I mentioned last week that action games increase the ability to perceive changes in shades of gray up to 58 percent, which in turn improves your ability to read or drive in low light conditions. This week Amazon's Buy One, Get One Free Sale on Game Downloads
is all about action games.Two sequels to the previously free Build-a-lot are included in the sale (Build-a-lot 2: Town of the Year [Game Download]
and Build-a-lot 3: Passport to Europe [Game Download]
), although I'm not sure I'd have classified either one as an action game. Like many of the games on the list this week, there is a bit of planning (puzzle-solving) to the game. This seems to be true of Stand O' Food 
and Garden Dreams, as well. Hopefully the first will convince you a career in fast food isn't the loftiest of goals, while the latter might spark an interest in growing your own food, albeit with a must more instantaneous gratification than the real thing can provide -- our paw-paw tree, for example, had it's first fruit last year, after growing for 10 years and is covered with blooms this year (OK, I'll admit it's one of the slowest possible fruits to grow) and our figs and kiwis are not an every year occurrence (we are at the northern edge of their growing zone), but we can depend on all the fresh asparagus and rhubarb we want every spring, along with a dependable supply of tomatoes, peppers and squash (and many other things).For more traditional arcade type action, check out Alex Gordon
, Ballhalla
, Ballhalla or Archibald's Adventures
. Three of the more intriguing titles are Granny In Paradise
(Super Granny is back, and she's ready to rumble. While on a well-deserved vacation, Granny's kitties are abducted. Run, dig, climb, swing, float and tumble through 5 worlds and over 170 levels, as you rescue Granny's missing cats and outwit the minions of the nefarious Dr. Meow.), Super Granny 3
(After her troubled tropical trip, Super Granny is dropped into her most ambitious adventure yet, a run-down European theme park where she must rescue her arch-nemesis, the evil Dr. Meow, from the clutches of his even-more dastardly master, Mr. Fang.) and Super Granny 4
(Join Super Granny and her friends, Kamila and Margaret, as they set out to rescue their missing kitties in this all-new, globe-trotting adventure!). Who knew Granny and her cats were having so much fun when you weren't around?Just to recap: the way it works is you buy one title (the most expensive of the two you want) and within two (business) days you get a credit to your account and can then come back and buy the second title at no charge. You have until May 31 to purchase your second game, which must come from the same list as the first selection. Just like Kindle books, Game Downloads all come with a free sample - except in this case, it's the entire game and it's generally free for 14 days (however, this sale changes each week, so don't take that long to make up your mind). It's a good idea to use the trial, as game downloads are non-refundable, unlike Kindle books.
