This book seemed to be going out of its way to annoy me most of the time. I really enjoyed Ready Player One, and while this book is superficially similar to the first one, it's not on the same level. The main character is not particularly likeable (which is not necessarily bad if they have other redeeming qualities - this one did not) and the other characters are barely described, the plot makes no sense at all (and, to be fair, the characters kind of acknowledge that to some degree), the "plot twists" are visible from a mile away, and the writing is, shall we say, not great. Clichés abound. And exposition. And repeated details (how many times do we need to be told that the main character's music playlist comes from his father's tape and is called "Raid the Arcade"? many, many times, that's how many).

My recommendation is that you go watch The Last Starfighter instead. It's the same story and you'll enjoy it more.