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Bargain Bin Laden EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Bargain Bin Laden #38: Thrasher: Skate and Destroy 20 In the collective consciousness of skateboarding games, Tony Hawk has been the only one to hold the throne. There was never a rivalry, like with 2K Sports and EA Games. Challengers came and went,... Bargain Bin Laden #37: Second Sight 35 Psychic power in videogames was an idea that had not been fully explored by 2004, and still hasn't been fully whored out, strangely enough. It was a complete and utter shame then, that by some cr... Bargain Bin Laden #36: Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening 68 With Devil May Cry 4 hitting American shelves this past Tuesday, and leaping proudly into the hands of Europeans tomorrow, I thought it was high time we featured some of Dante's exploits in Barga... Bargain Bin Laden #35: Killzone 56 Ah, Killzone, how I weep for thee. Killzone is one of hype's most tragic victims, a game so built up as a "Halo killer" and so expected to be the next big thing in first person shooting... Bargain Bin Laden #34: Killer7 62 As the U.S. release of No More Heroes draws nigh, it's only appropriate that this week's Bargain Bin Laden take a look at Killer7, which, for many gamers, served as an introduction to writer/dire... Bargain Bin Laden #33: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 59 Ask anybody, I'm a massive Metal Gear Solid fan. For me, Hideo Kojima is a God when it comes to developing characters and storylines in games. This series stands next to Konami's other great line... Bargain Bin Laden #32: Resident Evil 4 42 Welcome to another edition of Bargain Bin Laden, where we bring you the best of the cheap in the world of games. While some of my previous choices have been quite obscure, today's edition is a ga... Bargain Bin Laden #31: Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior 21 The wares of Games Workshop have been a bone of contention throughout much of my life. Drawn in by the wonderful backdrops, the fantastic designs and the lure of an engrossing tabletop game, my o... Bargain Bin Laden #30: Sonic Advance 18 It's fair to say that Sonic the Hedgehog fell on hard times when the industry moved out of the 16bit era. Despite a few glimmers of hope, the once-beloved mascot never truly coped with the evolut... Bargain Bin Laden #29: XIII 39 The first person shooter genre has, for a long time, not been known for its wealth of engrossing, plot-heavy games. With the exception of Valve's Half-Life series, one would be right to think of ... Bargain Bin Laden #28: Indigo Prophecy 56 We haven't done this in a while, but you should be pleased (or horrified) to know that I've offered to officially take over Bargain Bin Laden for a while, lest Destructoid fans be without knowled... Bargain Bin Laden #27: Silent Hill 2 38 Oh, poor Aaron Linde. He doesn't realize what he's done. By lending the reins of BBL to me this week and approving the rabid horror enthusiast within to venerate Silent Hill 2, you may be stuck w... Bargain Bin Laden #26: Taito Legends 1 & 2 14 [Hey all, Linde here. I know it's been awhile since I've been regular with the BBL updates, but what with review crew and Podtoid and all, keeping it up to date has been kinda tough. But rather t... Bargain Bin Laden #25: Bushido Blade 49 You want a realistic game? It doesn't get much more realistic than Bushido Blade. Imagine a fighting game where if you take a solid hit, you're done. It wouldn't be much fun, now would it? That's... Bargain Bin Laden # 24: The Legend of Dragoon 59 As our revered Mr. Monocle informed us last week, the equally-venerated Aaron Linde is in Budapest eating bears, as we speak! Thus, I was asked to cover this week's Bargain Bin Laden, and I humbl... Bargain Bin Laden #23: Metal Arms: Glitch in the System 38 Hi gang, once again I'm holding down the fort while much of the staff are out of the office, which is why I'm covering Aaron Linde's Bargain Bin Laden post for today. I'm very pleased to be able ... Bargain Bin Laden #22: Psychonauts 45 Psychonauts. Yeah, I know -- sort of like Beyond Good and Evil, one of those games that needs no introduction, that almost hourly enjoys some sort of running of the mouth by one journalist or ano... Bargain Bin Laden #21: R-Type Final 16 Søren Kierkegaard once wrote, "I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or d... Bargain Bin Laden #20: Gunstar Super Heroes 29 Today, BBL rolls up on the big two-oh. I was planning on some grand gesture to celebrate, like some sort of Destructoid team photo where we're all fighting each other while riding bears or someth... Bargain Bin Laden #19: Otogi 11 Things look pretty bleak for the next month or so, don't they? Ah, summertime -- when the gaming industry actually offers a pretty compelling excuse to get off your ass and get outside. There... Bargain Bin Laden #18: Maximo 18 You guys smell that? Oh yes, it smells like violent death. That's right, kids, welcome the newest inductee into the "So Bloody Hard It's Awesome" club of BBL selections: Maximo:... Bargain Bin Laden #17: Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga 37 There's a particular point in this week's BBL that I'm going to say now, because I'll invariably get kicked in the face for saying so -- let's get the face-kickin' out of ... Bargain Bin Laden #16: Zone of the Enders 26 Long-time BBL readers know that I'm no stranger to giant robots. You might recall when I covered... huh, okay, no giant robots in the games I've covered, anyway. But I dated one in colleg... Bargain Bin Laden #15: Crimson Skies 26 Today we reach back to hallowed antiquity in a loosely related sort of way. Back in The Day I covered an oft-overlooked title for BBL called Sky Odyssey, and it's difficult to write up this w... Bargain Bin Laden #14: Freedom Fighters 39 Aaron Linde is busy hunting terrorists with Jack Bauer, so I'm taking over Bargain Bin Laden this week. This week's game, Freedom Fighters, is one that I've actually discussed with Mr... Bargain Bin Laden #13: Dragon Quest VIII 30 This week's selection ain't exactly obscure, but it is one of the best RPGs ever made. If you haven't already played Dragon Quest VIII, it's likely that you've spoken with som... Super Bargain Bin Laden Gaiden Turbo EX: The Red Star 29 Good evening and happy Friday, friends, and welcome to a special edition of Bargain Bin Laden. As those of you familiar with how we work it up here in Bargainville (located in northern Dealvania)... 360 backwards compatibility update includes Panzer Dragoon, others 55 Holy God, Microsoft just answered two of my biggest prayers. The latest upcoming backwards compatibility update for the Xbox 360 covers a round of half-decent titles, but also includes the A-List... Bargain Bin Laden #12: Scurge: Hive 29 This week's Bargain Bin Laden begins with a personal gripe: Nintendo and NST really crapped in my cereal with Metroid Prime: Hunters. Not because it was a bad game -- quite the contrary, actu... Bargain Bin Laden 11: Contra: Shattered Soldier 16 Happy Holy Zombie Day, pixies -- since all but ten to fifteen of you have meandered towards a computer and away from drunken relatives arguing over divinity and chocolate eggs and large sums of b... Bargain Bin Laden 10: Shenmue II 23 Good god, it's been a long couple of weeks. If you haven't already read my bitching and complaining elsewhere, the story is this: three weeks before the end of my penultimate Winter quart... Bargain Bin Laden #9.5: Win a heap of games! 36 [Update: We've got plenty of great submissions thus far, but there's still time left, people -- you got 'til Friday.] Afternoon, underlings. Aaron Linde here -- and by here, I mean no... Bargain Bin Laden #9: God Hand 33 So, God Hand. Let's get those big questions cleared away before we begin, shall we?First, those of you paying attention might note that while God Hand recently enjoyed a nigh-universal price ... Bargain Bin Laden #8: Panzer Dragoon Orta 22 Did you know that "Bargain Bin Laden" has been incorporated into several terrorism aggregate news feeds since its inception? It's true! Good to know that those looking for the lates... High Scores: our best garage sale gaming finds 49 I had the most wonderful dream last night. Hey, where are you going? I swear it has nothing to do with me, a bottle of scotch, a swimming pool full of maple syrup and one Mr. Ron Workman. Well, n... Bargain Bin Laden #7: Beyond Good and Evil 72 You don't really need me to go on and on about Ubisoft's incredible Beyond Good and Evil, do you? The same people that busy themselves fellating Fumito Ueda over Shadow of the Colossus an... Bargain Bin Laden #6: Gunvalkyrie 22 I'd like to think that our usual audiences would be present and accounted for today, but let's face it: most of you are watching the game, drunk and awash in nacho cheese. I could phone t... BK drops game prices to 99 cents; your arteries shudder as you approach 18 Just when you thought the King's game collection couldn't get any cheaper than $4 ... the games become cheaper than their burgers. You can now get Pocketbike Racer, Sneak King, and the b... Bargain Bin Laden #5: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat 20 Sorry for the interruption in programming, kids. Due to forces beyond my control like physics and math and other kinds of science, BBL's gonna be a Sunday deal from here on out. We cool? Good... Bargain Bin Laden #4: Jet Set Radio Future/Sega GT 2002 25 Before I'm drawn and quartered for the extreme tardiness of this week's BBL, let me assure you that it was not my wish to delay. Rather, the Great and Terrible Gods of Consumer Electronic... Bargain Bin Laden #3: Mobile Light Force 2 11 Settle down, children, and let ol' BBL tell you a tale; a tale of mystery, intrigue, and ultimate suffering. It is a story of Japanese shooters and their horrible and inappropriately localize... Bargain Bin Laden #2: Sky Odyssey 13 Pilotwings has been painfully absent from our hearts and minds for more than ten years. The last we saw the series was Pilotwings 64, a launch title that was sadly overshadowed by the irrefutable... Bargain Bin Laden #1: Seek and Destroy 9 You kids and your next-gen -- flirting with financial ruin, that's what you're doing. $300-$600 for a new console? Sixty bones for a game? Hogwash! Why sell off your kidneys, your firstborn, and ...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! Dive in! meetup+play for a chance to win a PC Dtoid Twitter    Got news?   tips@destructoid.com Reviews & Previews Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles review Left 4 Dead 2 review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex review Arkedo Series - 02 SWAP! review EyePet review more reviews Chugging along with Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks Online Lessons 101 Monster Slaying in Monster Hunter Tri Hooking onto, under and above Just Cause 2 PS3's 256-player MAG Rooms The Main Building more previews - The Dtoid Army is 50647 strong - Showing Cblogs with 3+ faps   show all Call for entries: do the wrong thing New to Dtoid? 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