours of all-you-can-play video games seems to have worn off a bit and I experienced a few more hiccups this time around.
First, I have always done the "Play 2 hours for $25" deal, which doesn't include some of the "attractions" like the rock climbing wall. For 2 hours I think that I get $25 worth of fun. If you're really wanting to blow a day here, they have all day passes for $35.
The game selection is good, for the most part. They have an alley of classic retro games along with the normal slew of shooters (House of the Dead series seems to be big since they have HotD 2-4) and racing games. You can also play air hockey and mini-basketball. The problem I found is that, especially during peak times, all the players migrate to the newest, coolest games so you might be stuck playing Deer Hunter the entire night. Still, there is a good selection so I'm sure that you can find something you like while you wait it out to play the latest and greatest. Definitely survey the scene before you commit your dough.
There were a couple problems I encountered which diminished my experience. First, there were a decent number of out-of-order games, one that even went on the fritz while I was playing it so I had to stop. That's annoying, especially if it's one of the more popular games. Second, the swipe cards that they give you to use for your unlimited play seem to be reaaaaaaally picky. Have you ever had a friend who is 5' 5" and swears that he'll never date anyone shorter than him who likes cats and won't wear blue and isn't a brunette and won't go with him to strip shows and smokes and hasn't voted in the last 4 gubernatorial elections and is between the ages of 22-25? That's what these cards are like. There is nothing more annoying than being "on the clock" trying to eff up Darth Vader's poo and have your card suddenly not be readable by the video game. If it doesn't work within 10 seconds you have to start from the beginning, which drives me nuts. When we asked one of the employees about it he was really nice and coached us on how to use them but we still experienced quite a few problems. I'm one of those guys who likes to finish video games so this was a huge deal for me. UGH. The third problem is that I got a blister from playing House of the Dead 4. That was not Gameworks fault though; maybe I just have tender hands? In any case, cool game. Zombies, meet the wrath of my UZI!
I would recommend checking this place out if you are into video games. Do the math and figure out whether an unlimited play or debit card is right for you. Without the pressure of "the clock" and getting your money's worth, some of the problems I mentioned might be avoided. Also, try out the climbing wall, it's pretty fun (I climbed to the top).
If nothing else, think of it this way: at least those are 2 hours that you spent not playing the dollar slots so you actually made money!
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)