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This was part of the weekly deal that ended Aug. 28th, so it's now dead!
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KOTOR is on sale for $15 at Best Buy this week. If your Best Buy still has those free coupon mags out (the one with Madden on the cover) or if you stashed one away back when they did have them, you can use the coupon on the middle of the last page of the mag ($5 off XBL software) to get this game for $10.
I did this myself on Sunday. The YMMV part is finding a coupon mag. If you have the coupon this should work 100%. I went around to a few BBs on Sat and most still had these mags out, I think one did not. The one I went to on Sunday still had a bunch. This is Northern VA area.
Note this is not the Madden 2005 coupon book (small square black & white) but the full sized free coupon mag with a full color Madden game picture/ad on the cover.
vgossain
08-24-2004, 06:42 PM
Did this work for anyone? I was thinking about trying this, but wasn't sure what the criteria for an "Xbox Live" game is. KOTOR doesn't have the "Live" stripe on it, so I didn't think it would count as an "Xbox Live" game (although I think it does have downloadable content).
organicow
08-24-2004, 06:46 PM
Did this work for anyone? I was thinking about trying this, but wasn't sure what the criteria for an "Xbox Live" game is. KOTOR doesn't have the "Live" stripe on it, so I didn't think it would count as an "Xbox Live" game (although I think it does have downloadable content).
Yeah, it doesn't have the 'stripe' on it, but it does have to Live logo on the front, and definitely IS considered a Live game. so, the couplon should be totally kosher for it.
The Platinum Hits version now has the stripe.
slidecage
08-24-2004, 07:54 PM
Is this game really any good I dont want to waste 10 bucks on it
(I just got the last copy of it at BB for 10 bucks then BOOM my car exploded not joking stupid thing wouldnt turn over )
i blame star wars
The Platinum Hits version now has the stripe.
Yep PH version has the stripe.
Did this work for anyone?
I did this myself on Sunday and apparently slidecage did it before blowing up in his car j/k.
And this game is worth $10 without a doubt. One of the very best Xbox games IMO.
The PH version of KOTOR is also in a green case for some reason? Vs. a grey box for all other PH titles I've seen. (All the ones I've seen have been anyway.)
slidecage
08-24-2004, 09:11 PM
yea i got it for 10 but had a lot of trouble getting it for some reason it kept ringing up at 19.99 i had to get the flyer and show it was on sale for 14.99 then the 5 buck coupon wouldnt take when they drop the price to 14.99
then they had to call a manager who called another manager then i got the game went outside and boom!!!!!!!!!!!
road3283
08-24-2004, 10:23 PM
Tried this yesterday.
Worked for me without a glitch. I got a PH version and it's a great pick up for only 10 bucks.
chickenhawk
08-24-2004, 11:14 PM
yep, it worked for me on Sunday!
KingDox
08-24-2004, 11:40 PM
ok great, I have one of those XBL coupons I'll make a trip to BB tomarow.
biggestinuyashafan
08-24-2004, 11:45 PM
i am going to have to go to BB soon then,i am about to get a x-box and want this game. thanks for the deal info.
epobirs
08-24-2004, 11:46 PM
I had no problem except for a newbie checker who both didn't know the products well and was encountering his first coupon. Only dealyed checkout by a minute or so.
As for the value, this is one of the most highly rated games of the decade thus far. For $10 this is a must-have.
cmdryuk
08-24-2004, 11:47 PM
Ugh, I need to find my coupon, KOTOR is absolutely worth 10 bucks.. I don't even have an XBOX but I'll probably get it just to have for XBOX 2 (assuming it'll be backwards compatible)...
Steggy
08-25-2004, 12:45 AM
hmmm maybe ill buy this for ten bucks.... itd be good to have a copy again after i sold mine to bignick
mkelehan
08-25-2004, 02:11 AM
Need an honest opinion here: if I have no interest whatsoever in the source material, will I like this as a game? Every review and comment I've ever seen was from a Star Wars fan.
Fatesealer
08-25-2004, 02:14 AM
I think Best Buy may be rethinking that whole Live title $5 off coupon... with most of the titles at a $10-$20 price, there are good deals to be had (FYI: anyone who didn't get Tenchu Xbox from the TRU deal because of the price, use the coupon on it and get it for the $15 you'd have paid at TRU)
Tromack
08-25-2004, 02:16 AM
Is this game really any good I dont want to waste 10 bucks on it
(I just got the last copy of it at BB for 10 bucks then BOOM my car exploded not joking stupid thing wouldnt turn over )
i blame star wars
You don't want to waste 10 bucks on a game that was many magazines' and people's favorite game of the year? Are you stupid or something? Look at the reviews. They usually don't lie.
That being said, if you dislike Star Wars and/or D&D style rpg's then you will hate this since it is essentially the love child of both.
Fatesealer
08-25-2004, 02:19 AM
Think of all the CRAPPY GAMES that can be had for $10... and think of the goodness that is KOTOR for $10... yeah, screw Star Wars, bring on that shiny new copy of Corvette...
BABETOOTH
08-25-2004, 02:43 AM
My wife bought it for me and used the coupon no problem. The only problem was they only had KOTOR (PH) I wanted the original box. But for $10 this game is a steal!!!
Spaceboy176
08-25-2004, 10:35 AM
I picked up KOTOR yesterday. The deal worked without a hitch. I did notice that the cashier had to scan the $5 off coupon FIRST prior to scanning the game for everything to be kosher! Thanks for the post! KOTOR is a STEAL at $10. :D
KingDox
08-25-2004, 05:39 PM
I got mine for 10, the lady tried to give me the old "this game isn't software" line but I just told her to try it any way. And sure enough it worked. Great game for only 10 bucks. Fantastic Deal
sarkenobi
08-25-2004, 06:42 PM
I went to BB on Monday to return a 3 month starter kit and pick up a 12 month one. My BB had a TON of those coupon mags and I picked up about 8 of them (if anybody wants one, just PM me, I picked them up for CAGers). I used the $5 off xbl coupon and it didn't even apply at all! To either the 12 month kit or the KOTOR I went there to buy! What gives?
Hmm, I'd guess you had a dumb/lazy cashier. Coupon should work with no problem and doesn't expire until November. Did you ask for a manager to come over?
sarkenobi
08-25-2004, 08:09 PM
I didn't ask the manager to come over cause I didn't really notice it (was busy signing things and PM). But when I looked at the reciept , it says 0.00 under the xbl 12 month kit. ERR.
n00bie
08-25-2004, 08:17 PM
KOTOR isn't in stock at any of my local Best Buys :(
MadFlava
08-25-2004, 08:40 PM
KOTOR is on sale for $15 at Best Buy this week. If your Best Buy still has those free coupon mags out (the one with Madden on the cover) or if you stashed one away back when they did have them, you can use the coupon on the middle of the last page of the mag ($5 off XBL software) to get this game for $10.
I did this myself on Sunday. The YMMV part is finding a coupon mag. If you have the coupon this should work 100%. I went around to a few BBs on Sat and most still had these mags out, I think one did not. The one I went to on Sunday still had a bunch. This is Northern VA area.
Note this is not the Madden 2005 coupon book (small square black & white) but the full sized free coupon mag with a full color Madden game picture/ad on the cover.
Where in NOVA do they have the coupons, the one in Springfield doesn't have the coupon anymore
souNReAL
08-25-2004, 08:51 PM
mannnn, i never really liked rpg's...only FF8 and FF9. but for $10 and all the overwhelming reviews...i gotta at least give it a try....
They have them at the Fair Lakes BB for sure. I can't remember which of the others ones I went to on SAT had them for sure. In Fair Lakes they are mixed in with the games so you might have to really look.
I didn't ask the manager to come over cause I didn't really notice it (was busy signing things and PM). But when I looked at the reciept , it says 0.00 under the xbl 12 month kit. ERR.
Oh, so you ended up paying $5 too much? I've had them give me the total as $5 more than it should be, but I've always noticed and said something like "Uhm, that should be $5 off, right?" To which they've double checked and then taken the $5 off. Doesn't do that every time, but I've had them happen once or twice with $5 off coupons at Best Buy. So moral of the story is that you have to pay attention to Best Buy's crappy check out process.
If I were you I'd go back to the customer service desk, explain what happened and see if they'll give you $5 or at least a $5 gift card. And if they wouldn't (and they have another KOTOR on the shelf) I'd return that one to get $15 back and turn right around and buy the other one off the shelf for $10 with the coupon. If you've already opened it, I'd still try to get $5 back, but you obviously won't be able to pull the return it/buy it back plan.
rukasu
08-26-2004, 12:38 PM
wubb,
Instead of return it / buy it back, there's also the buy-a-new-one-for-the-right-price / return-the-new-one-with-the-old-receipt plan.
Works great with software since there's no serial numbers to deal with (unlike many electronics, such as mp3 players).
Of course, this requires another copy on the shelf in order to pull off.
romeogbs19
08-26-2004, 04:04 PM
If you're not a Star Wars fan and not a hardcore RPG fan, then odds are KOTOR is a waste of money. Honestly, while this game did get rave reviews, you have to put it in context with what kind of gamer you are. A lot of sub Star Wars games tend to get good reviews, Rogue Leader II included. Fact is this is like a weird hybird of RPG with almost Shenmuesque exploration qualities.
Personally, I think this one is for hardcore fans and I don't think the casual/mass gamer is going to like this much beyond the graphics.
One more note on reviews, always keep in mind when a reveiwer writes a critique, the game is often judged against the console's library. A game like KOTOR may score pretty poorly with PS2 reviewers based on the rest of its available library. Given the somewhat lack of high quality RPGs (or RPGs at all, for that matter) a game like KOTOR will score high with reviewers b/c if you're an Xbox owner, you have few alternatives.
Many consumers on Amazon and GameRankings couldn't understand what the fuss was all about with this game. Just b/c a game gets 9s and 10s from the industry doesn't mean it's worth buying. If that were true, Nintendo wouldn't be doing as poorly as they are right now.
Just something to think about when you read any review out there.
daikaiju
08-26-2004, 04:20 PM
I tend to agree with the statement above concerning the fact that maybe this game isn't for everyone. Here's my take. I'm a huge Star Wars fan...and kept reading/hearing all these great things about this game. So finally when it hit the sub $25 mark, I picked it up. After playing it for about 4-5 hours, I found myself totally disinterested in this game. Sure it looked good, but I didn't care much for a few of the interfaces - especially the reticule you had to pass over things to initiate an action (look, open, etc). Also, the story just didn't grab me - although I seem to be in the minority here. Now, I'm not really into lots of straight RPG type games, but I usually like hybrid action / rpg type games. Sadly, this one did nothing at all for me and I traded it off just this past weekend. I figured I might read up on the PC version to see if any of the interfaces were a little different - it might possibly help me enjoy this title.
If you don't like RPGs, you probably won't like this game that is true.
I wouldn't call this an action/RPG hybrid (to me that's something where there are lots of action pieces but your character also advances as you play). This game is straight up strategy/RPG. You don't control your characters attacks at all, you just tell him what you want him to do (Force power, strong attack, whatever) and he does it.
I think I also remember reading a review or two that said the game gets off to a slow start and may bore you in the beginning. Personally I loved it from the get-go. Obviously no game is going to be fun for everyone. (Except E.T. for the Atari 2600 of course, but that's just a given.)
Neo386
08-27-2004, 02:15 AM
Greensboro NC Best buy still has the magazines out, but there were only about 10 left. I have been procrastinating buying KoToR for a while, but i think this deal is as good as it gets....
ChrisXE
08-27-2004, 02:24 AM
if KOTOR is on sale for 14.99, why not use the GGC also? and plus the live coupon to bring it to only 5-6$ total, sorry just thinking like a total Cheapass (I used the GGC on plenty of games that were 15 and below and not just 19.99 and above)
slidecage
08-27-2004, 09:45 AM
I just dumped mine on ebay for 7 bucks Only paid 10 for it didnt care for it i wanted a more game like old FF games didnt care for it
cleaver
08-27-2004, 09:52 AM
I PMed it at Circuit City for $9 (discount + 10%) and got the last non-PH copy I could find. Great, great game.
BustaUppa
08-27-2004, 09:59 AM
I PMed it at Circuit City for $9 (discount + 10%) and got the last non-PH copy I could find. Great, great game.So you can price match and then use a competitor coupon without a problem?
n00bie
08-27-2004, 11:02 AM
if KOTOR is on sale for 14.99, why not use the GGC also? and plus the live coupon to bring it to only 5-6$ total, sorry just thinking like a total Cheapass (I used the GGC on plenty of games that were 15 and below and not just 19.99 and above)
If you got away with using the GGC on games under $19.99, you got lucky. The same goes for using both the GGC and the Live coupon on KOTOR. It's total YMMV. Definitely worth a shot, all they can do is say no, which they are trained to say 99% of the time at my Best Buy :P
n00bie
08-27-2004, 11:03 AM
I PMed it at Circuit City for $9 (discount + 10%) and got the last non-PH copy I could find. Great, great game.So you can price match and then use a competitor coupon without a problem?
I tried PM'ing and using a coupon at CC and was denied. It's YMMV.
if KOTOR is on sale for 14.99, why not use the GGC also? and plus the live coupon to bring it to only 5-6$ total, sorry just thinking like a total Cheapass (I used the GGC on plenty of games that were 15 and below and not just 19.99 and above)
Like noobie said I don't think that would work most of the time. But if you've used the GGC coupon on things under $20 lots of times sounds like you have a BB with clerks that don't really give a crap. I'd go for it. I tried combining the GGC coupon with a mag coupon once a while back and was denied, can't remember if I've ever tried using it on something less than $20. My BB's clerks always read everything on those coupons (unless they have seen the coupons lots of times before), so I guess I just assume it will never work.
borg20001
08-27-2004, 12:00 PM
I PMed it at Circuit City for $9 (discount + 10%) and got the last non-PH copy I could find. Great, great game.
Cleaver - How did you get KOTOR for $9? If I understand the math, CC's standard price for it is $19.99 - $5.50 (the price differential from BB's $14.99 price, plus 10%) - $14.49
Not sure how you get to $9 - unless the CC B&M price is more than the $19.99 price posted on CC.com??
And again, if my math (Algebra?) is correct, the CC asking price would have to be $74.90 to get a final result of $9 after the PM and 10% discount - right???
BustaUppa
08-27-2004, 12:12 PM
I PMed it at Circuit City for $9 (discount + 10%) and got the last non-PH copy I could find. Great, great game.
Cleaver - How did you get KOTOR for $9? If I understand the math, CC's standard price for it is $19.99 - $5.50 (the price differential from BB's $14.99 price, plus 10%) - $14.49
Not sure how you get to $9 - unless the CC B&M price is more than the $19.99 price posted on CC.com??I believe he did the "competitor's coupon" thing to get an additional $5 off the original amount with a GGC coupon.
borg20001
08-27-2004, 12:17 PM
[I believe he did the "competitor's coupon" thing to get an additional $5 off the original amount with a GGC coupon.
Ohhh, okay, thanks for clearing that up. I didn't know that CC would match competitors coupons, in this case the GGC from BB - hmmm, not bad. Though I wished it could have been done w/o the BB GGC coupon, since I don't have any of those lying around and BB is too far from the CC I was heading for..
Thx Busta
Not the BB GGC coupon, the $5 off any XBL software game that's in the latest free coupon mag. That coupon doesn't have a minimum price, whereas the GGC coupon says it must be $19.99 or more. (And the one time I used a competitor coupon at CC they really looked all over the fine print.)
SEGA128DC
08-27-2004, 06:45 PM
I went to BB on Wednesday, looking for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, but the game was sold out...:cry:
Instead, I bought Midway Arcade Treasures and Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, the non Platinum Hits version!...:D
jimbodan
08-29-2004, 03:41 AM
I picked this up without a problem the other day, they had none out, but when I asked they went in the back and grabbed one, all they had left were the PH versions though :( For 10$ I couldn't really complain though.
MadFlava
08-30-2004, 08:29 AM
Yeah I pick one up too, but fortunately I also had credit from a price match from a while ago. Anyway, this game for under $10 is a bargain.
weaponx666
08-30-2004, 08:50 AM
I got it for $5 at BB: $15 - $5 XBox Live Coupon - $5 Reward Zone Coupon.
I also wanted Outlaw Volleyball but I wanted to use an XBox Live coupon for that, but you can't use 2 at once. Anyone know if it's still $10 this week? I hope that's their permanent price for it and not a sale price. For $5, that's a good deal!
It's been $10 for well over a month now. I was in a BB yesterday (Sunday) and it was still $10.
On another note I was denied using the XBL coupon for a copy of a drag racing (live enabled) game yesterday. Dude said 'uh isn't software like game controllers and stuff?' Then he called his buddy over who said if they meant you could use it for video games it would say Xbox Live video games on the coupon and said Xbox Live Software means the software you use to get on Xbox Live. I informed him there isn't any Live enabling software as all of that is built into the dashboard (they just sell codes for x number of months and hardware kits) and asked him to show me where this software is that they sell. His reply was something along the line of, "Yeah huh, we do sell that software!" But it was close to closing time and I basically just gave up and left. Figure I can just go back again this week and pick it up when someone else (who can understand the coupon) is working.
weaponx666
08-30-2004, 10:18 AM
It's been $10 for well over a month now. I was in a BB yesterday (Sunday) and it was still $10.
On another note I was denied using the XBL coupon for a copy of a drag racing (live enabled) game yesterday. Dude said 'uh isn't software like game controllers and stuff?' Then he called his buddy over who said if they meant you could use it for video games it would say Xbox Live video games on the coupon and said Xbox Live Software means the software you use to get on Xbox Live. I informed him there isn't any Live enabling software as all of that is built into the dashboard (they just sell codes for x number of months and hardware kits) and asked him to show me where this software is that they sell. His reply was something along the line of, "Yeah huh, we do sell that software!" But it was close to closing time and I basically just gave up and left. Figure I can just go back again this week and pick it up when someone else (who can understand the coupon) is working.
I'm such a b@d@ss, that even though I have 20 copies of that "Madden" Coupon book with the $5 Live coupon, I made color copies of the coupon at work and used that for KOTOR and it worked! I originally made the copy b/c I only had one real coupon and wanted to use it as long as possible, so I made a copy to see if they would take it. When I got KOTOR on Saturday night, they had a whole rack full of those coupon books, so I had my girlfriend grab a pile. Everytime I go back I'm going to grab more. I live in a small area so no one uses CAG so good deals like this are usually very easy to be found b/c no one uses them. I believe that coupon is good until October or November so I'm going to use it as often as I can.