If you or your kids have ever wanted to duke it out with your friends in a virtual arena using laser guns and protective vests (and haven't we all?) you are well-advised to check out LazerStar, which provides the perfect opportunity to do just that. Combine the fun of the laser arena with food and arcade games and you have yourself a one-stop fun shop. LazerStar offers two Southern California locations, one in Camarillo and the other in Glendora.

The Arena is the crown jewel of LazerStar, offering two teams the chance to hone their teamwork, strategy, and aim in a fun, light-hearted game. There are up to 20 players per team, and each team's goal is to infiltrate the enemy territory to score on their base. Doing so nets your team a point and this is calculated on the central computer to provide an accurate scoreboard.

Of course, you are not just going to let the enemy team walk right up to your base, nor are you going to be welcomed at the enemy's. That is why each team member is outfitted with a laser gun and a vest. Hitting an enemy with a laser blast on one of his or her vest's sensors will render that person useless for several seconds, disabling their laser gun and earning you a point.

Each LazerStar mission is carried out in a futuristic setting, full of fog, twisting passages, mirrors, and exhilarating sound tracks that will make each mission heart-pumping and exciting. Your team needs to coordinate a strong offensive and defensive strategy to ensure that they come out on top, and at the end of each LazerStar mission, all players receive a scorecard that allows them to gauge how well they, as well as the rest of their team and their enemies, performed.

All in all, LazerStar is a fun place to take the kids or to organize a child's birthday party. It is light-hearted fun that is perfect for an afternoon out and the kids will want to come back again and again.