Planet Lazer

Lazer tag always brings in the nostalgic feelings as a kid of fear, excitement, sweat and the competitive sharp shooter.
The front entrance of Planet Lazer is a little secluded, it’s around the corner from the Extreme Air Park. The parking lot is small, so just park in the bigger lots of the air park and walk around to the laser tag entrance.
I was hoping they would have improved on the ventilation but it was minimal, there was barely any air flow even with the entrance doors wide open. Hot and muggy but eventually our bodies got used to it and we felt okay. The are lockers available to rent for a fee I believe, but just leave your valuables in the car.
We came on a Sunday early evening and there happened to be 3 birthday parties going on. So there’s a lot more private party rooms in this location. Little kids running around, yelling and screaming and food and debris was everywhere. It was chaos. Considering all the bodies around, there were only 2 staff members and it was kind of difficult to get their attention or help. Regardless, once we paid and got our sign-​in cards it was pretty easy to set things up. Out of the 5 computers to register yourself, 3 of them were working, a little frustrating when there’s a lot of people waiting to input their data. Once registered and code names picked, we just waited for our game time.
Several TV screens had a video on loop of what the game area with players looked like, and how to use your gun and where to tag other players. I liked looking at the real-​tie score board to see which players were doing well and who’s on top — Who is Hobeeboo? over 100,000 points! The washrooms were on the messy side, probably because of the hoards of messy kids. There are a few arcade games and vending machines as well.
Good thing the staff have a loud voice, you need it to overcome the ruckus of the kids, they yell out when the next group of players can play. You look on the screen for you codename and to see which vest number you have — once inside the blacklit room, put on your vest (the front is where your gun is attached ;)). The first vest I had was wet, Oh. My. Gross!!! But you have to get past that — and lots of hand washing was needed throughout this laser tag process.
A staff member yelled out the instructions, again a little difficult because he was yelling it quite quick but the main rules are written on the walls. Remember to hold the 2 red buttons on the side of the gun in order to activate your trigger! The «special abilities» are the good things to note: Invincible mode is when you can get shot with no penalties, so go into the war zone fearless and shoot away! Bonus mode is where you get extra points for every player you tag. Spy mode is when your vest colour changes so no one knows which team your on.
The play area is a definite improvement to the old Planet Laser in the original Richmond location. There is a main top and bottom level with an in between level. The area has a lot of hidden corners and pillars, and it feels more maze like so you can really be sneaky and tag people around corners. I really enjoyed the layout. You can make this as sweaty as you wish, run around and tag people or stake out an area and ambush people when they walk by.
Overall, I had a really good time and the price was decent. Two 20 minute games for $ 10! Of course they kept the keepsake paper records of your score and who you tagged and who tagged you. Records to compare with your friends to see who came out on top or see if your SO tagged you when you said you wouldn’t tag each other — clearly the competitive nature comes out full force for my SO!
Let your kid side come out! Don’t just laze there, get your laser tag on at Planet Lazer!

Maybe it isn’t such a good idea to have neon yellow hair that glows under black light during lazer tag… this explains why I kept losing, however, I still had fun none the less. I felt like I was in the video game Metroid… a bounty hunter with a wardrobe malfunction. Staff were awesome.

This place is great! We went with a big group of us (booked ahead of time) and got in 3 super fun games in about an hour and a half.
I have played laser tag at a few locations and this one is by far the best laid out and maintained space I have seen. It was clean and organized. The game space itself was awesome. Tons of glow in the dark paint to help guide you around, lots of places to hide for sneak attacks, and 2 full levels of to run around in.
I would highly recommend Planet Lazer to anyone looking to have high intensity fun for a low intensity price.
Two thumbs way up!

I haven’t played laser tag since I was a teenager… And I remember why it was so much fun!
But down to brass tax…
It is important to note that calling ahead of time to make a reservation is the best route to go. Although there were plenty of people showing up and being able to easily get into the games.
The facility was much nicer than I had expected and the staff were direct and informative. Everything ran on time and like a well oiled machine.
The actually laser tag arena was FANTASTIC. I felt like I was in a game of tron mixed with starship troopers and halo… What a blast.
The only negative I can say is that they didn’t have any water in the vending machine. We had to walk next door to get water from the Extreme Air Park.
But besides that, I highly recommend making an afternoon of it with friends. The more the better!

What a nightmare. No staff, long lines and complete chaos. My son and his friend waited 45 mins to get in. Equipment didn’t work. We should have gone to the park instead.