ANDOVER Not as enjoyable as Newbury
Andover is not as enjoyable as Newbury, particularly for neurodivergence. The machines were turned up far too loud to be enjoyable. We also felt that the machine layout was not as well thought out as other High Scores places. While playing on the VR shooter, you get a hammer in your back from people testing their strength. While playing Mario Kart, you get a headache from people playing the bowling game behind you. Many of the machines were out of order, and some of the machines in use had issues, mario kart had wheels that while centered.. the machine would think you were doing a hard left making menu selection annoying and racing problematic. Luigi's mansion had a vacuum gun that had been duct taped back together, at an angle. It very much felt like all the machines that may have been put into storage with issues had been pulled out to make a new location. There were far too many people admitted for the size of the location, meaning people would pick a machine and stick to it otherwise they would be unable to use anything else. Overall, it's ok, but nowhere near the standard of other locations. Newbury still remains out firm favourite.








