Buy an old one.

So many games come out at the same time I frequently find myself buying only a select few. Then when I have some extra money to spend I go out and buy a good game I find. This doesn’t always work to my benefit since I might have forgotten about a really great game that came out in a better game’s shadow.

So I wanted to write this. If you’re walking around GameStop or Best Buy with a hand full of cash and can’t figure out what you want, try one of these great old games.

XBox
Psychonauts - Great voice acting in a platformer with interesting graphics. If you can find it pick it up.
Ninja Gaiden Black - The best version of the game with a lower difficulty setting.
Halo and Halo 2 - Halo 2 is still the top XBox Live game so that tells you how great this game is.
Grand Theft Auto - The entire series is great but San Andreas is the best.
Fable: The Lost Chapters - Now’s your chance to catch up on the story before the sequel come’s out.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic XBox 360 Project Gotham Racing 3 - Now that it’s nearly a year old the price has dropped considerably.
DOA4 - Ditto
Burnout Revenge
Call of Duty 2
Condemned
King Kong

PC
Oblivion - Hands down the best version of the game with FREE add-ons and better graphics.
Moonbase Commander - Budget strategy game you should find under $10. I own this one it’s a fun puzzler.
Guild Wars
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Episode One - New but still cheap.
Unreal Tournament - Still one of my favorite 3D PC shooters. Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project - Fun sidescroller.

PS2
Grand Theft Auto - The entire series is great but San Andreas is the best.
Final Fantasy X - My favorite Final Fantasy tale yet. Great voice acting and incredible CG cut scenes.
Keep an eye out for Guitar Hero’s price to drop with it’s sequel due to hit store shelve’s.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence - I heard this game was good. Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance
Def Jam: Fight for NY
Stuntman
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution

PSP
Megaman Powered UP - It’s cheap now that it’s a few months old.
Daxter
Burnout Legends
Wipeout Pure
Lumines

GameCube
Super Smash Bros. Melee - I never really liked these games but some people are huge fans. Give it a shot, it’s cheap.
Animal Crossing - Truly an experience I will never forget. A game your girlfriend/wife might thoroughly enjoy.
Resident Evil 4 - The best in the series. Game of the Year in many publications.
The Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Metroid Prime 1 or 2
Mario Party - Any of them are fun with the right group.

GameBoy & DS
I would mention more of the great DS games but most of the best are still new and expensive.
Metroid: Fusion
- GBA Metroid: Zero Mission
- GBA Wario Ware: Twisted
- GBA Wario Ware: Touched!
- DS Mario Pinball
Mario Vs. Donkey Kong - Great freakin’ game. More Donkey Kong than Mario but lots of fun.

Let me know if you have some you’d like to add.

~ HL