PC and Videogame Wrapup for 6/15 to 6/21 (1 Viewer)

Did someone see a guy named Robotnik this week?

Let's get going.

GLEN'S HTF GAME OF THE WEEK


$49.99

Midtown Madness did pretty well on the PC, and this is Microsoft's first attempt at bringing the series to the Xbox. Previews have been mixed thus far, but it looks to be the biggest game of the week.

Games to be released during the week of 6/15 to 6/21. Prices according to EBgames.com

Midtown Madness 3 (Xbox) - $49.99 (6/16)
Sonic Adventure DX (GC) - $39.99 (6/17)
Hitman 2 (GC) - $39.99 (6/17)
Megaman Network Transmission (GC) - $39.99 (6/17)
Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack (GBA) - $19.99 (6/17)
LEGO Drome Racers (GBA) - $19.99 (6/17)
Rock 'n Roll Racing (GBA) - $29.99 (6/17)
DragonBall Z: Legacy of Goku II (GBA) - $29.99 (6/17)
Air Raid: This is not a Drill (PC) - $19.99 (6/17)
City Racer (PC) - $29.99 (6/17)
Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide (PC) - $24.99 (6/17)
Big Mutha Truckers (PS2) - $19.99 (6/16)
Resident Evil: Dead Aim (PS2) - $39.99 (6/17)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (PS2) - $49.99 (6/17)
RTX Red Rock (PS2) - $49.99 (6/17)
Unlimited SaGa (PS2) - $49.99 (6/17)
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (Xbox) - $19.99 (6/17)
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix (Xbox) - $49.99 (6/17)
Dakar 2 (Xbox) - $29.99 (6/17)
Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter (PS2, Xbox) - $49.99 (6/19)

Deals of the Week

Best Buy

Gamecube
Splinter Cell - $39.99

Xbox
Soldier of Fortune II - $39.99

Gameboy Advance
Golden Sun: The Lost Age - $24.99
Wario Ware - $24.99
The Legend of Zelda - $24.99
Donkey Kong Country - $24.99
Cabela's Big Game Hunter - $9.99

PC Games
Day of Defeat - $24.99

Bundles
- Purchase a Gamecube console, get the preview disk, a free game(one of the four Nintendo choices), and a GC starter kit free.

Circuit City

Playstation 2
Def Jam Vendetta - $39.99
X2: Wolverine's Revenge - $34.99
SPiderman - $14.99
Crash Bandicoot 5 - $14.99

Xbox
Max Payne - $17.99
007: Agent Under Fire - $17.99

PC Games
The Sims Superstar - $19.99 (Free after Rebate with the purchase of The Sims Deluxe)
The Sims Deluxe - $39.99
GTA: Vice City - $39.99
The Sims: Unleashed - $24.99
Dark Age of Camelot - $24.99
Roller Coaster Tycoon II: Wacky Worlds - $24.99

Bundles
- Receieve either Rallisport Challenge or Amped with the purchase of an Xbox

Target

PC Games
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Deluxe Edition - $39.76
Rollercoaster Tycoon Deluxe - $16.88
The Sims Deluxe - $34.99
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone - $9.99
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - $9.99

Playstation 2
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven - $37.88
X2: Wolverine's Revenge - $37.88
Dynasty Warriors 4 - $37.88
Hitman 2 - $27.88
Cabela's Big Game Hunter - $27.88
Spongebob Squarepants - $27.88

Xbox
The Sims - $37.88
X2: Wolverine's Revenge - $37.88
Halo - $27.88

Gamecube
Splinter Cell - $37.88
X2: Wolverine's Revenge - $37.88
Sonic Adventure 2 - $27.88

Gameboy Advance
Dora the Explorer - $17.88
Shrek: Hassle at the Castle - 17.88
Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf - $17.88
Pokemon Ruby - $27.88
Pokemon Sapphire - $27.88
Donkey Kong Country - $27.88
Wario Ware - $27.88

Gameboy Color
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Dark Dual Stories - $17.88

Recent Price Drops

Gameboy Advance
Lunar Legend - $19.99 at EB
Defenders of the Crown - $9.99 at Best Buy
Guilty Gear X - $9.99 at Best Buy
Dual Blades - $9.99 at Best Buy
Sega Smash Pack - $9.99 at Toys R Us
Fire Pro Wrestling 2 - $9.99 at Toys R Us
Virtua Tennis - $9.99 at Toys R Us
Wolfenstein 3D - $9.99 at Outpost.com (5/22)
Advance Wars - $18.00 at gexpress.com (5/31)
Rogue Spear - $9.99 at Best Buy (6/3)
The Sum of All Fears - $9.99 at Compusa.com EB (6/9)
BoulderDash EX - $9.99 at EB (6/11)
Robotech: The Macross Saga - $9.99 at KBkids.com (6/11)
Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms - $9.99 at KBkids.com (6/11)
Rayman 3 - $19.99 at CC

Gamecube
Tiger Woods 2003 - $19.99 at EB, CC, and BB
NBA Live 2003 - $19.99 at EB
NHL 2003 - $19.99 at EB
Madden 2003 - $19.99 at EB
BMX XXX - $9.99 at EB
Resident Evil 0 - $19.99 at Blockbuster
Metroid Prime - $19.99 at Blockbuster
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer - $19.99 at EB
Evolution Worlds - $19.99 at BB, CC
UFC: Throwdown - $19.99 at EB
Eternal Darkness - $14.99 at Gamestop
The Sum of All Fears - $19.99 at Gamestop
Dragon's Lair 3D - $19.99 at EB
NFL2K3 - $9.99 at EB
Pac Man World 2 - $14.99 at Best Buy
NCAA College Football 2K3 - $14.99 at EB
Driven - $9.99 at EB
WTA Tour Tennis - $9.99 at EB
Godzilla: DAMM - $19.99 at EB, BB
Crash Bandicoot 5 - $19.99 at EB
Dragon's Lair 3D - $19.99 at EB
Monsters Inc - $19.99 at EB
Timesplitters 2 - $19.99 at EB, BB
Star Wars: Clone Wars - $19.99 at CC
Wreckless - $9.97 at KBtoys.com (5/13)
Big Air Freestyle - $14.97 at KBtoys.com (5/13)
James Bond 007: Nightfire - $19.97 at KBtoys.com (5/13)
4X4 Evo 2 - $13.00 at Target (5/17)
ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 - $9.99 at EB (5/20)
Lost Kingdoms - $19.99 at TRU (5/21)
SSX Tricky - $9.88 at Walmart.com (5/23)
Wave Race: Blue Storm - $18.88 at Walmart.com (5/23)
NBA Street - $9.99 at Best Buy (5/27)
Freekstyle - $9.99 at Compusa.com (5/28)
Spiderman: The Movie - $19.99 at Target (5/31)
Dead to Rights - $19.50 at gexpress.com (5/31)
Top Gun: Combat Zones - $18.50 at gexpress.com (5/31)
Spongebob: Squarepants - $19.82 at Walmart (6/1)
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II - $19.99 at EB, BB (6/3)
Timesplitters 2 - $19.99 at BB (6/3)
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly - $19.99 at EB (6/5)
Tube Slider - $19.99 at EB (6/10)
Black and Bruised - $19.99 at EB (6/10)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - $19.99 at EB (6/10)
Star Fox Adventures - $29.99 at EB (6/11)
Super Mario Sunshine - $29.99 at EB (6/11)
Outlaw Golf - $14.99 at KBkids.com (6/11)
Hunter: The Reckoning - $14.99 at KBkids.com (6/11)
Street Hoops - $14.99 at KBkids.com (6/11)
Rayman 3 - $19.99 at EB, CC (6/18)

Playstation 2
Ratchet and Clank - $19.99 at Blockbuster
V-Rally 3 - $14.99 at EB
Onimusha 2 - $15.99 at EB
Everquest Online Adventures - $19.99 at EB, CC
Gungrave - $12.88 at Target
Turok: Evolution - $9.99 at EB
Tribes: Aeriel Assault - $9.99 at EB
Dark Angel - $9.99 at EB
Terminator: Dawn of Fate - $10.99 at EB
Superman: Shadows of Apokolips - $19.99 at EB
LoTR: FOTR - $9.99 at EB
Soccer Slam - $14.99 at EB
Aggressive Inline - $14.99 at KBtoys.com (5/13)
Auto Modellista - $29.97 at KBkids.com (5/13)
Minority Report - $14.99 at CompUSA.com (5/19)
X-Men: Next Dimension - $14.99 at CompUSA.com (5/19)
The Document of Metal Gear Solid - $9.99 at EB (5/20)
Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero - $14.99 at Best Buy (5/20)
GunGriffon Blaze - $9.99 at EB (5/21)
ESPN X Games Skateboarding - $9.99 at EB (5/28)
Yanya Caballista: City Skater - $9.99 at EB (5/28)
Drome Racers - $9.99 at EB(5/28)
Turok Evolution - $9.99 at Compusa.com Amazon.com (5/28)
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer - $14.82 at Walmart.com (5/28)
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 - $9.98 at Amazon.com (5/28)
Onimusha 2 - $9.98 at Amazon.com (5/28)
Xenosaga - $29.99 at EB, Target, BB (5/31)
Haven - $4.99 at Target, EB (6/5)
Airblade - $9.99 at EB (6/5)
Whirl Tour - $9.99 at EB (6/5)
NFL2K3 - $9.99 at EB (6/5)
NCAA College Football 2K3 - $9.99 at EB (6/5)
Giants: Citizen Kabuto - $12.99 at EB (6/5)
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter - $14.99 at EB (6/5)
Wild Arms 3 - $19.99 at EB (6/5)
Shinobi - $19.99 at EB (6/5)
Primal - $18.88 at Target (6/5)
Gitaroo-Man - $14.99 at Gamestop (6/8)
Arctic Thunder - $12.99 at EB (6/10)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - $19.99 at EB (6/10)
Summoner 2 - $19.99 at Circuit City (6/11)
Rayman 3 - $19.99 at EB, CC (6/18)
Super Bust a Move - $14.99 at EB (6/18)

Xbox
Metal Gear Solid 2:Substance - $19.99 at Target
Sega Soccer Slam - $15.00 at Target
Timesplitters 2 - $23.88 at Target
Whacked - $19.99 at EB
Enclave - $12.99 at EB
MechAssault - $19.99 at Blockbuster
Lord of the Rings: FoTR - $14.99 at EB
Gunvalkyrie - $12.99 at Target
Minority Report - $19.99 at CC
NFL Fever 2003 - $19.99 at EB
Deathrow - $14.99 at EB
Blood Omen 2 - $14.99 at EB
The Thing - $12.99 at EB
Crash Bandicoot 5 - $7.48 at Target
V-Rally 3 - $19.99 at EB
Dead to Rights - $19.99 at EB
Blinx - $17.99 at CompUSA.com (5/19)
Shenmue 2 - $17.99 at CompUSA.com (5/19)
Mat Hoffman BMX 2 - $9.88 at CompUSA.com (5/19)
NFL Fever 2003 - $17.99 at CompUSA.com (5/19)
New Legends - $9.90 at Outpost.com (5/22)
Unreal Championship - $19.99 at Blockbuster (5/22)
Turok Evolution - $9.99 at EB, Compusa.com Amazon.com (5/28)
James Bond: Nightfire - $14.99 at EB (5/28)
Whiteout - $14.99 at EB (5/28)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - $14.99 at EB(5/28)
Outlaw Golf and Seablade Bundle - $14.99 at EB (5/28)
Hunter: The Reckoning - $19.99 at KBtoys.com (5/28)
Genma: Onimusha - $19.97 at KBtoys.com (5/28)
Aggressive Inline - $19.99 at KBtoys.com (5/28)
UFC: Tapout - $15.99 at Compusa.com (5/28)
Tony Hawk 2X - $9.98 at Amazon.com (5/28)
WWE Raw - $9.98 at Amazon.com (5/28)
Spyhunter - $9.98 at Amazon.com (5/28)
Toe Jam and Earl 3 - $19.99 at EB (5/30)
Spiderman: The Movie - $19.99 at Target (5/31)
NFL2K3 - $15.99 at EB (6/3)
Panzer Dragoon Orta at - $29.99 BB (6/3)
Splashdown - $19.99 at EB (6/5)
Whiteout - $9.98 at Amazon.com (6/9)
Legends of Wrestling - $9.99 at EB (6/12)
Seablade - $9.99 at EB (6/12)
Rayman 3 - $19.99 at EB, CC (6/18)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 - $19.99 at EB (6/18)

Have a great week everyone. Hopefully we'll continue to see more and more drops in the coming weeks. (Like I need more games.)

Glen

I don't know how long the sale lasts, but Xenosaga (PS2) was on sale for $19.99 new (cheaper than their used price) at Gamestop last week. Interested parties might want to check it out.

BestBuy in Pittsfield, MA had a whole stack of the Star Wars Rogue Leader II priced at $19.99, clearanced for 50 % off. Picked it up for my kids (9 & 7 year old) for $9.99. They seem to love it and I don't understand the T rating as the game seems very mild, just blowing stuff up that I've seen.

Glen thanks for all the hard work! I'll be picking up Tomb Raider AOD, and possibly MM3. Thanks again.

Gee I'd like to pick up Rogue Leader in case I ever Buy a Cube. I'm contemplating SOF and Midtown Madness. I might give them a rent first.

Bah Humbug, bring on the Advance Wars 2 already!

Thanks again Glen. If you don't have Advance Wars 2 as the game of the week next time and a place I can get it cheap, I might have to commit seppuku. Or I could just check the papers and buy it myself (nah, I'll stick with seppuku.)

Cheers!

FYI, I think Circuit City's ad also listed a $10 giftcard with the purchase of Midtown Madness 3.

I'm taking a wait and see approach on SOF II and MM3(will need to decide between this and Midnight Club II). I'll probably pick these up sometime this week:

Deathrow - $14.99 at EB
Dead to Rights - $19.99 at EB
Blood Omen 2 - $14.99 at EB

Perhaps a few more since the dvd releases are so dead this week.

Thanks for the great weekly list Glen.

was at Target last night and saw Crash Bandicoot for the Cube on an endcap for $12.99. They had a bunch of copies at that price...

Take this with a grain a salt...I read over at the the ign forums that a couple of people picked up shinobi and Contra (PS2)for $15 each at Target. They were on clearance. It is was also noted to have the Target worker scan the game because some Target stores may have the wrong price. Can anyone verify this? I just may have to take a ride to Target tonight. Contra for $15 is a definate purchase.

I wonder what happened with the forum.

It lost all of my post changes for yesterday.

Hmmm....

Glen

Glen, I noticed some weird goings-on with the forum this morning as well. New posts dropped, empty threads, etc.

Larry, I find Target to be one of the best places to pick up great deals. Since there's limited shelf space for games, turnover to make room for new titles is pretty quick. But, the employees are often clueless about their own prices, and I frequently see that they haven't changed the price stickers or that games have the wrong title and price underneath. In the Greatest Hits section they often have other unpriced titles that you should always ask to be scanned. I picked up MLB Slugfest 2003 and Sega Soccer Slam (Xbox) for $10.

I've debated picking up Slugfest for that price. I just don't know if I need another game... just to have it sit on the shelf. Ok, if I don't pick up that one... I'll pick up something else.

Glen

I guess I'm doing my job then.

Glen

Do you guys know if the Tomb Raider AOD will get pushed back even more.

Last I heard, Tomb Raider was pushed off until early next month. I don't have a firm date at the moment though.

Glen

Looks like Rayman has hit $19.99 at CC as well. I'll be picking up the GC version, possibly the GBA one as well. Just not sure when...

Glen

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