THE NEW GAMING DESTINATION : THE LASER TAG

 It’s the game Barney made popular in the series How I Met Your Mother and involves teams of players shooting each other with radio frequency and infra-red emitting guns. 

Laser tag is said to have originated in the U.S. in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. “It came to India in early 2005, starting off with Delhi and Mumbai. It did take a while coming to Chennai but the craze is catching up,” says kumar ,laser tag incharge of kilpauk branch. The arena is lit only by fluorescent, glow-in-the-dark paint on the walls, mazes and barrels and the flickering lights with high voltage music blaring from speakers. 

Chaos Entertainment in Gopalapuram, adds to the excitement by switching off even the neon lights during the last three minutes of the game. The result — chaos and loud shrieks as dark shadows creep up on you from behind obstacles and shoot at you. They call it the Stealth Mode, something they came up with thanks to a power cut mid-game. 

Even though their gaming zone offers PS4 and X Box One Kinect, its laser tag that’s the most popular. “In a day 70 per cent of our clients come to play this game,” he adds. Here, there are seven different modules to choose from and the number of teams can go up to seven depending on the module. Evenings see a packed house. In addition Chaos offers happy hours from noon to 4 p.m. where clients are charged Rs. 170 rather than the usual Rs. 250 for 15 minutes.

The game is ideal for two teams of five each.The objective is to shoot your opponents and score maximum points within your time frame. If the  group is small, you can opt for a death match, where you compete as individuals. As the people take cover behind neon obstacles in an otherwise pitch dark room, an active smoke machine and a racy soundtrack from a James Bond movie, do their bit to get the adrenalin pumping. By the end of the 10 minutes, all stagger out, some even breathless, but everyone thoroughly excited. 10 minutes is the perfect duration, but we also have a 15-minute option that will completely exhaust everyone .adding that their in-house cafe provides much needed snacks (think sandwiches, burgers, milkshakes, etc) after the express work out.

its a must try gaming spot for all age groups.