Hitting ITV game show The Cube has become a live attraction in Manchester - where friends tin can go to pit their wits in a number of boggling mental and physical challenges in the show'due south iconic perspex boxes.

The Cube Alive forms part of the spectacular new multi-meg pound entertainment complex Urban Playground that will open up to the public from February 10 inside the Manchester Arndale centre.

We headed for a sneak preview this calendar week to walk through the hello-tech new game experience - where fans of the ITV show will become to endeavour the same nervus-wracking games that contestants have tackled over the years inside the neon-lit game cubes.

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Groups of two-4 people tin can accept on The Cube and compete in vii dissimilar challenges per session which include a mix of individual and group games.

Have yous got what it takes to beat The Cube?

The Urban Playground venue also boasts a new tech-infused mini golf course Putters with the choice of a 9-hole or 18-hole course, alongside the offset UK branch of international burger bar The Butcher.

It has all been designed by renowned international architects Baranowitz + Kronenberg (B+Chiliad), who say they have "created a world of exploration that sparks play and social interaction".

The Urban Playground venue has taken over the former Dorothy Perkins/Arcadia stores on the upper flooring of the Manchester Arndale center, and stretches over two floors and iv,000 square metres.

It is the get-go time ever that fans of The Cube can get to feel information technology live, and offers teams of up to 4 the hazard to play the games, competing in the seemingly simple tasks but within the high pressure confines of the iconic perspex boxes.

Information technology'south a high pressure game

Urban Playground has worked in partnership with the striking show'south producers Objective Media Group to bring the show to life as the new attraction.

Choosing vii iconic games, both for unmarried player and two players, that featured on the original TV series which was hosted past This Morn star Philip Schofield, squad-mates have to overcome extreme nerves and intense pressure equally they accept on The Cube.

Tickets to play The Cube Live will range from £30 up to £45, and bookings are at present live ahead of the total launch on February x.

Manchester is the first city to launch an Urban Playground attraction, but investors are already securing other sites across the United kingdom for expansion of the brand.

So what's information technology like? We take on The Cube

Reporter Dianne Bourne and Elliot Langhorn endeavor to balance at The Cube Live

As I nervously prepare to enter the first game on The Cube, original prove host Philip Schofield appears on a video screen to tell the states merely what we can expect from the TV show-turned-live-attraction here in Manchester.

And he reminds us, rather menacingly, that only i person has ever beaten The Cube.

The fact that person was a superhuman athletic god - eg Olympics legend Sir Mo Farah - is not making me fancy my chances much on my debut run through this multi-million pound attraction.

While in my caput I envisaged myself to be some kind of Lara Croft, nimbly limboing blindfolded over laser beams, the reality before long hit me that I couldn't actually even balance for around 5 seconds on a wooden pole for our starting time claiming in The Cube without wobbling off.

I also discovered I have zippo brawl control, which is besides pretty primal seeing as a whole host of the games involve juggling a load of balls in one fashion or another.

Dianne has zero ball command at The Cube Live

In fact, it turned out I have neither concrete nor mental dexterity on my side - which are both quite key to being whatsoever good at The Cube.

My colleagues Anthony and Elliot seemed to exist pretty hot on most of the games though (to my annoyance) and then they are clearly doable if you've kept a close middle on the TV testify over the years.

Although working together on some of the games, we did manage to print one of The Cube guides with our nimble and steely accuracy at throwing assurance at two targets at exactly the same fourth dimension. A scrap of a fluke if you ask me.

But nix can quite gear up you lot for the dread of the memory challenge when you try to walk through the grid - you go 3 gos of course, but the meanie Cube only shows you the route ONCE for heaven's sake.

The memory claiming is a toughie

I'm pretty sure Sir Mo will keep his crown intact as the only person to shell The Cube, if my woeful efforts are anything to get by.

However, information technology's loads of fun giving information technology a good attempt - and the only prize y'all're competing for here is to get your name in lights on the leader board for near points scored in the challenges.

And information technology's certainly a slick and visually dazzling new addition to the city's entertainment scene - and an interesting bit of diversification for the Manchester Arndale Centre'southward offering.

For revellers volition be able to brand a proper night of it here at Urban Playground - there'south a fashionable cocktail bar expanse when yous first enter as well as the new The Butcher burger bar - and you are allowed to have your drinks around with you as y'all play the games (there are tables where y'all can leave your drinks and lots of hand sanitising stations at each Cube game).

What are the opening times?

The cocktail bar as you become set to play The Cube Live

The Cube Alive and Urban Playground volition formally open to the public from Thursday, Feb 10, 2022.

The venue is located on the upper floor of the Manchester Arndale Centre, closest to the Exchange Foursquare entrance. Visitors to Urban Playground out of the mall'southward usual retail hours will still be able to access the venue and the Arndale automobile park via a pre-adamant route.

Under 16s are non permitted later on 7pm, and participants in The Cube must be aged 12 or over, while participants at Putters golf must exist anile 9 or over.

The Cube Live opening times:

(approx 1hr 30 mins session)

Mon - Friday: 11am – 10.30pm
Saturday: 10am - 11pm
Sunday: 11am – 7.30pm

Putters opening times:

(approx. 45 minutes session)

Mon - Fri: 11am – nine.45pm
Sabbatum: 10am – ten.15pm
Sunday: 11am – half-dozen.00pm

What are the prices?

The fairground-themed Putters mini-golf game

Putters golf game class -

nine holes - per adult £nine, per child £7

18 holes - per adult £15, per child £12

The Cube Live

To play The Cube, you purchase ane ticket that is for ii players, which is priced from £60 to £xc (which admits two people) depending on the fourth dimension slot you lot choose.

Tickets for both attractions can be booked at present past clicking here.

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