Trick or treat!

 It's four days to Halloween! Halloween can be a lot of fun if you keep things in perspective. Read a spooky story or audiobook, and make sure you help to keep Halloween safe for everyone.

Light Spec Gamer: It's all about control.

In my opinion one of Microsoft's great contributions to gaming has been making their controllers able to work on more than their consoles. In years past Gravis and several others duked it out to be the "standard". You had to hope the game you purchased was compatible with the controller you owned. That required studying the specs on the box beyond the basic requirements. On top of that the controller for your console often would not work with your computer and vice versa. Starting with the XBOX 360, controller support started to spread. Now the XBOX one controller works on XBOX, Windows, Mac, and iOS. Lets hear it for Bluetooth and standardization.  

In defense of a trope.

 Many people have derided the "rescue the Princess/ Queen" trope in literature, film, and games. I believe that the critics are missing out on something important. Over 90% of the time the Princess or Queen has real and sometimes absolute power. When the ruler does encounter a problem and needs help the hero is often an "average Joe" who rises to the occasion. This illustrates that we need each other. If a dash of romance is mixed in so much the better.

Light Spec Gamer: Plants vs Zombies, how does your garden grow?

 

Mary Mary quite contrary how does your garden grow? With shotgun shells send those zombies to well... there are no guns in Plants vs Zombies, but that does not mean that you are alone in your war against the undead. In honor of Halloween we are taking a look at Plants vs Zombies. The game is pretty straight forward. The zombies are coming and you need to stop them. Thankfully you have a supply of sunflowers and plants that are more than capable laying waste to the trespassing undead. The interface is easy to understand and it runs well on my generation 1 iPad air and the game has been ported to many platforms. If you are looking for a game to get you in the Halloween mood give Plants vs Zombies a try.

With simple gameplay and minimal gore, Plants VS Zombies is a game that has aged well.