Video Games Trade-In

Last week, I went to the local used game store to unload some old games I wasn't likely to play again. Long story short, I ended up keeping my games, because they didn't have anything I was interested in.

Lucky for me (and you too if you have any old games you're looking to trade in) Amazon has just beta launched Amazon Video Games Trade-In - a new service that allows the trade in of used games for an Amazon Gift Card.

The video game trade-in process is easy. Go to Amazon Video Games Trade-In and find the games you want to trade in among the 1,500+ titles. Once you find your game, print off a pre-paid label (no cost to you), drop it in the mail, and you're done. Since games are received and checked by the dealer, an Amazon Gift Card will be deposited into your Amazon account. You can use your Amazon Gift Card for the purchase of millions of eligible items at Amazon.

As a bonus to try Amazon's new trade in program for the first two weeks of the beta, they are offering 10% discount on future purchase of any game or accessory in Amazon's video games store.

PlayNC 60 Day Game Time Card

I was going to write a post about the latest update to City of Heroes when I stumbled across this little item. It's a pre-paid card for 60 days of game time for these great games from PlayNC.

City of Heroes is a new kind of massive online multiplayer game. If you always wanted to defend your city from evildoers as a mighty hero, now is your chance. Choose your power, join a team and go to tremendous online role-playing action. You also have to watch your Fame meters - the largest is its reputation, more prizes and awards you receive. Team up with other players online, to form new superhero groups and take down the criminals more effectively.

City of Villains is the standalone sequel to critically acclaimed MMORPG City of Heroes. Using an amazing variety of new skills, abilities and customization options, players can now experience sinister game of the other side of the mask. With diabolical craft and guile, players forge new super-powered villain characters in an attempt to dominate the world. Heroes and authorities of Paragon City will do everything in their power to thwart these evil plans of destruction. It will take a supreme effort for true domination.

Lineage is a medieval setting of fantasy. The hero, a member of the real line, the heads of their homeland - the Kingdom of Aden - with your tutor knights, determined to avenge the death of his father and regain his kingdom. The game is based on the comic scene Lineage by Shin Il-sook, but the story has been expanded over the years, focusing first on the development of the promises given to the prince or princess of their choice, and now the rebellion that King is planning a suitor with dark elves. The game is full of detail and great care is taken to leave the game in the medieval feel intact.

Lineage II: The Chaotic Throne is an immersive and dramatic fantasy world known for its unique political and economic systems. Engage in regular castle sieges, exciting monster encounters, and epic clan vs. clan warfare. You'll need tenacity, cunning and strategy to survive! Lineage II offers the world's elite MMO players a hardcore Player vs. Player experience.

Lineage The Blood Pledge is an Epic Sci-Fi RPG. Explore lush forest planets, volcanic moons and exotic alien civilizations. Face off against powerful xenophobe soldiers, armored and mechaoids vicious predators. Use a wide range of weapons and unique magical alien powers to help the Allied Free Sentients (AFS) in his desperate fight against extinction. Tabula Rasa combines a vast, persistent game world & ongoing storyline w / a fast-paced action, resulting in a surprising new approach to the design of multi-player online games. Richard Garriott presents and epic sci-fi RPG - Tabula Rasa Tabula Rasa combines a vast, persistent game world with the ongoing storyline and fast paced action, resulting in several games for the fast paced battle! Face off against powerful xenophobe soldiers, armored mechanoids, and vicious Use Mystical "Logos" language and powers to seize power of the cosmos for healing and attack in both PVP and PVE play styles.

Dungeon Runners
- Something moves in the dark. An odor wafts above the earth hot dank depths. Nails scratch against limestone, dripping water echoes off cavern walls, ancient chains rattle in stagnant air?. What is the mysterious depths below? Dungeon Runners is an online role-playing game. As a brave hero, you'll explore dangerous dungeons, battle ferocious monsters and discover incredible weapons, artifacts and loot. Choose to play as Fighter, Mage or Ranger in a realm of terror, magic and adventure. Unlock powerful new skills as you gain experience in their journey into the unknown. Whether fighting evil hordes as a lone warrior or group with online friends to carve a path of destruction through your foe, Dungeon Runners will kill your deepest dungeon-crawling thirst. Dungeon Runners is continually expanding to include new maps, new monsters, new powers and new features.

CoH and CoV can be played under the same account, but if you play (or want to) any of these other games, then you really can't beat this deal for under $30.

101 DS games in 1

101 games in 1 cartridge ... Less than 20 cents each! 101-In-1 Explosive Megamix is the perfect game to take the road because the players can play a game whenever they have free time. Moreover, 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix takes full advantage of the unique capabilities of Nintendo DS, allowing you to easily use the dual screen using the intuitive touch screen controls. In addition, players can challenge a friend in multiplayer competition via multi-card local wireless play, 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix on Nintendo DS offers endless entertainment and excitement! Follow the link for a sample video of some of the 101 games that come on this single cartridge for under $20.

I played this game often, and I really like. I really like how you collect the gold by setting high scores that you can use to buy or unlock new games. The selection of games you start with at the very beginning is good, about 10 in total. After playing each once, I was able to use my points to unlock new games. However, the more you spend the greater is the cost of each game.

The difficulty of each game varies, some games I was able to complete the first attempt, since a minimum score of each game is needed for it to be classified as cleared. However, if you delete a game, you can always go back and play and win coins for the results you get. Also, if you can not get the score needed to clear the game, you still have pieces to the score you have achieved. Moreover, some games I tried several times and have not yet achieved the score.

I have played so far about 25 games, and for them everything I had to use the stylus, then I am assuming it is a mostly stylus based game. For each of the games I played, there are instructions before playing, which is very useful. The instructions were nice, clear and obvious.

The graphics of the game is very well established. Furthermore, the game offers 6 languages: German, Spanish, Italian, French and Dutch. If you like short games, you are probably going to love this as each game is about 2 minutes. Fun for both kids and adults.

Nintendo Wii Bargain Deals

The Nintendo Wii is just over 2 years old, and now there are some truly remarkable deals for this amazing gaming console. If you're a gamer and don't have this game console yet, I suggest getting it now at a reduced price.

Nintendo's Wii video game system (pronounced "we") brings people of all ages and video game experience of playing together. This simple yet ground breaking is expressed not only the system, although the name suggests, which is easily pronounced in a variety of languages, and suggests two players side by side, but also through its innovative list of features and extensive list of playable titles.

A small box with plenty of power
As with all consoles, much of the buzz surrounds the specs. The Wii has 512 MB of internal flash memory, two USB 2.0 ports and a slot for SD memory expansion. The system's technological heart - a processing chip developed with IBM and code-named "Broadway" and a graphics chipset from ATI code-named "Hollywood" - deliver stunning performance. And instead of a tray, Wii USA a single, self-loading media bay that plays both 12 cm optical discs used for the new system, as well as Nintendo GameCube discs.

Revolutionary Control
No bigger than a small traditional remote control, the wireless Wii Remote is a truly multi functional device. The magic of the Wii Remote's design lies within; acellerometers inside the controller measure movement in all directions and at all speeds. In a tennis game, it serves as your racket as you swing away. In driving games it serves as a steering wheel, allowing you to swerve to avoid obstacles or pickup power-ups. In first-person shooters, it acts as a firearm that you can point directly at an enemy on the screen. The controller also has a force feedback "Rumble" feature and an expansion port for use with accessories, such as the Nunchuck, which adds an analog thumbstick and trigger buttons. The system allows up to four controllers to be connected to a time and utilizes standard Bluetooth wireless technology. For those who prefer the feel of a traditional controller an adapter is available that fits over the Wii's remote.

A channel for all
More than just a game machine, Wii also provides information and entertainment suitable for every family member. Some of the channels available include:

• Mii Channel - Miis are cute little caricatures you create to use as characters in a variety of Wii software. Store Miis on your Wii or load them to your Wii Remote and take them to a friend's house to use on their Wii.
• Everybody Votes Channel - The Everybody Votes Channel is packed with national and global research. Answer interesting questions and give their views. Up to six members of your family can vote. Just choose an answer and check in later to see the results.
• News Channel - Wii might be great for games, but you can also use it to get updates on the latest news from across the Internet organized into easy to navigate categories.
• Forecast Channel - Your Wii can automatically update you on the weather around the world.
• Wii Shop Channel - Download the Opera web browser and access games from classic consoles from the past. All you need is a Wii Points account.
• Virtual Console - Every Virtual Console game you download from the Wii Shop Channel appears in the Wii Menu as a separate Channel ready to select and play any time you like.
• Wii Message Board - Leave or receive messages from other family members on the calendar-based message board or use WiiConnect24 to send messages to people outside your home.
• Internet Channel - Just download the Opera browser for 500 Wii Points and within minutes you'll be a professional sofa surfer, pointing-and-click their way across the web with the Wii Remote.
• Photo Channel - Show off all your digital photos on your TV. Simply insert an SD memory card to your Wii and away you go.
• Disc Channel - The Disc Channel is backwards compatible with Nintendo GameCube, so you can play all your new Wii discs, along with all the classic Nintendo GameCube discs too!

Wii Sports is Included
This is what video games should be: fun for all. Wii Sports offers five distinct sports experiences, each using the Wii Remote controller to provide a natural, intuitive and realistic feel. To play a Wii Sports game, all you need do is pick up a controller and get ready for the step, or that are right hook. If you've played any of these sports before, you're ready for fun!

The depth of the Nintendo Game Catalog
Each Wii comes with a game compilation called "Wii Sports," including tennis, golf, baseball and bowling games, showing that the console's intuitive new controller, but Wii also plays games developed specifically for it, as well as fan-favorite games Nintendo's 20-year-old library. Its drive is compatible with GameCube discs, and select Nintendo titles from the NES original 1980's all the way through the Nintendo 64 are available for download through the "Virtual Console" for $ 5 and $ 10 respectively. To support this backwards compatibility the Wii includes four ports for classic Nintendo GameCube controllers and two slots for Nintendo GameCube Memory Cards. As if that were not enough, the Virtual Console will also make available some titles from SNES console contemporaries, Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx 16.

Also, Wii utilizes Nintendo's newly announced wireless feature, WiiConnect24. This feature allows players to receive content globally as Wii Message Board messages sent from other Wii consoles, Miis, e-mails, updated channel and game content, and notification of software updates even when the console is in a state of vigil, keeping the fun going even when you're not online.

What's in the Box:

• Wii Game Console
• One (1) with the Wii Remote Controller Wii Remote Jacket
• One (1) Nunchuk controller
• Wii Sports
• Sensor Bar
• The power cord
• Standard composite cable
• Stand

* Access to some channels may require your Wii should be set up with WiiConnect24.