games  anime  |  toys
This is a Destructoid readers's blog. For staff blogs click here. Confused? read this Create you own Dtoid blog, it's free!  |   Returning members: Login now


[ njsykora's blog ]



A Challenge. How Much Game Do You Get For £5?
njsykora | 10:18 AM on 04.30.2009 13 comments


As we all know, videogaming is an expensive hobby. In these troubled economic times even I have been forced down to only one oil tanker full of caviar a week. So I decided that since I didn't have the cash to buy one of this week's new releases (I'm lying, I bought Rhythm Paradise) I would see how much game I could get for just £5 of my English pounds.

The location chosen, CEX Gloucester. The format, I went in looking for anything and everything but all these games came from the PS2 section.



Timesplitters - £1

First thing I picked up was this. I love Timesplitters 2 but have never played the original game. I don't expect it to be as good but quite frankly I don't care when it's only £1.



Zone of the Enders - £1

The Crackdown of its day. It sold massive amounts because of the bundled in MGS2 demo however my friends that are into giant robots speak very highly of it. To be honest I've wanted to get it for a while yet there's always been something that's held me back. A £1 price tag must've silenced that problem.



Dynasty Warriors 3 - £2.50

I asked a little while ago that if I was going to get started on Dynasty Warriors where was the best place to start. The overwhelming majority held up #3 as the perfect entry point. £2.50 may have just bought me a newfound appreciation for one button combat.

I encourage everyone to try this themselves, take £5 (that's roughly $7.50) and go find some cheap games. GOOD GAMES as well, we're not giving points for £5 worth of crap here. I want to see what you can add to your collection that you genuinely want with just a small amount of cash.



  related blogs:
 

Is this post awesome? Vote it up!

0


Comment with Facebook





Click connect and comment instantly!

Comment with Dtoid





New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds

13 comments | showing # 1 to 13

prev next

Jordan Grim Devore's Destructoid Blog
TimeSplitters? I love you.
Bulkmailer's Destructoid Blog
Noice.
Mr Wrighty 987's Destructoid Blog
I got Crackdown the other day for £4.50 preowned
MiOdd's Destructoid Blog
I just bought a PS2 last week (I've never owned myself) so I've been doing the same thing... snagged these titles all under $5 each:

Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
Ratchet & Clank
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
The Mark of Kri

They're all great games too, imo.
Freefall's Destructoid Blog
I too have been looking for games on the cheap, A surprising amount of games have dropped under the £10 mark, so now is the time to buy them.
Gemsi's Destructoid Blog
I wish I had a CEX within less than two hours drive than me, sadly that's not the case, but great bargians none the less
Char Aznable's Destructoid Blog
Damn, that's an impressive amount of quality for 5 squiggly Ls with a line in the middle. Nice job.

I was always curious about Zone of the Enders, but never picked it up. I had always confused it in my mind with Xenosaga, and I was scared off by discussion of the overly long cutscenes in that game. Is it more of an RPG, or a robots + lasers action game?
The-Excel's Destructoid Blog
My brother got Zone of the Enders for everything except the packaged demo. I don't think he even touched it.
The-Excel's Destructoid Blog
The demo, that is.
Mushman's Destructoid Blog
TS1 is great, but I prefer the second one due to it's awesome multiplayer.

ZOE is great, but it ends in a unfavourable fasion, TBH. Got get ZOE2 after you have finihed 1, it's miles better. :)
Anus Mcphanus's Destructoid Blog
I got ICO the other day for about a fiver and was well happy!
The GHost's Destructoid Blog
Nice batch of games you have there. I really liked Zone of Enders, but I agree with Mushman: the sequel was superior.
Gibbo's Destructoid Blog
TS1 is awesome, especially if you can find some friends to play it with. So many memories of the China level.


prev next


Comment with Facebook





Click connect and comment instantly!

Comment with Dtoid





New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds

Comments policy

Destructoid is an open discussion community. You don't need to "audition" to post a comment - just speak your mind. We respect differing opinions on the site, so have at it. Be smart, funny, insightful, clueless, or cute -- but back it up with substance. Keep your cool, keep it fun. We only ask that you act respectfully and above all: don't be a troll and ruin it for everyone else. Don't bring down gamers or we'll, you know, gently shoot you in the face and stuff you into a flaming mailbox. Each comment is your opportuntity to make this community awesomer. Is that even a word?

Avoiding the banhammer only requires common sense: spamming, trolling, racism, NSFW stuff, and other forms of sucking will not be tolerated. If anyone is griefing please report abuse. Be good. Don't suck!

 about me

Prononciation
njsykora is pronounced like this.
en-jay-sik-ora

Yeah it would be easier if it were spelt njsikora but it doesn't look as cool does it?

Mini Bio
I'm njsykora, a news writer for Negative Gamer and Cblog Recapper on Wednesdays.

Want to see what I live in? Look here.

About This Blog

This is a home for all my videogame articles and exploits that are too happy to go on Negative Gamer.

Blog Series'

The £5 Challenge
In these troubled economic times we all have less money, join me as I set out to prove it's possible to get plenty of excellent games for only £5.
#1: Timesplitters, Zone of the Enders and Dynasty Warriors 3
#2: Ico
#3: Beach Spikers

JRPGs vs NJ
I have 23 unfinished JRPGs, I aim to complete them all within 8 months.
The List and Mission

5 Reasons
Why should you be excited for a game? A controller? A console? A program? A pizza? I explain why I'm excited for something and why you should be too.
1: LittleBigPlanet
2: Guitar Hero World Tour
3: Midnight Club Los Angeles
4: Eternity's Child

Control Freaks
A look at games that have been defined by their weird controllers, or unique use of existing ones. Now finished in 6 parts.
1: Ape Escape
2: The neGcon
3: The Sega Action Chair
4: Gametrak
5: Prop Cycle
6: DK Bongos

Email
njsykora@googlemail.com

Awards

The Great Retro Quiz 29: Donkey Kong Country

The Great Retro Quiz 30: Super Mario Kart

Consoles Owned - This Gen
Wii
Playstation 3
Xbox 360
Nintendo DS
PSP

The Retro Collection
Dreamcast
Gamecube
Playstation 2
Nintendo 64
Turbografx-16
Neo Geo Pocket Colour

 xbox 360 gamertag
 friends' updates
Anthony Burch's Profile Anthony Burch
Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin: Penny Arcade Expo 2009
atheistium's Profile atheistium
I'm in Canada for a Ubisoft Montreal Event
Audio Video's Profile Audio Video
Fails at blogging.
CblogRecaps's Profile CblogRecaps
Cblogs of 11/7/09 and 11/8/09 + SilverDragonisms
Chad Concelmo's Profile Chad Concelmo
The Memory Card .74: Crono's trial
Chibicon's Profile Chibicon
Gaming and Relationships. Do they work together?
Conan-san's Profile Conan-san
EUFNF: The importance teamwork in L4D.
DanGale's Profile DanGale
Dtoid Discusses: UK Dtoiders visit Capcom
Danzflor's Profile Danzflor
(short) Despingation FTW!
DtoidUK's Profile DtoidUK
Dtoid UK: We return from Eurogamer.
DV2FOX's Profile DV2FOX
GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR is On Tour! (Final Website is Final Version),Also Rock band+2
Electro Lemon's Profile Electro Lemon
Ahh, Sony Marketing Strikes Again
king3vbo's Profile king3vbo
Why I Love Destructoid
Little Burro's Profile Little Burro
Retro Games Made With People
manasteel88's Profile manasteel88
A Comment on Survival Horror. Tips & Tricks.
mistic's Profile mistic
NARPing Eurostyle (EuroNARP 2 recap)
vexed alex's Profile vexed alex
Beneath the Pixels: Wind Waker Part One
wardrox's Profile wardrox
A Short Film By Wardrox


 

 
  get involved

register or login
post a blog
post a forum
enter a contest
contribute a news tip
suggest a feature
be a guest editor
support

new member's guide
login assistance
tech support
report abuse
email our editors
read our dev blog
nuclear crisis?
keep in touch

RSS feed
Twitter
Facebook
Myspace
Flickr
Game nights
Meetup+play online
seriously

about Destructoid
advertising
terms of use
privacy policy
jobs at MM
buy our crap
our network

Tomopop
Japanator
Despingation?




Destructoid is an independently-run publication forged by our love of video games and the gaming community's need of accountable enthusiast press
living the dream since March 16, 2006