{"id":3641,"date":"2011-08-22T06:52:56","date_gmt":"2011-08-22T10:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/?p=3641"},"modified":"2011-08-22T06:52:56","modified_gmt":"2011-08-22T10:52:56","slug":"best-crap-money-can-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2011\/08\/22\/best-crap-money-can-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Crap Money Can Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OK, maybe they are not all crap, not by a long shot.  I did do the needful and stock up on several hundred hours of gaming pleasure (and maybe pain and suffering).  Why?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Cabela\u2019s North American Adventures<\/em> ($25.45):  I\u2019m a sucker for these hunting games.  I probably over paid.  OK, I did.  I should have waited until this one hit the sub $20 mark, but in the back of my mind I was thinking that there will probably be a new Cabela title this fall, and I may miss out on this one.  Doubt that would happen, but you never know.<\/li>\n<li><em>NIER<\/em> ($14.99):  Backordered 2-4 weeks.  Not sure what to say about this action RPG, except that it looks interesting.<\/li>\n<li><em>Captain America: Super Soldier<\/em> ($29.99):  Backordered 2-3 weeks.  My youngest son loves Captain America (and in general, super heroes).  This one may be too hard for him, but I\u2019m sure there will be some points where he can just button mash the heck out of the bad guys.<\/li>\n<li><em>Iron Man 2<\/em> ($14.99):  Certifiable crap.  See Captain America comments.  I did read that for my efforts there are some easy Trophies, so there is that thrown in for good measure.<\/li>\n<li><em>Kung Fu Rider<\/em> ($12.80):  Certifiable crap; however Kung Fu rider is something for the Move and something that the kids can enjoy.  This one is one of the first Move games; it was panned \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/game\/playstation-3\/kung-fu-rider\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/game\/playstation-3\/kung-fu-rider', 'highest score on Metacritic is 65');\" target=\"_blank\">highest score on Metacritic is 65<\/a>.  Ouch.<\/li>\n<li><em>Majin And The Forsaken Kingdom<\/em> ($14.99):  I\u2019ve always been a little interested in this one, but not for MSRP.  For a tick under $15, I\u2019m happy.<\/li>\n<li><em>Tomb Raider Trilogy<\/em> ($19.99):  Backordered 2-4 weeks.  I wanted\u00a0to get in some Laura before the re-boot hits.<\/li>\n<li><em>PS3 Eye Camera Mounting Clip<\/em> ($6.68):  For good measure, I picked up one of these mounting clips.  Not really sure why as I have lived without one since the Move was released.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With the exception of <em>Captain America<\/em>, I am not sure if I will actually get any of the titles on backorder.  Maybe Amazon has a slow boat to China (or elsewhere) where these older discounted titles are being pressed for a fresh batch of suckers.<\/p>\n<p>My gaming needs are stocked for the foreseeable future.  Well, at least until all my stuff on pre-order is released, but that is another article.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, maybe they are not all crap, not by a long shot. I did do the needful and stock up on several hundred hours of gaming pleasure (and maybe pain and suffering). Why? Cabela\u2019s North American Adventures ($25.45): I\u2019m a sucker for these hunting games. I probably over paid. OK, I did. 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