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No More Heartbreak

Posted by Play N Trade Staff , 8th Feb 2010

This is not a V -Day post well sort of…..the image at least is!

When I was about 10, I fell in love (at Toys R Us, of all places). I was Christmas shopping with my dad, when my eyes fell on her for the first time: Nolan Ryan’s Strike Zone Baseball. It was an electronic board with a scene that looked like a catcher and batter on it. The player (me) would throw foam baseballs at it and try to pitch just like Nolan Ryan. It was everything I wanted for Christmas and more. After my dad bought it (and quickly packed it away, as Christmas was at least a month off), I dreamed about this game. I talked about it incessantly. I may have even cried over it.

At last, Christmas came. I knew it would be my biggest gift, so I saved it for last. Finally, my dreams would be fulfilled. I would be Nolan Ryan. I tore through the wrapping, hung it up on the wall, and…it sucked. It was so incredibly repetitive, that literally after five minutes, I had seen, heard and accomplished everything possible within the game. Not to mention it was so loud I could only play with a sound permit. I was shattered.

Surely you’ve had a similar situation? Some call it buyer’s remorse. I call it sneaky advertising making a product look better than it is. And it’s happened to me over the years many, many times. Beck’s Midnite Vultures. Mortal Kombat 4. New Mountain Dew. And yet, after opening something, we’re forced to live with it. Until now.

So come shop at Play N Trade, if for no other reason, to know you’ll be able to get what you want. No more heartbreak. No more tears. Parents, come test games for content before you buy them for your kids. Kids, come play at Play N Trade and show your parents how cool video games are.

Play N Trade’s “Try Before You Buy” policy helps you to avoid that feeling. Being able to try any video game before buying helps us all breathe a little easier because you know what you’re getting. Come to Play N Trade and fall in love with something! Check stores for V-Day specials!

THE BEST OF 2009

Posted by Play N Trade Staff Writer, 30th Dec 2009

Seeing as this will be my last entry for the year, I thought it would be fun to look back over some of my favorite games in 2009 and I am sure it is some yours as well. But then again, this is just my opinion and I am sure it is different for all but I am sure COD was everyone’s first choice. Here is to a Happy New Year and looking forward to all the new games in 2010 like Bioshock 2!

1.      Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2

2.      Borderlands

3.      Uncharted 2 Among Thieves

4.      Dragon Age Origins

5.      Batman Arkham Asylum

6.      New Super Mario Bros

7.      Street Fighter IV

8.      Halo 3 ODST

9.      Left 4 Dead 2

10.  Assassins Creed 2