Wayne Puckett on Budget Titles

Being a gamer is kind of hard these days. It’s nice to have that escape from reality every once and a while but pricing for new games makes it tough. That’s why I suggest to give another look at some older games that were, (and still are), pretty good but may not exactly have been worth 45EUR. ($60.00US)

Red Faction – A fun romp through the planet Mars’ landscape, all the while breaking everything that you can see. It has a decent single player story and the online is very fun. WIth different types of shooter-style gameplay, it’s not truly groundbreaking or anything but being able to smash through a wall with a hammer to get to your opponent and then finishing them with that same hammer is kind of gratifying in a sick little way. It’s rated Mature for Blood, Strong Language and Violence. I’ll admit that I’m not very far into the story but there’s not any blood or gore that I’ve come across. (yet) For 15EUR ($20) new it’s definitely worth checking out. Read more