Mass Effect (360) $9.99 - Kmart Ad 1/10/2010 - 1/16/2010

My Kmart nearly owned me. Ive always been torn on this game because I never like to buy games with Players Choice/Platinum Hits/etc boxart since they just look too different on my games rack. I remember a few weeks ago they had some non-ph copies of Mass Effect, and I was hoping they would still have them. When I got there today I found 2 copies of Mass Effect.....1 was the new PH version with dark boxart(which I suppose I can deal with) and the other was an original PH version with ugly gray insert and no bonuses. Thank god for the other copy >.>
 
Got my Mass Effect this afternoon. My store easily had 5+ copies of each PH box art in stock, so I grabbed the newer one. I also stumbled across the AC/DC Live Rock Band Track Pack for $9.99. Didn't expect to see that at all.
 
Just came back. It rang up 19.99 The cashier was like, it's not on sale. They didn't have any ads in the store. Is it online?
 
[quote name='yruluis']Just came back. It rang up 19.99 The cashier was like, it's not on sale. They didn't have any ads in the store. Is it online?[/QUOTE]

I didnt see an ad in my paper today but if you go to http://www.kmart.com you can search for Mass Effect and then see.
 
Those that aren't ringing up as $9.99 - are you trying to buy the standard case, or is it a Platinum Hits version? If it's the regular case, we have the answer to what's happening.
 
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For those of you having trouble getting the price here is the page of the circular with it.
 
[quote name='exileinoblivion']
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For those of you having trouble getting the price here is the page of the circular with it.[/QUOTE]

Thanks. I'll to best buy tomorrow and PM. You just go to the cashier and show them the ad, right? This would be my first PM. Man, that's going to be a lot of ink.
 
[quote name='bigredvan14']Those that aren't ringing up as $9.99 - are you trying to buy the standard case, or is it a Platinum Hits version? If it's the regular case, we have the answer to what's happening.[/QUOTE]

Nope, it was the PH version, the ugly one.
 
[quote name='kaydigi']:360:
Mass Effect 1 - 9.99 (in the worst GH packaging ever)
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Condemned would strongly disagree...the name of the game isn't even listed on the spine of the GH packaging for it!
 
Thank you for that scan, exileinoblivion! I was planning to pricematch this at another store.

I couldn't find an ol' fashioned ad on their site tho. It kept wanting to give me a customized sales page.
 
guys, there are 2 versions of the 'platinum hits' mass effect game. I saw 2 today @ my local kmart when purchasing it. 1 has the look that is in the picture/ad and the 2nd is all grayed out and looks alot better so I picked up the 2nd one instead. They both have the same content, just different packaging on the outside and both cost $9.99+tax
 
Mentioned in a earlier thread by kaydigi and it's also mentioned in the 'Sunday Ads' post at the top. Great price, picked mine up yesterday.
 
Already own this game but to any out there on the fence about getting it, this game is worth purchasing at full price and then some. Even if you aren't big on RPGs/shooters (this is a fun hybrid of the two), you can't argue with a $10 pricepoint.
 
just wondering, but i picked up this game for my cousin who is in the 8th grade...can anyone tell me if this game would be inappropriate for him based on the content?
 
[quote name='riddler']just wondering, but i picked up this game for my cousin who is in the 8th grade...can anyone tell me if this game would be inappropriate for him based on the content?[/QUOTE]

he is what? 13 or so?

he will fucking love it.

for violence, you blow aliens and people to bits with some high tech guns. he might be a bit bored with the politics of it, but he can just play as renegade.

There is a very tame animated sex scene towards the end- like something you would see on daytime television, no nudity. and its one of the first games where there is a voice actor for the main character, and BTW, i think the voice for the female main character is funnier at delivering the renegade(meaner dialogue choices). but meh thats just me
 
[quote name='dracula']There is a very tame animated sex scene towards the end- like something you would see on daytime television, no nudity.[/QUOTE]

Not to mention that it's completely optional, so the kid may never even come across it.
 
ok yeah i was just worried about the sex scenes/nudity, but i guess you can't shield them forever...
 
[quote name='riddler']just wondering, but i picked up this game for my cousin who is in the 8th grade...can anyone tell me if this game would be inappropriate for him based on the content?[/QUOTE]

From the What They Play website:

The ESRB notes that the game is appropriate for older gamers, with an “M” rating for “Blood,” “Language,” “Partial Nudity,” “Sexual Themes,” and “Violence.” Given the sci-fi nature of the game, a lot of the combat (also responsible for that “violence” descriptor, thanks to the gunplay, and the magical abilities known as “biotics”) is against appropriately space age foes. The fighting is primarily against robotic creatures called the “Geth” but there’s a menagerie of aliens to battle too, plus some lumbering space zombies for good measure. The bloody moments are few and far between, but can come as quite a surprise when they occur. Of note is a close-up scene of a character being unexpectedly skewered through the chest by an alien creature while in the middle of a conversation. As you can imagine, it’s quite messy.

It’s notable that the descriptor for the language is not “strong” so you can be confident that more vulgar curse words are not featured at all in the dialogue. What you will hear are words like “b*****d,” “g****mn,” and “a**.” There’s a lot of “a**.”

The partial nudity and sexual themes come as a package deal connected to the romantic storyline that unfolds over the course of the game. Should the player choose to pursue it, and depending on a number of choices made throughout (including the sex of your main character) there are opportunities to explore either a heterosexual, or homosexual (just girls, not guys) relationship. Successful wooing of one of the possible targets eventually results in the hero sealing the deal towards the end of the game, with the two characters jumping in to bed together for a night of steamy passion before the big, final battle. While described as “the sex scene” by anyone that’s heard of it, what the player actually sees is little more than the naked hips of one of the female characters as she moves up the body of her lover. The scene then fades to black.
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[quote name='bruceg']Yeah, the online listing says only available for shipping, so maybe that's why some people can't get the deal?[/QUOTE]

I just picked up a copy today at lunch for $9.99. It was clearly marked on the shelf as being on sale at $9.99. They only had two copies left, both the older (and uglier) platinum hits box. At least they have the extra content though.
 
I tried to price match at bestbuy. Kmart wasn't in the computer, so they came to the conclusion that they "don't do price matches from kmart."
 
I don't know much about this game, but the price is certainly right so I might pick it up today if they've got a copy at the local kmart (and I can find an employee to open the damn case!) Thanks for the heads up OP!
 
[quote name='beerme']I tried to price match at bestbuy. Kmart wasn't in the computer, so they came to the conclusion that they "don't do price matches from kmart."[/QUOTE]

Next time that happens, point out to them that they have a store listed on there as "Other" so to me, that implies that it could be ANY other store besides the ones already pre-listed ;)

did this to PM a guide at GameStop, got scared for a second, but the clerk actually chose it himself..
 
I have next weeks AD , there is nothing of note in it, except a 720P 32" Sylvania for $299. DJ Hero for $119 which I think is MSRP.
 
Thanks for the post. I picked up one in Bremerton, WA this morning. They had both of the GH options. Had a sale tag below them.
 
Just picked up one in Phoenix, AZ. Still had several copies left (original box, old PH, and new PH)
 
picked mine up today at the woodbridge, va location, didnt see any other copies always might be one hidden behind the other stacks of games behind the front row. never know. thanks OP.

also checked Madagascar Kartz game still steady at $19.99.
 
Dad picked it up for me Yesterday. Man I feel bad for Kmart.... The box I got still had the "Don't open until 11/20/07" sticker on it....
 
Lol, K-Marts fail, the one i went to was all old and crusty, and filled with old people. The worst part is, we have Flea Markets in the area that actually look better.

Managed to grab the last Platinum Edition at my location (They had 2, but when i picked up the case, i noticed it had a nasty rattling to it, so i figure something was broken in it), too bad i had to get the one with the ugly Cover Art =/ (The ugly Black/Green/Silver one that looks like a PC game case or something)
 
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