By passingthroughWV at Citysearch July 06, 2008
We came to Skate Nation for the laser tag and got far more than we bargained for! The arena is absolutely AWESOME. It is a two story, massive layout with some interesting game play options. We played for 30 minutes and paid $10. It was totally worth it and I couldn't give it a higher recommendation!! On the flip-side though (and the reason why I gave it only 3 stars) was that the arcade portion of Skate Nation couldn't be worse... The DDR machine kept eating our quarters and only worked once after someone fixed it; however, it broke down again immediately after the first game. The skeet ball (yeah yeah I know.. it's gay) wouldn't release its game pieces, the ticket roulette game was out of tickets (I could've won a spider ring!!) and the overall selection was totally out of date. In a nutshell, it was horrible. I can't comment on the ice skating since I didn't try it, but the facilities looked decent.. I also can't comment on the rock wall since it was "out of pressure" (?????) and we weren't allowed to climb. I would absolutely come back for the laser tag, but the rest of the place left A LOT to be desired. ...read more
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