Glen's PC and Videogame Wrapup for 1/18 to 1/24

[The Daisy]

Hey there kids.

 

This one was an interesting pick for me. There were two games this week that I really felt were Game of the Week material, but in the end I'm going with my own sentimental favorite.

 

Glen's LCVG Game of the Week

 

 

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II (PS2)

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II (Xbox)

 

Bargains of the Week

 

Best Buy

 

Playstation 2

- Purchase any of the following games (Max Payne 2, True Crime: Streets of LA, Tony Hawk's Underground, Manhunt, Final Fantasy X), and you can buy a PS2 Memory Card for $9.99

- Buy any 2 of these EA Games and get $15 off (Nascar Thunder 2004, NCAA Football 2004, Madden 2004, Fifa 2004, NBA Live 2004, NHL 2004, Tiger Woods 2004, NCAA March Madness 2004, SSX 3, LoTR: Return of the King, Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, Sims: Bustin' Out, Need for Speed: Underground

 

PC Games

The Sims: Double Deluxe - $34.99

The Sims: Hot Date - $14.99

The Sims: Vacation - $14.99

The Sims: Makin' Magic - $24.99

Atari 80 Classic Games - $14.99

Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection - $24.99

 

Circuit City

 

PC Games

The Sims: Deluxe Edition - $19.99 w/ $10 Gift Card

Call of Duty - $34.99

 

Playstation 2

Prince of Persia - $39.99 w/ Splinter Cell for free

Ghost Recon - $14.99

The Simpsons: Road Rage - $14.99

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - $14.99

GTA III - $14.99

NFL Street - $49.99 w/ $10 Gift Card

 

Xbox

- Free XSN Sports title with the purchase of any 2 XSN Sports titles

NFL Fever 2004 - $29.99

Links 2004 - $39.99

NFL Street - $49.99 w/ $10 Gift Card

 

Gamecube

Star Wars: Rebel Strike - $34.99

Dragonball Z: Budokai - $24.99

 

Bundles

- Get a free copy of Madden 2004 or NFL Street with the purchase of a Nintendo Gamecube Console

 

CompUSA

 

PC Games

Flight Simulator 2004 - $44.99 w/ free Kittyhawk DVD

Command and Conquer Collection - $14.99

Bionicle - $9.99

Broken Sword - $29.99

Command and Conquer Generals - $29.99

NBA Live 2004 - $34.99

Madden 2004 - $34.99

Tiger Woods 2004 - $34.99

Tom Clancy Collection - $14.99

War of the Ring - $39.99

Everquest Uriana - $4.99

 

Playstation 2

Soul Calibur II - $39.99

Conflict: Desert Storm II - $39.99

 

Xbox

Soul Calibur II - $39.99

Conflict: Desert Storm II - $39.99

 

Gamecube

Soul Calibur II - $39.99

 

Recent Price Drops

 

Playstation 2

 

Activision Anthology - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Airblade - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Antz Extreme Racing - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Ape Escape 2 - $19.99 @ Bestbuy.com

Armored Core 2 - $16.99 @ EBgames.com

ATV: Quad Power Racing 2 - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Batman: Vengeance - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Black and Bruised - $10.99 at EBgames.com (10/31)

Blade II - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

BloodRayne - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Bloody Roar 3 - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

BMX XXX - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter - $9.96 at Circuit City (11/24)

Britney's Dance Beat - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Buffy: Chaos Bleeds - $19.99 at EB, Circuit City (11/23)

Casper: Spirit Dimensions - $16.99 @ EBgames.com

City Crisis - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Commandos 2: Men of Courage - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Conflict Zone - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Dark Summit - $16.99 @ EBgames.com

Defender - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Dino Stalker - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Donald Duck: Gone Quackers - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Drome Racers - $16.99 @ EBgames.com

eJay Clubworld - $9.99 @ EBgames.com

ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

ESPN National Hockey Night - $10.99 @ EBgames.com

Evolution Skateboarding - $9.99 @ EBgames.com

Fisherman's Bass Club - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Freaky Flyers - $9.96 at Circuit City (11/24)

Galerians: Ash - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Gauntlet Dark Legacy - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

GoDai Elemental Force - $16.99 @ EBgames.com

Grandia II - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Gungrave - $9.99 at BestBuy.com (10/17)

Haven: Call of the King - $8.99 @ EBgames.com

Herdy Gerdy - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward - $19.99 at EBgames.com, Bestbuy.com (11/24)

IHRA Drag Racing 2 - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Jungle Book: Rhythm n' Groove - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Kessen 2 - $9.99 at BestBuy.com (10/17)

Kessen II - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Le Mans 24 Hours - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Legend of Alon D'ar - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Lego Island Xtreme Stunts - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Lethal Skies - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter - $19.99 at EBgames.com

Mad Maestro! - $9.99 @ EBgames.com

March Madness 2002 - $17.99 @ EBgames.com

Mark Davis Pro Bass Challenge - $9.99 @ EBgames.com

Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 - $4.96 at Circuit City (11/24)

Men in Black II: Alien Escape - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Mojo! - $9.99 @ EBgames.com

Monster Jam Maximum Destruction - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

MotoGP 2 - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Motor Mayhem - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

MXRider - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

My Street - $19.99 at Circuit City (11/24)

Namco Museum - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

NCAA Basketball 2K3 - $9.99 at BestBuy.com (10/17)

Oni - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny - $15.99 @ EBgames.com

Paris-Dakar Rally - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Q-Ball: Billiards Master - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Rally Fusion: Race of Champions - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Rayman Arena - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Ready 2 Rumble Boxing - Round 2 - $16.99 @ EBgames.com

Red Faction - $15.99 @ EBgames.com

Red Faction 2 - $9.99 at Bestbuy.com

Red Faction II - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Reel Fishing III - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Ridge Racer V - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

RLH: Run Like Hell - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Road Trip - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Rocky - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

RTX Red Rock - $6.99 at EBgames (10/27)

Rygar - $14.99 at EBgames (10/30)

Shinobi - $9.96 @ Circuit City (10/25)

Simpsons Skateboarding - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Smuggler's Run - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Smuggler's Run - $7.99 at EBgames.com (10/18)

Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Space Race - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

SpongeBob Squarepants Revenge of the Flying Dutchman - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

State of Emergency - $16.99 @ EBgames.com

Street Fighter EX3 - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Stuntman - $15.99 @ EBgames.com

Super Bust-A-Move 2 - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Superman: Shadow of Apokolips - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Tarzan Untamed - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Test Drive - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Test Drive Offroad: Wide Open - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Tetris Worlds - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

The Mummy Returns - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

The Powerpuff Girls: Relish Rampage - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

TimeSplitters 2 - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Tom and Jerry: War of the Whiskers - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Turok: Evolution - $9.99 @ EBgames.com

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Vexx - $9.99 at BestBuy.com (10/17)

Wild Arms 3 - $9.96 at Circuit City (11/24)

Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

WWF Smackdown: Just Bring it - $9.99 at EBgames (10/27)

Xenosaga - $19.99 at Circuit City (11/24)

XGRA - $9.99 at Best Buy

Yanya Caballista: City Skater - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Zapper - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Downforce - $7.99 @ EBgames.com (1/20)

 

 

Xbox

 

Apex - $19.99 at Bestbuy.com (11/7)

ATV: Quad Power Racing 2 - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Batman: Dark Tomorrow - $9.99 at EBgames.com (10/31)

BloodRayne - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

BMX XXX - $9.99 @ EBgames.com

Bruce Lee: Quest Of The Dragon - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Buffy: Chaos Bleeds - $19.99 at EB, Circuit City (11/23)

Burnout 2 - $19.99 at EBgames.com (11/24)

Capcom Vs. SNK EO - $9.96 at Circuit City (11/24)

Conflict: Desert Storm - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 - $9.99 @ EBgames.com (10/30)

Defender - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Egg Mania Eggstreme Madness - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

FireBlade - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Fuzion Frenzy - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Gauntlet Dark Legacy - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Genma Onimusha - $14.99 @ EBgames.com (10/27)

Jet Set Radio Future - $4.96 at Circuit City (11/24)

Kung Fu Chaos - $19.99 at EBGames.com and Best Buy

Legends Of Wrestling - $17.99 @ EBgames.com

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter - $19.99 at EBgames.com

Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 - $4.96 at Circuit City (11/24)

Mercedes Benz World Racing - $14.99 at EBgames.com (10/31)

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Monopoly Party - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Myst III: Exile - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Namco Museum - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

NBA Inside Drive 2002 - $16.99 @ EBgames.com

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

New Legends - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

NFL 2K3 - $15.99 @ EBgames.com

NFL Fever 2003 - $17.99 @ EBgames.com

NightCaster - $16.99 @ EBgames.com

Pirates of the Caribbean - $19.99 at EBgames.com (11/24)

Pulse Racer - $5.99 @ EBgames.com (10/29)

Quantum Redshift - $16.99 @ EBgames.com

Rally Fusion: Race of Champions - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Rayman Arena - $7.99 @ EBgames.com

Scooby-Doo! Night Of 100 Frights - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

SeaBlade - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Shenmue II - $9.96 at Circuit City (11/24)

Soccer Slam - $9.99 @ Best Buy (Depends on your local store)

Street Hoops - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Taz: Wanted - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Test Drive Offroad: Wide Open - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Tetris Worlds - Online Edition - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

The Terminator: Dawn Of Fate - $16.99 @ EBgames.com

TimeSplitters 2 - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Turok: Evolution - $12.99 @ EBgames.com (10/27)

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

UFC Tapout 2 - $10.99 at EBgames.com (10/31)

Vexx - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Whacked! - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Wreckless - $4.96 at Circuit City (11/24)

Brute Force - $19.99 @EBgames.com (1/20)

 

Gamecube

 

4x4 EVO 2 - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Aggressive Inline - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

ATV: Quad Power Racing 2 - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Backyard Football - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Black and Bruised - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

BMX XXX - $9.99 @ EBgames.com

Burnout - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath Of Cortex - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Crazy Taxi - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Dakar 2 - $9.99 at Bestbuy.com

Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 - $9.99 @ EBgames.com

Defender - $17.99 @ EBgames.com

Die Hard: Vendetta - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Frogger Beyond - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters - Melee - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Hunter: The Reckoning - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Legends Of Wrestling - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter - $19.99 at EBgames.com

Minority Report: Everybody Runs - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Monopoly Party - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Monsters Inc. - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

NASCAR Dirt to Daytona - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

NCAA College Football 2K3 - $9.99 @ EBgames.com

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

NFL 2K3 - $9.99 @ EBgames.com

Outlaw Golf - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Pac-Man World 2 - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Resident Evil 0 - $19.99 at EBgames.com (11/24)

Resident Evil - $19.99 at EBgames.com (11/24)

Robotech: Battlecry - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Rocket Power: Beach Bandits - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Rugrats Royal Ransom - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Shrek: Extra Large - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Spider-Man - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

SpongeBob Squarepants Revenge of the Flying Dutchman - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

SpyHunter - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Star Wars Rogue Leader - $9.96 at Circuit City (11/24)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Street Hoops - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Super Monkey Ball 2 - $19.99 @ EBgames.com (10/1)

Swingerz Golf - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Taz: Wanted - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

TimeSplitters 2 - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Tube Slider - $9.99 at EBgames.com (10/18)

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

UFC: Throwdown - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Vexx - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

Virtua Striker 2K2 - $15.99 at EBgames.com

Wave Race: Blue Storm - $9.96 at Circuit City (11/24)

Whirl Tour - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

WTA Tour Tennis - $9.99 @ EBgames.com

X-Men: Next Dimension - $14.99 @ EBgames.com

Zapper - $19.99 @ EBgames.com

 

Gameboy Advance

 

Rock N' Roll Racing - $9.96 at Circuit City (11/24)

 

That'll do it everyone.

 

Have a great week.

 

Glen

[Mark E]

Keep us not in suspense, Glen! What was the other pick???

[adamsappel]

EB Games (online and B&M) will take four used, non-sports games (no football, baseball, basketball or soccer) in exchange for a free $50 title. I think the B&M deal requires a coupon found in the February GMR magazine. Online you'll get an email voucher code. Not a shabby deal in and of itself, but you can pre-order Final Fantasy XI with this deal and get the hard drive that comes with it for $50, rather than the $99 list price. While I have no idea whether the hard drive will be supported in other ways, and I have no real interest in FFXI or its attendant monthly fees, the 40 gig HDD for $50 ain't bad.

 

Trade-in towards FFXI.

[Crippler]

I saw the following at Target:

 

FFX-2 - $39.99

Top Spin - $29.99

 

In the last wrap up I posted Freedom Fighters was $30 at Target's bargin bin. Well when I was there today I saw i in the PS2 section for $49.99. Then when I was in the bargin section today they had Top Spin marked down to $30, but when I looked in the xbox section it was $49.99. It probably is a case of dumb employees, but be careful.

 

EDIT - I just got back and came home with Top Spin. The copy in the bargin bin was gone, but there was one game left in the xbox glass. It was marked $50, but rang up at $30. It would be wise to call as this could just be my local Target.

[The Daisy]

Hehehe.... Gotta love the suspense...

 

Silent Storm, for the PC, was the other title.

 

From everything I've read, it's a great PC title. It's been out in Europe for a while now, I believe.

 

Glen

[szippy]

Originally posted by gwhinwi@Jan 18 2004, 07:36 PM

This one was an interesting pick for me. There were two games this week that I really felt were Game of the Week material, but in the end I'm going with my own sentimental favorite.

Sentimental favorite? You liked the bar maid from the first game that much?

[The Daisy]

Um, no.... Virtual Vixens have never been much of a reason for me to own, much less enjoy, a game.

 

Glen

[General Zot]

Glen,

 

Minor suggestion: just before the game of the week, maybe listed all the new games that week you are choosing from. I know they are listed in the calender on LCVG, but I never remember to check the calander (and I almost always see your thread on Mondays.) So sometimes I miss something almost as good as the GOTW because I just don't know to look for it.

 

Best and thanks

[The Daisy]

Yeah, I had thought about doing that in the past, but we ended up going this way just for simplicity.

 

Sadly, it adds twice the work for me to have to write up the new titles that are coming out each week, and doing the calendar.

 

I think in the future, we'll have a system that will work out well for everyone.

 

Glen

[The Daisy]

Downforce (PS2) - $7.99 at EBgames.com

Brute Force (Xbox) - $19.99 at EBgames.com

 

Glen

[Dan B.]

I think Brute Force just hit the magic price point for me to buy it.

[The Daisy]

I agree Dan. I think I'll be picking that one up soon as well.

 

Glen

[Romier S]

For those interested in Midways "The Suffering". You can preorder it at EBgames and a free copy of Midways Arcade Treasures!

 

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/234535.asp

[reeldeal]

Originally posted by gwhinwi@Jan 20 2004, 07:47 AM

Brute Force (Xbox) - $19.99 at EBgames.com

I thought I was getting a great deal when I found it for $39.99 Canadian at xmas. Still a good deal, but wow, that's a great deal.

 

Gave it to my brother and haven't had a chance to play it yet though

[The Daisy]

Warioware, Inc (GBA) - $19.99 at Target (Temporary Price Reduction)

Soul Calibur II (PS2) - $29.99 at Target (Temporary Price Reduction)

Brute Force (Xbox) - $19.99 at Target

Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2) - $39.99 at Target (Temporary Price Reduction)

M:I Operation Surra (Xbox) - $29.99 at Target (Temporary Price Reduction)

 

That's all I can remember for the moment, there were a few others though.

 

 

Glen

[Kain rising]

Came across

 

Metroid Prime for 19.99

and

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (Xbox) for 19.99

 

at CompUSA.

[Buck]

Maximum Chase for the Xbox is $9.99 at EB Games.

 

Linkage

[Buck]

R: Racing Evolution is $29.99 on all 3 consoles. It hasn't got very good reviews, but I thought some might be interested.

 

Xbox Linkage

 

PS2 Linkage*** Best deal as it comes with the original PS1 Ridge Racer

 

Cube Linkage

[Carlucci]

I didn't want to start a whole new thread so I'll post it here:

 

I've got a gift card code that EA sent to me for $15 off any purchase of $15 or more at http://eastore.ea.com/.

 

I'm giving the code away, since there are no EA games that I currently want, and it must be used by 2/15.

 

So, first one to respond here (not via PM) gets the code. I will send it to you via PM.

 

BTW, They've got NFL Street with free shipping, and they are taking pre-orders on 007:EoN

 

I make no guarantee that the code will work for anyone else but me, but it's worth a shot.

 

Carlos.

[adamsappel]

Wario Ware is $19.99 at Target. One of the best GBA games, well worth twenty bucks.

[Chris F]

Uhh, hell, no one else has responded.

 

Ok, I'll give it a try Carlos.

[The Daisy]

Man, Adam... don't you even read my posts anymore? hehe.

 

I had the Wario Ware thing in there from this morning.

 

Thanks to everyone for working on keeping this list updated. I greatly appreciate it.

 

Glen

[adamsappel]

D'oh! Um, it needed repeating, that's all.

[PoisonJam]

That Wario Ware must be in-store only, because the website still lists $30. Road trip!

[Orpheus]

Thanks for the heads up $20 gone, but now I have something to play on my coffee breaks at work.