Though laser tag was first used by the US Army in the 1950s to train its soldiers in war-like situations, it did not catch the public attention till its first commercial release in 1979. In that year, the game was released as Star Trek Electronic Phasers toy made by South Bend Electronics. With the game taking inspiration from the US Army, as well as from sci-fi show by that name, millions of players have participated in at least one laser tag adventure over the past three decades. The game is usually played in laser tag arenas that are made just for that purpose. Here we talk about reasons why laser tag is as exciting a game as it is, and why a laser tag adventure is something you should try out in case you have not.
The objective of the game is to shoot or tag the opposing player or a player from the opposing team, until you have won the game. A player who has been shot may have to leave the game, or may have their lives reduced by one. A laser tag gun is used to shoot the players, with the gun emitting infrared rays that are detected by sensors worn by every player. Players cannot push, shove or otherwise use any physical violence during game-play. Laser tag adventure does not just end with point and shoot – instead, there are more advanced versions of the game that add much more to the game-play. These are called games, and there are different types of games depending what kind of laser tag adventure is it that you seek.
There are three major kinds of laser tag games: the classic laser tag games, games inspired from sci-fi movies and TV shows, and the First Person Shooter or Role Playing Laser Tag. Each game represents a different kind of laser tag adventure, depending on the rules of the game.
If you seek a laser tag adventure in which there is one winner among all the players, you should consider playing the game of laser tag inspired by the movie Highlander. In this movie, a race of immortal beings fights till only one of them remains as a winner. The players playing laser tag based on this movie seek to be the winner at the end of the game.
Other movies on which you can create a laser tag adventure are the movies Alien, Predator, Terminator and Star Wars. Terminator is an eternal favorite among laser tag players. The game based on Star Wars has a Jedi Master in each team who does not have a gun; rather the Master wields a sword that can incapacitate any player by its touch.
Among the classic laser tag adventure is the game of Basic Tag or Elimination. This is the basic version of laser tag with two teams with two or more players, each seeking to gain advantage by surprise and stealth. With so much to choose from, we hope your laser tag adventure is something you return to time and again.