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I'll start with the good. Kind of a cool place. We were there for a birthday party, and the party room had mommies and bats and skeletons. And there's a whole bunch of cool video games and glow-in-the-dark minigolf.
Here's the problem... some of the video games (House of the Dead, AMC's The Walking Dead) are rated "M" (17yrs+). They're rated like this for "intense violence". But they're in full view of all the kids. Heads being blown off, knives stuck in the head and eyes.
I'm not a prude, but just like we restrict tobacco, alcohol and porn from kids, we restrict violence for the same reason. Their young impressionable minds aren't engineered to process this kind of stuff.
I mentioned something to the owner, he said "he'd think about it". He mentioned that these games are placed in such a fashion as to maximize revenue. I challenged him and said "integrity and protecting kids should be placed above the almighty dollar".
The solution is simple... put the (higher revenue) violent games in a section of their own, not visible to everyone. People can still play them. And maybe put a sign that says "warning parents: mature content area"... or something. It's not complicated.
I gave 2 stars not 1 only because the owner, Wasim (?) agreed to leave one of the games unplugged (which was right where all the birthday party kids were playing). I appreciated that - though it didn't come without some arm twisting.
My advice, call before you go and ask if they've addressed this at all. Otherwise, don't bring your kids under 10 there.
Just my two cents. ;-)
Ps - if they do make this change, my rating goes to four stars, not two!
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