Gaming in the dark

I happen to know a few people--not naming any names here--who could easily play Xbox 360 well into the wee hours of the night. For them, I found this super cool controller that would make an amazing holiday gift. With apologies to their …

November 9, 20111 min read
Gaming in the dark
I happen to know a few people--not naming any names here--who could easily play Xbox 360 well into the wee hours of the night. For them, I found this super cool controller that would make an amazing holiday gift. With apologies to their parents. Or uh, wives.
The Xbox 360 Afterglow controller is pretty darn cool. By day, it looks like one of those skeleton action figures--the kind where you could see all the veins and bones and stuff inside. But by night, it's a rockin' glow-in-the-dark controller filled with glowing LEDs in red, blue or green to match the circuit board. You can also toggle the glowing off, should you need to.

On the up side, it's licensed by Microsoft which means no compatibility issues. On the downside, it gets mixed reviews from people into really hardcore, joystick-reliant FPS gaming. So it might be better for younger kids who just like the coolness factor, than your Halo or Call of Duty 4 addicted sigOth. Again, not naming names. -Liz

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