• Preserving the Plastic: Modern Rarities

    ...want to look at blockbuster and sports titles as a long-term investment. They will usually become dirt-cheap and easy to find in a few years. This isn’t to say that...

  • BLACK (MXB)

    ...designers cheap out and block your path with tiny piles of debris and even invisible walls. “I could reach that secret stash of ammo if it weren’t for this wooden...

  • SimCity (SNES)

    ...taxes, you gain enough money to create more interesting places, such as stadiums, airports, police stations, and other such buildings. After accomplishing various goals throughout the game (such as having...

  • Preserving the Plastic: Trade Bait

    ...bait is having something that’s worthwhile that you received for cheaper than the normal asking price. The best way to find out if something is “worthwhile” is to check out...

  • Rayman Advance (GBA)

    ...little too frustrating for my book. Rayman Advance is a good bet on the cheap, but think twice when faced with a full purchase. Give it a rent if possible....

  • James Pond 2: Codename Robocod (SMS)

    ...to the point of frustration. Some of the enemies take a good beating to go down, and a few cheap shots can leave you seething. There is, however, very little...

  • Alex Kidd in Miracle World (SMS)

    ...cheap. If you do not manage to find the “Telepathy Ball,” the Janken matches in the game become obscenely difficult and entirely based on luck. You see, almost all of...

  • Ikaruga (GCN)

    I’m not a hardcore shooter fan, but I decided to give Ikaruga a shot because I was bored and it was cheap. I don’t have much of a basis for...

  • Submissions (August 2005)

    ...the Ironforge gates; he seemed to be meditating in preparation for battle. Hmm, Eric thought, If I can just stealth and deliver one Cheap Shot I should have the upper...

  • Doom 64 (N64)

    ...to take that cheap shot), but it was still more of the same. Enter Doom 64, the Doom that was finally something new. Maybe this was partly a result of...