http://www.fourhman.com/blog/ Semi daily fourhman.com newspost. en-us joe@fourhman.com 2011-03-08T00:41:32-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.fourhman.com/blog/archive/2011/03/the-winner-is-n.html And there you have it. Although the year 2011 seems barely underway, we already have four entries for the 2011 edition of Best Cheapest Game. Two of which I actually bought in the waning months of 2010, but since I have yet to rip the shrinkwrap, I'm pushing their noms into next year. Unless, of course, I continue to neglect to play them. No suspense here... I'm referring to Bioshock 1 and 2. 5461@http://www.fourhman.com/blog/ Cheapo Game Shootout 2010 2011-03-08T00:41:32-05:00 http://www.fourhman.com/blog/archive/2011/01/2010-cheapo-gam-2.html And now, the final five nominations for fourhman.com's Best Cheapest Game Purchase of 2010. With these games rated, the judges can now begin the deliberation process and select the top three ranked games. inFamous, PS3 DISCOUNT VALUE: $20 at Target. I forget if the going rate at the time was $30 or $40. GAMEPLAY: GTA with magic powers and lots of climbing. As far as my triumvirate of highly themed GTAs went in 2010 (The Saboteur, Red Faction: Guerrilla, inFamous), this one did the best at levying the theme and the gameplay. PRESENTATION: I find "comic book style" cutscenes to be generally horrible, and inFamous had them all over the place. And I hate being told to spell the game's name in some dumb off-cap way. SCORE: (Discount Value) 5, (Gameplay) 9, (Presentation) 6TOTAL: 20 5424@http://www.fourhman.com/blog/ Cheapo Game Shootout 2010 2011-01-21T23:25:24-05:00 http://www.fourhman.com/blog/archive/2011/01/2010-cheapo-gam-1.html Here's the next five contenders in this year's last year's Best Cheapest Game, as nominated and awarded by fourhman.com. Revenge of the Wounded Dragons, PS3 (PSN download) DISCOUNT VALUE: $5 down from $10 during a Spring PSN sale GAMEPLAY: I thought "hey, I could always use a mindless side-scrolling brawler on the XMB." And so it was. Except for the part about me needing it. Incidentally, why are all these cheap PSN games a complete bitch with Trophies? PRESENTATION: A tacky mix of Double Dragon and 1970s kung fu films. Oy. SCORE: (Discount Value) 5, (Gameplay) 3, (Presentation) 2TOTAL: 10 5423@http://www.fourhman.com/blog/ Cheapo Game Shootout 2010 2011-01-18T16:23:42-05:00 http://www.fourhman.com/blog/archive/2011/01/2010-cheapo-gam.html So what was fourhman.com's Best Cheapest Game of 2010? Let's examine this year's, last year's contenders. Entrants will be assessed according to Discount Value, Gameplay, and Presentation, and issued a final number for each category on a ten point scale. The final decision will be made by judge Clark, as usual. There are fifteen names in the running this year. Here's the first five. Zen Pinball, PS3 (PSN download) DISCOUNT VALUE: $5, part of a half off sale. So, originally $10, duh. GAMEPLAY: Pinball. The same game as ever. You think it's going to be really easy and fun until the ball drains straight down the middle four times in a row. PRESENTATION: A little garish, but very appropriate. Certainly more effort than you would expect out of a pinball game. SCORE: (Discount Value) 5, (Gameplay) 3, (Presentation) 5TOTAL: 13 5422@http://www.fourhman.com/blog/ Cheapo Game Shootout 2010 2011-01-16T14:07:09-05:00