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Ahh, Black Friday. The one day of the year when stores offer ridiculously over-the-top deals, and shoppers by the hundreds pick up as many material possessions as possible. That said, it usually helps to know what you're shopping for, rather than hitting the stores blindly. With that, we proudly present this handy little shopper's guide, pointing out some of the best bargains money can buy. Happy hunting.
System deals
Many stores offer system bundles this year, which is perfect if you need to snag a new game console. Wal-Mart has two in particular that are hard to overlook. For $199, you'll be able to get an Xbox 360 Arcade bundle that includes the Activision game, Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa, along with DVDs of both the original Madagascar film and its sequel.
If you're looking for something a little more mature, the store's exclusive PlayStation 3 bundle has you covered. For $299, you'll get the 120 GB system, along with two games: Batman: Arkham Asylum and Infamous, and a Blu-ray copy of The Dark Knight, last year's mega blockbuster film.
GameStop has no shortage of system deals. Buy an Xbox 360 Elite on Friday morning from any location and it'll throw in a free copy of either Bakugan or Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The PlayStation 3 bundle is more impressive, as you'll get God of War Collection and Littlebigplanet: Game of the Year Edition free with the system.
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Best Buy also jumped into the bundle action. $299 will net you either a PlayStation 3, packed with Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack In Time and Littlebigplanet: Game of the Year Edition, or an Xbox 360 Elite with the Pure/Lego Batman dual pack, along with four additional games: Wall-E, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 and Spider-Man: Web of Shadows. You'll want to hurry on the PS3 system, though. It's a day one doorbuster going from 5 AM to whenever supplies run out, and they will run out.
Toys R' Us offers some bundles as well. For $159.99, you'll be able to buy a Nintendo DSi, along with a free EVA Sleeve Kit and car adapter. If it's an Xbox 360 you're after, $229.99 will buy you an Arcade system with carrying case and three games: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, PopCap Arcade Vol. 1 and Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade (which comes with 30 games). That's a pretty sweet deal.
Other stores have offers available with an Xbox 360 Elite purchase. Get one from Target and you'll automatically score a $50 gift card. Go with K-Mart and it'll throw in Halo 3: ODST for free. Stick with Sears and 12 months of Xbox Live will be given to you at no charge. And if you've got a GameCrazy store near you, getting one there will earn you an extra wireless controller.
K-Mart is offering those who purchase the Assassin's Creed bundle for Sony PSP a free goodie, a copy of Assassin's Creed II for PlayStation 3. It's an interesting choice, given that the game won't work on the PSP. Oh well, all the more reason to get a PS3 from Wal-Mart.
Finally, if you're looking to buy a DSi this Friday, keep an eye open for new packages from Nintendo. The company has specific bundles that will be at retailers this Friday with DSi games programmed onto the system. You can choose from the metallic blue Mario package, or test your noggin with the white Brain Age bundle. Both cost $169.99. Snag 'em before they sell out.
Game deals
There are sales aplenty at GameStop. Our Doorbuster picks are Dead Space Extraction for $19.99 and Batman: Arkham Asylum for $39.99. If you somehow miss the morning sales, you can still get Tekken 6 at an affordable $39.99.
Two games you can pick up for cheap over the weekend are Fallout 3 and Borderlands, available for $49.99. Other games will also be on sale through December 6th, including Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood
($19.99), Prototype ($29.99), Left 4 Dead 2 ($39.99), Forza Motorsport 3 ($39.99), Guitar Hero 5 ($39.99, sans guitar) and DiRT 2 ($49.99). If you haven't checked out those great games, you won't find a better time.
Best Buy has some killer Doorbusters going while supplies last. Several titles are available for $34.99 each, including Left 4 Dead 2, Need For Speed: Shift, Dragon Age: Origins and various EA Sports games.
Over the weekend, you'll be able to pick up several games for $15, including Excitebots: Trick Racing and Boom Blox Bash Party, and $20 games like The Bigs 2, Hasbro Family Game Night and Resident Evil 5. Get to your store as soon as you can, because these will go quickly.
Friday Doorbusters are aplenty at the nationwide store chain, including Halo 3: ODST, Forza Motorsport 3 and Need For Speed: Shift at $34.99 apiece, Dead Space Extraction for $24.99 and a Guitar Hero On Tour/Decades twin game bundle for $29.99. Several Wii and DS games will be on sale throughout the weekend as well, including Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, The Price Is Right, MySims Kingdom, MySims Party and Crash: Mind Over Mutant, all for $9.99 each. Again, it's first come, first serve, so get there as soon as possible.
Sears doesn't have as nearly as many deals as other stores, but there are a couple of noteworthy ones. A Boy and His Blobfor the Wii can be yours for $29.99, along with Jillian Michaels Workout and The Biggest Loser, if you feel like getting in shape. Several $39.99 Xbox 360 titles are also on sale, including Forza Motorsport 3, Halo 3: ODST, Dragon Age: Origins and Brutal Legend. There are bundle deals available as well, such as Stormrise and Bionic Commando for $24.99.
Along with all of the Sears deals, K-Mart has a few individual ones. Need For Speed: Shift and Spore Hero are the lone Doorbuster highlights, going for $29.99 each. Over the weekend, however, you can get the Rock Band 2 bundle for $99.99, TMNT Smash Up for $29.99 and several $39.99 Xbox 360 games, including Left 4 Dead 2 and Batman: Arkham Asylum.
Gift cards are being offered with certain purchases. Buy Assassin's Creed II, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 or Mario & Sonic At the Olympic Winter Games and you'll get a $10 one. There are a couple of good seven-dollar games available, however, including Rock Band Unplugged for PSP and Shaun White Snowboarding for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. (Hey, you could buy worse for that price.) Other on-sale games include Star Wars the Clone Wars: Republic Heroes, Batman: Arkham AsylumMarvel Ultimate Alliance 2, Guitar Hero 5 and Halo 3: ODST, which are available for $37 each.
There are a ton of cheap Doorbusters at this nationwide chain. Hurry in Friday and you can get the original Rock Band: Special Edition, instruments and all, for only $50. Other titles will be on sale throughout Friday, including The Godfather II, Need For Speed Undercover, Grand Theft Auto IV and Midnight Club: Los Angeles, which will be $10 each.
If you're willing to spend $25, you can get your hands on Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare GOTY Edition, NBA 2K10, WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2009, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and UFC 2009 Undisputed . Remember, these sales are Friday only.
If you still have a GameCrazy store open in your area, you might want to consider stopping in on Thanksgiving day. Not only are all GameCrazy locations open, but they also have certain deals for Thursday only. $14.95 will snag you a copy of Fight Night Round 4, Soul Calibur IV, Super Smash Bros. Brawl or Bionic Commando. Other games will also be offered at $5 a pop, including Infinite Undiscovery and Kung Fu Panda. However, if you have to wait till Friday so you can spend time with your family and watch football, there are some good Doorbuster deals. Prototype, Guitar Hero World Tour and Animal Crossing: City Folk are going for $15 each, and several games, including The Beatles: Rock Band, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, Left 4 Dead 2 and Dragon Age: Origins, will be sold at $10 to $15 off the regular price. And if you have extra games to trade, you'll earn 30 percent more credit towards your purchases.
Happy holiday shopping!
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