Small, accessible, and affordable, Playland is a pretty good go-to for parents who want to…read moreentertain their kids for a while but don't want to leave the city. Situated on the fifth floor of Fisher Mall, parking isn't a problem, and restaurants are an escalator and a few steps away. We visited Playland for a three-year-old's birthday party, and we brought a three-year-old with us. There's a spacious function room for these exact purposes, and it can fit around fifty people comfortably. As party favors, the kids were given Ride-All-You-Can stamps, so I guess they have some sort of kiddie party package that's inclusive of the function room and the entertainment area itself. We were also given cards to use for the arcade games--standard ones like the claw machine things and shooting stalls. Kids that are 4 feet and above can ride by themselves. Any shorter than that, and they require an adult companion. My three-year-old nephew had a blast in the brightly lit mini-ferris wheel. The helicopter ride was spinning, but its arms didn't go up and down at the time, and that really took away from its appeal. I do hope they fix it soon. It's a great ride to stir a child's imagination as the front seat has a steering wheel, and they can pretend to be pilots. Overall, we had a great time, and it was a great venue, but the arcade could use some work.

All malls have video arcades. It's practically a prerequisite. Where else would dads leave their…read morekids and students play hooky? Kidding aside, the fact that every mall has one makes them ordinary and not at all special. The reason we're talking about Fisher Mall's arcade aptly named Playland is because they have something else going for them aside from your run off the mill video games (which they have plenty of). What makes them different is that after going up a flight of stairs, you'll be greeted with a full sized basketball court. I was actually surprised when I learned of this because it is such a strange place to put a court in. What's more is that beside the court, there are a couple of billiard tables and dart boards you can rent out too. A slight problem with the court is that a concrete pillar gets in the way. Whenever I tell people this they get turned off so I attached a photo with a slipper and a pen for scale. I'm high-tech like that.

Scummiest most rigged branch of a toms world. Prizes not so…read moregreat either. Unhelpful staff. Go to Mall of Asia or Megamall or Robinsons Galleria instead to be a winner. People just waste time here prob waiting for their fast food they came to the mall for. Here's a suggestion for better business update and do maintenance on machines and change management. Be competitive and successful like the other branches with better plushies, machines, and customer service. So true unfortunately. What a waste of space at robinsons magnolia.

If there's negative rating, i will give negative 5 stars. Avoid their ckaw machines at all cost you…read morewill only waste your money. Payout rate is 1 toy per Php 5,000 worth of tokens.

Located on the third floor of the Vmall (used to be Virra Mall) food court in Greenhills, Quantum…read moreis one of the last few video arcade places that uses tokens as their game currency. Most of their video games are really outdated; some games that are on the floor might even be older than me. However, many kids these days still frequent this particular branch of Quantum, because the parents let the kids play in the arcade while they grab a bite to eat. The food court is quite close, so they can rest while at the same time, watch their kids have a bit of fun by themselves. One of the more updated video games that Quantum features is the Dance Central machine. I'm amazed that the kids who play on this machine aren't shy to show off their dancing skills to the public, much less to the entire food court audience. Whenever I pass by here, I'm kind of envious that these kids can really dance like no one is watching, and some of them can really bust a move.

Power Station has rigged claw machines no matter what branch…read more Staff members at Estancia mall branch are pleasant. However, someone named Eliza is rude to customers.

I'm sure anyone who lived through the '80s and '90s has a fun arcade memory as a kid. Despite rapid…read moreadvances in technology and the rise of high-quality personal gaming consoles and PC games, there's always a bit of room left in one's heart when it comes to playing a favorite arcade game. In this case, the Power Station at the Rockwell Powerplant (that's a lot of power right there!) holds a special place in my heart. Powerplant Mall, being located in a business area like Rockwell is a strategic place for meetings and gatherings. This is where Powerstation personally comes into play. Whether I'm early or someone is running late for a meeting, or I'm simply waiting for my significant other to have her class conclude at the next door law school, I can always head to the arcade to kill some time. I actually also treat these instances as an opportunity for stress relief. I highly suggest my favorite first-person shooter, Razing Storm: the Complete Destruction Machine Gun Game. As the name suggests, there's nothing sophisticated, just all-out mayhem! I like how the gun gives you the sensation that you're actually shooting a real gun (sort of). After an hour or so of continuous play, your dominant hand may feel numb. It's even more fun if you tag a friend along, or the person you'll be having a business meeting with. Talk about establishing rapport!

Awesome place for board games! The hourly rates are affordable and student-friendly. Membership…read morecomes with lower rates (worth it!) and every Thursday a member can bring one friend for free for board game use. They also sell snacks that's great for people who would like to stay longer (especially when hooked to the board games). The place also has schedules for certain card /board games. It's a great place to hang out and I highly recommend this to students who like to unwind after a long day at school. :)

Tom's World brings me back to the good old days when I would pay a few coins or use paper bills to…read morepay for these tiny metal token that I could use to play video games with. Man these kinds of places were awesome. They had a lot going for them. Then came the time when arcades started relying on cards and stored credit. It pissed me off to know end that the remaining balance on my card wouldn't allow me to play anything that was even remotely interesting. Anyway, Tom's world is still a cool place for me to waste some of my time away. It still sends me down memory lane when I blast away the bad guys with a plastic mock up of a real gun. Hey it'll only cost me a few pesos why not go ahead and spend a few hours here? Try it you might just be surprised just how fun it is.

Terrible staff. I lost money on 4 machines. I asked for the 4 tokens I lost back and they refused…read moreto refund me. I tried to explain to them that it wasn't working right and the maintenence guy did nothing but explain how the machine rules worked. The selection of arcade machines is also terrible. Avoid this place like the plague. Prepare to lose money on random machines thay don't respond at all when you put tokens in.

The girlfriend and I have been looking for a videoke place for ages. Since it would only be the two…read moreof us (we're loathe to let other people see our talents), it was extra hard. Most videoke places are built for groups, and are priced accordingly. We need someplace cheap, where we could sing our hearts out without anyone giving a damn. We found the perfect place, suprisingly, in Starmall's Quantum. Yes, the arcade. They have small videoke booths, priced at around five pesos a song (five pesos = 1 token = 1 song), which is a far cry from the PHP5,000 flat rate of Red Box. It's best to come here on a weekday, when people are normally at work, since the place is deserted. If you've got leftover tokens, you can even have a "friendly" game of hoops (or slots or whatever, if that's more your thing). It's an arcade, go crazy.

I've been on the hunt for a videoke place where I can sing my heart out without anyone judging…read more(well, except for my lobster, maybe, but I can take him), and it's been a long, fruitless road. I didn't want to go for the big places like Red Box, because they're built for groups and are therefore very expensive if it's just going to be the two of us. I was starting to worry that the only way I could have my videoke fix was to go to a bar on open mic night. Fortunately, I found this place. It's quiet, it's clean, there are multiple PRIVATE booths, and it is only five pesos per song. The scoring system seems to be broken though, as it kept giving me zero (with the annoying "Don't worry! Practice makes perfect" - ugh!), but aside from that obvious mistake, the place is perfect.

Time zone circuit city sucks don't come here. Key master keychain machine is rigged and so are the…read moreclaw machines. Store associates say they're gonna help then make u wait until 20 min to 30 min after although appear nice. Even after loading a lot machine still doesn't work probably cause the peg at the end is to fat so the keychain can't go past. I think the worst is store associates making a customer wait for no good reason. Waste of time. Timezone sells fun but at the end it's a scam with scammy machines that are rigged with no payout. Perhaps even if the machine was due to pay out and seems like it would structures are in place inside the display of the machine to make sure it does not. Timezone arcade sells a scam. Period.

Growing up, my mom forbade me from playing in Timezone. "You're not going to waste your allowance…read moreplaying silly games at the arcade," she'd always say. She had a point. But the arcade, especially Timezone, looked so fun. The first time I went to Timezone, I was babysitting my two nieces and one nephew. I was just with their nanny and I didn't know how to get them to calm down. They spotted Timezone, checked their bag and found their Timezone card and ran to the arcade. For a few hours, we just the random games that they had and tried to get a lot of tokens. They really enjoyed controlling the machine and trying to get a stuffed toy. Another game they liked was basketball. It was pretty easy to earn points in that one.