PATIENCE PAYS OFF!
Whether you passed on paying full retail, or have arrived to the party late, welcome to 'The Price Drop'.
This week we have four noteworthy video game price drops to report.
To kick things off, we are happy to report that the regular edition of Saints Row 2 (PS3/Xbox 360) gets a price drop of $10 to $49.99. While Grand Theft Auto IV sold more copies, many consider Saints Row 2 to be the more 'fun' game of the two. Saints Row 2 was developed by Volition, and published by THQ. It initially released on October 14, 2008 and scored a respectable 81-82 on Metacritic.
On a side note, apparently rapper 50 Cent is in interested in working on a 'Saints Row' movie in the future. Perhaps this will provide Hollywood with a much needed 'video game franchise translated to movie' blockbuster? Um no...
The next price drop to report is Call of Duty: World at War
for the PS3. It is now availble for $49.99 ($10 price drop). Interestingly enough, it is not a cross-platform price drop as all other versions are still at their original launch prices.
This fifth installment in the series was developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. The game was released worldwide on November 11, 2008. The PS3 version of Call of Duty: World at War scored an 85 on Metacritic.
A 'family friendly' alternative to playing a pimp or slaughtering Nazi's is Scene It? Box Office Smash Bundle. The price on the game bundle with 4 big button controllers has been dropped a healthy $20 to $39.99. If your grandmother can't operate these big button controllers, then perhaps some peanuckle at the Moose Club is more in line.
The game was developed by Krome Studios and released on October 28, 2008. Typically these types of games don't perform well on Metacritic, but it scored a fairly respectable 75.
Finally, our last price cut to report is on Ubisoft's Far Cry 2 (PS3/Xbox 360). Far Cry 2 is now available for $39.99 ($20 price drop).
Far Cry 2 released on October 21, 2008. Although marketed as a true sequel to the original Far Cry, it's game play more closely resembled Grand Theft Auto's open sandbox, versus the approach of the original. Both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Far Cry 2 have a rating score of 85 on Metacritic.
