TRU Sale starting 3/7: BOGO PS/PS2 Value Games

[bingbangboom]

Starting 3/7 at Toys R Us, all PS2/PS games in the R-Zone value racks will be Buy One get One free. They are underselect skn numbers though so don't try to fool them by saying you got a NFL Street from there.

There are alot of Greatest Hits games in there, so if you are looking to pick up some titles that you have missed, it would be a good opprotinuty. One problem is that boxes are shipped with around 24 games of a select type. They might have PS2 Greatest Hits, Sports, Racing, Family, Action. So it is sort of hard to tell which games are in the box.

Also lately they have been shipping some of the games out of the plastic outer case. So if you see a game $19.99 that has a yellow circle sticker saying R-Zone Value Game that is also included but ask first.

[guessed]

Thanks for the heads-up, BBB.

[dmx10101]

Sounds Good.

[wookieballz]

Not a bad deal, considering how many quality Greatest Hits titles there are out there.

Still not quite as good as the buy 2/get 1 free deal from a little while back...because you could get new releases with that one (Crimson Skies, Otogi: Myth of Demons, and Ghost Recon: Island Thunder for $90!).

[daphatty]

Will there be any online codes to compliment the in-store sale?

[The_Continental]

I'll be there.. .I've been looking for a reason to pick up the first Dark Cloud.

[JohnnyDrama]

Thanks for the deal, too bad there aren't any Xbox games, though.

[goldengraham]

Yeah, BBB, thanks for the info, I've been looking to get a few GH titles like Jak and Sly, but didn't want to pay $20 (or $15 with BBGGC) for just 1.

[earlje]

thanks for the heads up! i just might look into this..

[DigitalSpace]

I'll have to check that out...

[AnthonyRoundtree]

nows a great time to complied a list of common games found in that rack.... we're taalkng about the usually cardboard value rack... with games in a lot of those opaque plastic security case handles.

basically... the ACTUAL games are on the floor... secured... and called value soft.

right? right...

so heres what i have see in those racks at more than one toys r us.

PS2

Metropolismania
Jak and Daxter
Top Gear Dare Devil
Stuntman

Anyone Else? Pulling a blank...

[jkam]

Last time I went to TRU I saw a lot of games with these stickers. For some reason the only one I can remember off hand is...

Disney's PK Out Of The Shadows

Sounds like a good deal though. I'd like to pick up some GH games.

[guessed]

I have seen bunches and bunches of Mad Maestro! there, some marked $19.99, some marked $9.99, at the same store. I was tempted to ask the clerk which she thought was the best "Value", but the censor in my brain worked for once, and I decided it just wasn't worth it. If I can find any of the $9.99 ones when this deal goes into effect, it might be time to finally pick up that game.

[Masterkyo]

Soul Reaver 2 & Ridge Racer 4 for $20 is STEAL DEAL :)

[donssword]

Mad Maestro is great for $9.99 - fun but really, really hard game. Would be ever better as a free game in a buy-1-get-1 deal.

[pimp tyranny]

i'm getting Mad Maestro, Metropolismania, and a couple greatest hits.

[SteveMcQ]

If I can find a Ridge Racer in there, then it might be worth it.

Spring's coming around soon, any news on a Buy Two Get One Free Deal at TRU?

[JSweeney]

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland is among the value titles there as well.

[bingbangboom]

No idea on any Buy 2 get third Free deals. Basically I get to see what they want to show. Heck, one of the odd things is that some of the bundle hardware specials that they have with that upcoming ad they don't have the games determined yet. But there will be bundles for all systems with saving $30. I do know that the PS2 one is similar to the current one with Ratchet & Clank and Sly cooper.

[Sofa King Cheap]

Spring's coming around soon, any news on a Buy Two Get One Free Deal at TRU?

Methinks those deals run around late October/early November at TRU.

[EggViper]

great its starting on a sunday, ill b able to get there xtra early :)

[ripoffer]

What does R-zone mean? Can I order these buy one get one free on ToysRus.com? Are Kingdom Hearts and Xenosaga included in the sale?

[bingbangboom]

1. R-zone is the name of the Toys R Us Videogame section.

2. No, this is instore only because the games come in mixed boxes.

3. As far as I have seen neither Kingdom Hearts nor Xenosaga have ever been in the Value Software currently.

I think the last time I really remember the sale for B2GTF was during Easter and October... hmmm... Easter is coming? Also last year was the first time that GC & XB games were included in the mix.

[SteveMcQ]

Yeah, I know they had B2GOF deals in the Spring and Fall. Hopefully there's one coming up sometime soon and it includes all systems.

I cleaned house this past fall before Christmas with it. Ended up with 15 games and 4 Jumbo Simbas and Nalas. That was a great little deal.

[PS2gamerGCN]

The one last year in spring started on April 13th. I remember because that was my birthday and I picked up World Series Baseball 2k3, Def Jam Vendetta, and Midnight Club 2

[Sofa King Cheap]

The one last year in spring started on April 13th. I remember because that was my birthday and I picked up World Series Baseball 2k3, Def Jam Vendetta, and Midnight Club 2

Whoa, my b-day is 4-13 as well. I got Def Jam for my birthday as a gift (Gamecube version).

[jkam]

TRU came through again for me. I went to an out of my area one...because I was there. I was like ahhh let me just see what they have. I scored 8 brand new dreamcast controllers at $1.98 each! Perfect for the 2 systems I picked up at Gamestop. Now I just need to find some of those cheap VMU's :)

[outkastx]

I wonder if you could pick up a bunch of value games and then go back in and get the bogo free pricematched...

[evilmax17]

Does anyone have an official list of the RZone titles? I know that mad maestro and Pryzm are both on there.

[dpatel]

I think the last time I really remember the sale for B2GTF was during Easter and October... hmmm... Easter is coming? Also last year was the first time that GC & XB games were included in the mix.

That's good for me. Ill be on vacation starting sat and wont be back to the next sat so the sale will have already been going for almost a week. I'd hate to think that I missed out on buying Kingdom Hearts (finally) and getting a free game with it.

[MadFlava]

I heard that they also do the Buy 2 get 1 free sale in April. I saw someone mention this in a forum last October. I myself never seen this deal in April.

[evilmax17]

Do we have complete confirmation on this deal? Any exclusions? There's actually some good stuff in the R'Zone racks. I kind of regret buying Stretch Panic in a moment of spontaneuity, because my local TRU still has a bunch, and I could've got it cheaper.

[Murcielago77]

sounds like a good deal, but you never know what toys r us might have it could be all GH or a bunch of crap

[Scrubking]

Just got back from the TRU sale and picked up ape escape 2 & RE for ps2.

I got there right when it opened and was all alone to pick whatever I wanted.

Unfortunately the Cashier was a complete moron and when I went to pay the games rang up at over $40 so I pointed to the large sign on top of the bin that was 4 feet directly in front of him and said that the games were buy one get one free. He then proceeded to call someone and after 20 minutes of discussing they finally gave me my games for $20.

I mean the sign had big red letters saying "buy one get second FREE", but that didn't seem to convince the guy. I guess him watching me pull the games from the bin 4 feet in front of him where the sign was didn't convince him either.

[pachi]

ooo, I'll have to get Harvest Moon now :)

and scrubking that may beat my ToysRUS deal where Arc the Lad was marked $49 and rang up $69, it even had the right numbers on the price sticker, they were all marked like this. and to top it offf while the cashier called the manager he tried to remove the $49 tag.

[evilmax17]

Just got back from the Peabody, Ma TRU.

I picked up:
Monkey Island 4
VF4 EVO
Soul Reaver 2
Bloody Roar 3

All for $40.

Keep in mind that this sale only applies to PS2/PS1 titles. I saw a few xbox games in the bin, but they weren't discounted at the register.

Other games I saw for PS2:
Kengo
Harvest Moon
Dark Cloud
VF4 Regular
Mojo
Mad Maestro
Stretch Panic
Dave Mira BMX (2 i think)
Kinetica
Metropolismania
EJay Club World
King of Route 66

I'm forgetting alot, but I was there a week ago, and the selection today was MUCH LARGER than it was last week. I checked Sly Cooper/Ratchet and Clank, but they didn't come up as BOGO. BUT! She only pricechecked it, she didn't actually ring it in. The actual pricechecking might have nullified the BOGO, so if anyone wants to pretend to buy the both of them and see what happens, that'd be great.

Also, all of the title had a different UPC sticker over their original ones. Keep that in mind while hunting.

[The_Continental]

hitman 2
headhunter
DMC 2
Stuntman
$40

[alongx]

the xbox games were discounted if you asked. got an xbox and ps2 game for $15 total.
what pisses me off is that most of the PS2 GH titles I would have wanted, like Sly Cooper or Rachet and Clank...or even like Twisted Metal...none of them were part of the deal. the TRU by me didn't even have VF4 Evolution as part of the deal, which I would have wanted to pick up.

[goldengraham]

YMMV on what is a value title and what isn't. My Pinole, Bay Area, CA TRU had total crap as value titles. No Ape Escape 2, RE2 or Harvest Moon titles that were mentioned earlier. Only things worth noting here was BG: Dark Alliance (still $20), Escape from Monkey Island ($10 for PC in most places) and Virtua Figther 4 (wasn't EVO though)

[robdees]

Just picked up Harvest Moon and Legia 2 for $20 at the TRU here in CR,IA. Games I saw that I don't believe have been mentioned: Parappa 2, Tekken Tag GH, Antz, a UFC game, Legends of Wrestling. Happy hunting!

[pimp tyranny]

sweet, i'm going there after i take a shower.

[drfrielgood]

Man, I wish my Toys r Us would've had Harvest Moon. I wanted that and Ace Combat 04, but no Harvest Moon in sight. They had a crapload of Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution, Midnight Club, Dark Cloud, Headhunter, Sled Storm,

Novi, MI

[Wshakspear]

damnit, thats the one in my shopping center. saves me from walking down thier after work

[Togepy]

I just got Smugglers Run and Legends of Wrestling. No Ape Escape 2 or Escape from Monkey Island. They must not like monkeys. :( lol

[ransom456]

I'm forgetting alot, but I was there a week ago, and the selection today was MUCH LARGER than it was last week. I checked Sly Cooper/Ratchet and Clank, but they didn't come up as BOGO. BUT! She only pricechecked it, she didn't actually ring it in. The actual pricechecking might have nullified the BOGO, so if anyone wants to pretend to buy the both of them and see what happens, that'd be great.


Ratchet & Clank and Sly Cooper were both included in the BOGO at my TRU. They were in the R-ZONE Value display with the other BOGO games, and they rang up correctly wihout my having to say anything. Picked up one of each, along with Burnout and Hitman 2.

[basketkase543]

These are most of the games that I found at the store in Burbank, CA

Spy hunter
Head Hunter
Gran Turismo 3
Spy Cooper
Baldur's Gate
Bloody Roar 3
Hitman 2
Harvest Moon
Jak and Daxter
Stretch Panic
Parappa the Rappa 2
Ace Combat
Blood Omen 2

I didn't pick any of em up though so they might still be there.

[Yeahman]

The wierd thing about these value games is that only copies of games with the value upc work. I saw copies of Sly Cooper, Midnight Club, Crazy Taxi, SSX, Dave Mirra, Just Bring It, both included with the deal, and some not.

I was tempted to go up to a clerk and ask them to slap a value sticker on a couple of GH I couldn't find in the bin

[EggViper]

i just picked up:

pryzm - 9.99
mojo - 9.99
mad maestro - 9.99
Metropolismania - 14.99
jak & daxter- 19.99
soul reaver 2 - 19.99

i traded in pryzm, mojo, mad maestro and Metropolismania at eb for the 4 for 1 deal for mgs:ts. and i think i might go in pick those 4 games up again and do the ffxi deal too. overall this was a great sale for me. :)

[Kazaganthi]

I got:
Onimusha 2
Ratchet and Clank

I saw:
Baulders Gate Dark Alliance
Midnight Club
Metropolismania
Mad Maestro
Spy Hunter
Sly Cooper

On shelves (w/o sticker, no deal):
Jak and Daxter
Onimusha 1

I wish I saw:
Havest Moon

[AGuth]

Just picked up Legaia 2: Duel Saga and Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland.

[Forest Mercenary]

>_<. And I just picked up Sly Cooper and TM: B with the GGC at BB for $15.

On a side note, don't GGCs for on Memory Cards? After all they are accessories... The cashier couldn't get my GGC to work on it, but I still took it for $20, and now that I think about it, I should have tried to get it for $15, because after all, a Memory Card is an accessory.

I haven't been in a Toys R' Us in a couple weeks, but a couple games in the clearance section not mentioned yet were:

PS2:

Super Bust-A Move 2 - $19.99

PSone:

Some pool game
A star wars multiple disk GH game
Tenchu 1 & 2
Dukes of Hazzard

And that's all that I remember...

[elprincipe]

I grabbed Seek & Destroy (PS2) and Blaster Master: Blasting Again (PSX) for $10 total. Not really much interesting there. A lot of Mad Maestro, PS2 and PSX GH games. It kind of sucks that this is PS2/PSX only. It would be easier to choose stuff if GameCube was included too, but oh well.

[The_Continental]

YMMV on this one, but I found Ring of Red for $12.49...
unfortunately it didn't apply to the bogo deal.

there's still one left . . . .

[simpsonps121]

I bought PK Out of the Shadows and Metrosim.... $14.99.

Then I went back and bought Seek and Detroy and Mad Maestro. $9.99

If Sly Cooper is included, I will make another run. :-) (Columbia, MD)

[donssword]

Richmond north of the river has some of the following PS2 games:

Virtua Fighter 4
Bust a Move
Sly Cooper
Mad Maestro
Pryzm
Hitman 2
Onimusha 2
King of Route 66

and several others of the typical Value Games that always have. The sale is NOT marked--I had to ask someone in the VG dept., and they confirmed the sale is limited to PS1 and PS2 games, ONLY on the Value Rack.

[jkam]

I haven't had any luck yet with this deal. I really wanted ratchet & clank and sly. I know I saw them at one toys r us for sure. It is almost as if someone bought all the good games. Oh well I will try another TRU tomorrow.

[pimp tyranny]

i got Mad Maestro, Metropolismania, Stretch Panic, Harvest Moon, Kengo: Master of Bushido, and Escape from MOnkey Island.

[video_gamer324]

I don't know about you guys, but I saw some XBox games included in this deal (I don't own XBox, so I don't remember the titles). They had blue plastic casings (DVD cases were still green), not clear ones like those on the PS2 games.

[pimp tyranny]

all for $57.72

[Mojimbo]

I spotted:

PS2:
Onimusha 2
Crazy Taxi(GH)
Hitman 2(GH)(lots)
SSX(GH)
Baldur's Gate(GH)
Headhunter(lots)
Harvest Moon(lots of em)
Escape from Monkey Island
Mojo!
Mad Maestro
Bust a Move
Sled Storm

Xbox:
Unreal Championship(PH)
The Thing
Terminator

They had copies of J&D and Sly Cooper in the greatest hits endcap but they didn't have the value sticker or the stickered on UPC. Am I out of luck or is there a list of applicable games or will the register ring the games as if they are included in the sale without the stickered UPC?

[MadFlava]

Just got Monkey Island and Harvest Moon for the PS2.
Don't forget to get gift receipts. I plan to return Monkey Island for Beyond Good and Evil. So essentially I would have gotten BGandE for $10. Not sure if I can return the free game since the gift receipt will ring up as Zero. Would like to trade that one in for the PS2 NBA Street Vol. 2 but they are still selling it for $34.99. Hoping they will drop the price to $19.99.

[rebthor]

Got Mad Maestro and Tokyo Extreme Racer 3, which I haven't seen mentioned yet.

[TheRaven]

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland is among the value titles there as well.

Man, I will have to check out for this. I would jump on Harvest Moon for this deal.

[pimp tyranny]

are Pa Rappa the Rapper, Prysm, Mojo, and Super Bust a Move worth it?

[trunks982]

i went to get Hitman 2, Baldur's Gate, Ratchet and Clank, Sly Cooper. i look at the back they all have the UPC sticker on the game. when they go ring it up, totaled up cost over 80. i told them about that special UPC sticker and they wont listen. they went and ask they said only Baldur's Gate is part of the deal. the BoGo rack section all have the special UPC sticker. the worker said only the games with the Value sticker. they put sly, hitman2, and ratchet at different section. this TRU was at Times Square NY. i didnt pick up anything.

[josekortez]

The BOGO sale is listed in the ad circular. The people at the TRU I went to didn't believe it until I showed them. Just match the UPC numbers in the ad up with the items in the value racks.

[TheGreatWang]

I might have missed this but when does this deal end?

[waxHead]

I might have missed this but when does this deal end?

I believe the end date is March 27th.

[evilmax17]

Could anyone type out the UPC's listed in the ad? That would be very helpful!

[Kazaganthi]

The BOGO sale is listed in the ad circular. The people at the TRU I went to didn't believe it until I showed them. Just match the UPC numbers in the ad up with the items in the value racks.
Where is this ad?

[MadFlava]

Other games I saw were Extermination and The Thing if these haven't been mentioned yet.

[Anonymous]

Might pick some up if I go to the mall sometime, thanks for the deal!

[outkastx]

Went today to pick up some games and HSX and Blowout weren't showing up for the promotion (because they don't have the Value games sku). I asked the lady why they weren't included in the B1G1 offer and she went over to read the sign.

She came back and told me they were Buy One get TWO free and ended up taking off enough money in order to make the deal B1G2.

So I ended up getting $180 worth of games for $60.

HIGHLY YMMV.

[waxHead]

She came back and told me they were Buy One get TWO free and ended up taking off enough money in order to make the deal B1G2.

So I ended up getting $180 worth of games for $60.

HIGHLY YMMV.

that's incredible!

what'd you end up buying?

[jkam]

Can I grab a circular in front of the store?

[bingbangboom]

Just got Monkey Island and Harvest Moon for the PS2.
Don't forget to get gift receipts. I plan to return Monkey Island for Beyond Good and Evil. So essentially I would have gotten BGandE for $10. Not sure if I can return the free game since the gift receipt will ring up as Zero. Would like to trade that one in for the PS2 NBA Street Vol. 2 but they are still selling it for $34.99. Hoping they will drop the price to $19.99.

First off, I wouldn't allow that at my store. You might be able to get away with it mainly because if you get customer service they don't know about sales.

There are some games that have the value price sticker that are no longer on the rack. Which is sort of odd, but that is how it is. In the in-store handout they list the skn numbers which really do you no good. The game should have a value price sticker on it though. The sales should ring in automatically if it is part of the deal.

[The_Continental]

what's the deal with Harvest Moon?

A lot of people seem to be interested in it. Is it any good?

[VA]

wooo hooo!

Thanks and praise to whoever started this thread! Today I got Midnight club, Harvest moon, super bubble pop, and theivius racoonus for $40. whut whut!!

[Forest Mercenary]

wooo hooo!

Thanks and praise to whoever started this thread! Today I got Midnight club, Harvest moon, super bubble pop, and theivius racoonus for $40. whut whut!!

I hope you realise that you could have gotten an extra game for free, since it was buy 1 get one free...

Unless it was buy two get one free in your store or something (which is the sale Toys R Us usually has), kinda like with the person claiming that in his store it was buy one get two free...

Anyone rememer when Toys R Us had the buy one get one free sale on regular games? Granted, it was on select games, but they still had a great selection.

I remember getting Midnight Club 2 and NBA Street Vol. 2 a couple weeks after NBA Street Vol. 2 came out, and luckily, you still can't find a better deal than ~$40 new anywhere on these games, not to mention they themselves are very good. Well worth teh $50 I spent on them.

EDIT: Hah, I can't count... I dunno how, but I must have missed one of those games while reading. I'll leave this post so everyone can laugh at my stupidity. :(

[Forest Mercenary]

And again, I scroll down two topics and see that NBA Street Vol. 2 is now officially $20...

Man, not in it today.

[josekortez]

The ad can be found in the store in case there is any confusion with the associates about whether the sale is on. There shouldn't be at this point, I figure. It is Tuesday now, after all.

[MorganWebbLover]

Man you lucky Bastards My Toysrus didn' t have anything but shit all they had was One copy of MDK2 Armageddon and a bunch of sports games that was it nothing good at all.

[thingsfallnapart]

<Just got Monkey Island and Harvest Moon for the PS2.
Don't forget to get gift receipts. I plan to return Monkey Island for Beyond Good and Evil. So essentially I would have gotten BGandE for $10. Not sure if I can return the free game since the gift receipt will ring up as Zero. Would like to trade that one in for the PS2 NBA Street Vol. 2 but they are still selling it for $34.99. Hoping they will drop the price to $19.99. >

i'll tell you rite now your wasting your time trying to return.

the items on the gift receipt come up with zero value and they wont let you do it, i already tried it today.

[alongx]

FYI, you can't return the game with a receipt or not if the plastic casing was removed

[waxHead]

FYI, you can't return the game with a receipt or not if the plastic casing was removed

how can that be the case? there's no disclaimer associated with these games in the store (that I've seen) that says they can't be returned once they're purchased.

[Wshakspear]

Novi MI TRU - about 15-20 copies of harvest moon have appeared. Enjoy

[captainfrizo]

I picked up Harvest Moon (tons were available) and Onimusha 2 for my brother's birthday.

Other games I noticed (Pineville, NC location):
Baldur's Gate
Hot Shots Golf 3
King of Route 66
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
Bloody Roar 2
Terminator Dawn of Fate
Midnight Club and some other random racing games I haven't heard of

[waxHead]

so far, I've seen and picked up some of the following (for PS 2):

Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Blood Omen 2
Bloody Roar 3
Burnout
Bust-A-Move
Bust-A-Move 2
Crazy Taxi
Dark Angel
Dark Cloud
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
Defender
Devil May Cry
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
Harvest Moon
Hitman 2
Hot Shots Golf 3
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
Kengo: Master of Bushido
Kinetica
King of Route 66
Legaia 2: Duel Saga
Mad Maestro
MDK 2: Armageddon
MetropolisMania
Midnight Club
Mojo
Onimusha (or Onimusha 2, can't remember)
Parappa The Rapper 2
PK: Out of the Shadows
Project Eden
Pryzm
Savage Skies
Scooby Doo: Night of 100 Frights
Seek & Destroy
Silpheed
Sled Storm
Smuggler's Run
Soul Reaver
Spy Hunter
SSX
Stretch Panic
Test Drive
Thunderstrike: Operation Phoenix
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3
Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero
Top Gear: Dare Devil
Virtua Fighter 4
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution

I still haven't seen:

Escape From Monkey Island
Jak & Daxter
Rachet & Clank
Sly Cooper
Tekken 4
Tekken Tag Tournament

I may have missed a few, as this is going both from what I remember seeing, plus what I've looked up once I've gotten home. it's a fairly complete list, but definitely YMMV when looking for any of these.

good luck!

EDIT: alphabetized the list for easier reading.

btw, I found all these between the Norwalk and Danbury, CT TRUs.

[drfrielgood]

Thank you, Wshakspear. They had absolutely none of Harvest Moon when I checked on Sunday. I'll be stopping by the Novi TRU tomorrow.

[bfg9k]

I still haven't seen:

Escape From Monkey Island

btw, I found all these between the Norwalk and Danbury, CT TRUs.

I think I saw a couple of copies at the milford store.

[GSJaia]

I wll be hitting up my local TRUs at lunchtime today. Drop me a PM if there are any games you are looking for and I will see if mine has them. :)

Please be a CAG regular (or a newer member who I have spoken to directly) :)

[Thunderscope]

I went down to my store in Phoenix Arizona and they had tons of Sly Coopers, 1 Ratchet and Clank, 1 Harvest Moon, and many other titles already named, I bought the last Ratchet and Clank and a Sly Cooper. I am thinking of going back down there and picking up some more games.

[evilmax17]

I just noticed that they changed Sly's boxart with the GH release. Wonder why they did that, the old one looked cool! :?

[Theenternal]

Just went to my TRU to find Harvest Moon :( It was already gone and I remember seeing so many. So if anyone wanna pick one up for me? :)

Some of the games that I saw that I have not read here posted....

UFC Tapout2
HeadHunter
Route 66
Big Mother Truckers
Some Music Maker Game
Some Sammy fighting game that starts with G
Sliphead
XRGA racing


My Tru didnt know about it either, he said if it was true then he would jump on it. So he said just pick up whatever and see if it rings up.



****Now does anyone know if the first game is a value game does it automatically discount the next game?*** If thats so then I can pick up things like Beyond Good and Evil***

[antichameleon]

Anyone see Mobile Light Force 2? I thought that one was going for cheap.

That + Seek & Destroy for $10 would be a deal.

Would also be good if Two Towers was a part of this deal.

[Lizard Axe]

I still haven't seen:

Escape From Monkey Island

btw, I found all these between the Norwalk and Danbury, CT TRUs.

I think I saw a couple of copies at the milford store.

Before I head out.. Do you know what games they had at the Milford store?

[magilacudy]

*looks on enviously, waiting for XB deals*

I'm tempted to ask my aunt to take me to TRU just to get in this deal. My cousin has PS2 and only 2 games, so that would give me an excuse to go on a spending spree!

[drfrielgood]

Just picked up Ace Combat 04 and Harvest Moon.

[outkastx]

sooo....anyone thinking about trying to get a pricematch at BB/CC/Walmart?

[waxHead]

sooo....anyone thinking about trying to get a pricematch at BB/CC/Walmart?

it had crossed my mind, but would it really even be worth it? for all the hassle of doing it on a $10 game, I think I'll pass.

[Theenternal]

how much is harvest moon priced at?

[waxHead]

how much is harvest moon priced at?

$19.99, at the TRUs I saw it at. sounds like $10 is a good price for it, given all the positive responses about it in this thread.

is this game really that good?

[Wshakspear]

yeah, 19.99. special sticker and everything

[Theenternal]

Well if any good trader here can get one ill swap it with Monkey Island my Tru has plenty of them.

[Gojtron]

Sammy game that starts with G? Guilty Gear? Oh damn.

[meteors]

I got Namco Museum (19.99 has Pacman, etc.) and Resident Evil: CV at the Ann Arbor, MI store.

They had lots of stuff - no Harvest Moon, but plenty of GH games. My purchase didn't ring up correctly (LOTS of the games in the bin didn't have the "special value" sticker!!) and the cashier just said "They're both greatest hits, it doesn't make sense it's not ringing up" and adjusted it by hand.

Moral of the story: Seems like you can get other games (for example, Virtual Fighter 4 Evo) that are greatest hits as long as you tell them you got it from the "special value" area! They'll take one look at all the games not labeled and go "okay..."

[waxHead]

Moral of the story: Seems like you can get other games (for example, Virtual Fighter 4 Evo) that are greatest hits as long as you tell them you got it from the "special value" area! They'll take one look at all the games not labeled and go "okay..."

that's very employee-dependent, as all the employees at the TRUs I visited knew the Value Zone games arrive in their own plastic casings with different SKU stickers. I actually checked the VZ SKUs vs the normal ones, and they are different. apparently these games arrive at TRUs in these different cases and with the different SKU stickers, so it's no secret which games are in the deal and which ones aren't.

nonetheless, this is certainly worth a shot, but if someone knows better, it's likely you won't get that deal.

EDIT: after reading some of the further posts, I think I meant UPC where I've written SKU above. in any case, the bar codes on the back of the value games are different than the "normal" ones.

[dtcarson]

My TRU [Cary, NC] didn't have huge selection, but it had a couple copies of Ratchet and Clank that someone above said they haven't seen yet.
Oh, it also had Butt Ugly Martians....
The PS1 games and Ps2 games were in two separate, tough-to-flip-through racks.
I picked up
Devil May Cry
Smuggler's Run
Pac Man World 2
Ratchet and Clank

When Blockbuster wants 6.50 for a rental, ten bucks for almost any game looks like a real bargain.
I specifically saw, in addition to what I bought:

Metropolismanianianaia
Harvest Moon
Spy Hunter
Hitman 2
Pryzm
Mojo
mad Maestro
Kendo [some samurai fighting game?]
Baldur's Gate
HeadHunter
Route 66
Kinetica
Powerpuff Girls: Relish Rampage
Bust-A-Move 2 [I think, it's the one with the baby]
Blood Omen 2
Crazy Taxi
Legaia
Onimusha 2
PK: Out of the Shadows
Project Eden
Savage Skies
Scooby Doo: Night of 100 Frights

The games in the bin were in the PITA translucent plastic case you've got to cut out, and had yellow 'Value Zone' stickers on them, and a UPC sticker stuck on the back of the game. The same game, on the actual shelf, was in the regular hard plastic, they-open-it TRU case, and didn't have that additional UPC sticker or yellow 'Value' sticker.
They may be trying to clear out excess inventory, get down to a certain par level of certain titles in the 'regular' store.

[MadFlava]

Is Harvest Moon a good game. I got it in the deal but haven't heard much about it.

[Lizard Axe]

I bought Harvest Moon and Escape from Monkey Island from Toys R Us in Milford, CT. Also grabbed 'Metal Walker' for GBC for $2.98 and Bomberman Jetters for $19.99 (Which is the MSRP, and a good deal if you ask me).

[Kazaganthi]

After reading more posts, I had to try another TRU.

I bought:
Soul Blade
Soul Reaver

But still no Harvest Moon :cry:

[sm04as]

I don't understand something...how are some of you getting the Greatest Hits to be part of the BOGO deal? I found a few where they put the R-Zone value games and they had the new UPC on the back - but no R-Zone sticker, but when I brought them to the counter the guy rang those up at the normal $20. When I asked him, he said that the deal was not GH, but for the "budget" games. I told him that they were part of the lot, but he was like somebody probably just dumped them there and I couldn't get them. They were also about to give me a problem about the number of games I was getting with this deal (other games) and they had to check if there was a limit, which I see there is not.

At another TRU I saw some GH on the rack with the other R-Zone Value games. I hope they don't give me the same problem as the one above.

[MorganWebbLover]

Theenternal I went to the Gainesville Fl ToysRus that had almost nothing where did you find those games at did that get more in ?

[dtcarson]

My 'Value Zone' for PS2 consisted probably 65% of Greatest Hits games. They were packaged and marked clearly differently from the 'regular' GH games, though they appeared to be the same game. Some of them were 'budget' [I assume things like Mojo and Mad Maestro] but most definitely were not.
I thought it was some sort of overstock/overbuy clearance kind of thing, and the actual titles may vary slightly between stores and zones. If they have 1500 copies of GH Devil May Cry, for some reason, and they try to stock 750, maybe they mark 750 as Value to try to move them out and not restock them when they sell out. Just speculatin' here.

[dtcarson]

I'm second-guessing myself now:
Two questions, and the second depends on the first.
Someone said they wouldn't take them back if that plastic thing was cut, is that true, or YMMV?
Also, if they do take them back [since the game itself is intact and sealed], I'm debating taking back Smuggler's Run for Spy Hunter. Any opinions? I've heard Spy Hunter is short and hard, but I like shooting things, and I'm not really all that great at some of the 'action' games. But I also like non-sim driving games, the kind where you take wide-ass curves and almost flip over and all. I'm going back to TRU anyway to return something else, so any opinions would be nice.

[MadFlava]

My local TRU has some GH titles, I think I saw Omnimusha 1, Hitman 2, Baldur's Gate: DA1, and Spy Hunter 1.

[bmulligan]

Spy Hunter - MUCH better than Smugglers Run.

[jeugder]

I don't know if this game is included in the BOGO, but it looked like it...I saw WWF Smackdown: Shut Your Mouth in the regular PS2 section at the Canton, OH TRU, but it had a Value Zone Sticker on it and was priced at $19.99. Has anyone seen this game at their TRU Value Zone to confirm?

[waxHead]

I don't know if this game is included in the BOGO, but it looked like it...I saw WWF Smackdown: Shut Your Mouth in the regular PS2 section at the Canton, OH TRU, but it had a Value Zone Sticker on it and was priced at $19.99. Has anyone seen this game at their TRU Value Zone to confirm?

yeah, I saw WWF Smackdown last night when I picked up Escape From Monkey Island ;)

[mbstuff]

I don't know if this game is included in the BOGO, but it looked like it...I saw WWF Smackdown: Shut Your Mouth in the regular PS2 section at the Canton, OH TRU, but it had a Value Zone Sticker on it and was priced at $19.99. Has anyone seen this game at their TRU Value Zone to confirm?

I saw a few more titles with value zone stickers on them at royal palm beach TRU that I think are misleading, on titles like Shut Your Mouth and Jak and Daxter that were in normal cases and not the cheap looking cases of normal Value Zone games. I tried to buy Jak and Daxter with my other BOGO games, but it wasn't in the system and I didn't push the clerk. He proceeded to grab all the Jak games and started removing the value zone stickers from them. I don't think they're supposed to let you BOGO on anything other than the value zone games that come in those translucent white outer casings, and people who are buying other games with BOGO are just finding friendly customer service representatives.

[antichameleon]

bbb is the 2nd coming of Cheapy D...

Hitman 2 + Hot Shots Golf 3 for $20

[doraemonkerpal]

bbb?

[evilmax17]

bbb?

bingbangboom, the poster of this deal.

[doraemonkerpal]

OH, LOL. thanks.

[swetooth9]

has any1 seen final fantasy x as one of the games that you can buy in this buy 1 get 1 free deal?

[antichameleon]

Any other decent $10 games to buy with Seek and Destroy?

I suppose i could look ath the PSX games.

[evilmax17]

I have a question for the people who have been recently. Is the supply of games diminishing at all, or is it just as stocked as ever. Also, are the variety of games changing at all?

[dtcarson]

Well, I just went for the second time 24 hours after going the first time--didn't see anything new, supply hasn't decreased a whole lot.
I didn't see FFX either.
I ended up getting
PacMan World 2
Devil May Cry
harvest moon
Spy Hunter
Ratchet and Clank [yes that's five, they messed up when I went to exchange Smuggler's Run]

[sm04as]

On Monday they seemed to have nothing good. I went back Wed and they were stocked up. Today I went back to exchange something and they still had pretty much everything. I know, one day is nothing, but I think not many people know about the deal or perhaps are not just intersted with the selection. Out of 3 TRU I've been to there was one sign and that was facing the wall.

No FFX in sight... if you are looking for a $10 game you can try to find Stretch Panic. I saw two copies, one had a sticker that said $15 and the other didn't. I just picked the one without, but it rang up $10, so YMMV. Otherwise I did get a $10 PS game, Eternal Eyes. I saw a couple of copies at one store and a few more at another. It looks like an anime style RPG that looks interesting.

Another odd thing that I noticed was that some games had a orange TRU sticker that said $10.95 or $21.95(something like that). I don't know how those games would ring up, but I thought that was strange.

[MadFlava]

Just to clarify about the gift receipts. I bought Monkey Island and Havest Moon with this deal. Havest Moon was the free game which is the game I wanted. Monkey Island was the $19.99 game and I got a seperate gift receipt for both. Tonight I traded Monkey Island (with gift receipt) for store credit which I then bought Beyond Good or Evil. I still have a gift receipt on Havest Moon but I don't think I can use it to get store credit since it will ring up 0. I was wondering if I can do a straight trade in for another game if I wanted.

[trunks982]

i saw lots of harvest moon at my TRU in Brooklyn, NY on Bay Parkway. they have only 1 copy of monkey island left and i didnt pick that up. Cause i dont know if its good or not. i see some Bloody roar 3 left. rachet and clank is not part of the deal. i picked up hitman2, baldurs gate, harvest moon and headhunter. i wonder is bloody roar3 good?

[waxHead]

for those curious about game reviews/quality, check out:

www.gamerankings.com

this site compiles videogame rankings from many different sources, it's useful for seeing multiple reviews on a single game in a short time.

from the reviews I read, I'm taking Bloody Roar 3 back.

[Masterkyo]

I already got BurnOut 2 (very good game).

I plan to Pickup BurnOut & Tokyo Extreme Zero but still wonder it any good ?? :)

[thatstoobad]

i went last night, even though i thought it was pretty late in the game to really get any good games. however, i was able to get Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter, Sly Cooper, and Hot Shots Golf 3. they also had a ton of Harvest Moon, Parappa the Rapper 2, Pac Man World 2, Mojo, Mad Maestro, and other games that didn't really interest me very much. they gave me a hard time about Jak & Daxter, since it wasn't in the computer as part of the deal, even though it had a sticker on it stating otherwise.

this was at the Toys R Us at Gratiot and Masonic in Roseville, MI.

i have a question, by the way. after picking up hot shots golf, i checked it out a little more and am starting to question the purchase. basically, i'm wondering if anyone knows if Toys R Us will give me a hard time if i want to exchange it. if that's the case i'll just keep it, but if they will exchange without a hassle, i'd be into that.

[Santorum X]

I wasn't going to spend any more $ today because I already bought Hit & Run, GC, I-Ninja, and Whiplash all for $60 and some change. But the cheapass in me gave in and I went to TRU and picked up GT3 a-spec and Silpheed for $20.

I also saw tons of Dave Mirra 2, Seek & Destroy, SSX, Burnout, Blood Omen 2, Silpheed, Gungriffon Blaze, Shadowman, Warriors: Magic the Gathering, Test Drive 3, Mojo, and some others, but they were pretty lame.

[Kazaganthi]

How long is this deal going to last? Will it end Saturday?

I know of 1, maybe 2 other TRU's that I can't get to this week.

[moiety]

How long is this deal going to last? Will it end Saturday?

I know of 1, maybe 2 other TRU's that I can't get to this week.

I think it was mentioned earlier. It will supposedly last til March 27th. :)

[peteyrose]

I got Harvest Moon and GT3. Not too shabby :)

There was a ton of Mad Maestro and Stretch Panic., and a few GT3s, Harvest Moons, and Sly Coopers. I didn't see any Devil May Cry or Ratchet and Clanks :(

[bmulligan]

i have a question, by the way. after picking up hot shots golf, i checked it out a little more and am starting to question the purchase. basically, i'm wondering if anyone knows if Toys R Us will give me a hard time if i want to exchange it (?)

They should let you exchange any of the value games for any other value games, at least as long as you have your reciept. The clerk made a point of telling me she wouldn't unless I had a reciept. It's pretty obvious the value games come from TRU with the stickers, and the plastic case, so I'm not sure why they NEED the reciept, but that's what I was told. I've made exchanges twice already, once in Novi, and once in Ann Arbor.

BTW, there are plenty of Harvest moons at TRU in Novi, MI in the West Oaks mall.

[Kazaganthi]

I thought I'd bump this thread back to the first page, because this deal is good through March 27th.

I finally made it up to Clackamas, OR TRU. And was *very* happy with what I found:

-Harvest Moon PS2 (yay!!) ~7 left
-Soul Reaver 2 (only one I saw)
-Blood Omen 2 (only one I saw)
-Jak and Daxter (I was lucky to get this) It was on the display table, but it had a yellow value sticker on it so I gave it a shot. The cashier had some trouble ringing it up, but gave me the deal anyway.

I love how the receit says "You saved $39.98"

[JohnnyDrama]

How long is this deal going to last? Will it end Saturday?

I know of 1, maybe 2 other TRU's that I can't get to this week.

I think it was mentioned earlier. It will supposedly last til March 27th. :)

I hope it lasts until the 27th, maybe even through April hopefully. I need to get Legaia 2, and maybe Harvest Moon as well.

[Kazaganthi]

How long is this deal going to last? Will it end Saturday?

I know of 1, maybe 2 other TRU's that I can't get to this week.

I think it was mentioned earlier. It will supposedly last til March 27th. :)

I hope it lasts until the 27th, maybe even through April hopefully. I need to get Legaia 2, and maybe Harvest Moon as well.
The sign at the store "Buy one get one FREE on value titles" says it does expire March 27th.

[antichameleon]

Couldn't find another decent $9.99 PS2 game, so I bought 2 copies of Seek an Destroy for $10.

I'll figure out what to do with the extra copy later...gift mebbe.

[Theenternal]

had to drive about 30 miles away to another tru, finally found Harvest Moon+SF ex, they had dragon warrior in the bin too, but it didnt have a value sticker and the lady wouldnt let me try it :(

[The_Continental]

I have an extra copy of Harvest Moon. Anyone willing to trade me a Soul Reaver 2 for it?

PM me if interested.

[Vtdgnca]

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