Gamefly Review
Rating: 
Free Trial: Yes - 10 Days
Game Titles: 6,000+ Titles
Shipping Centers: 2 - Los Angeles, CA and Pittsburgh, PA
Shipping Time: 2-3 days
Supported Consoles: PS3, PS2, PSP, Xbox 360, Xbox, Wii, Gamecube, Nintendo DS, Gameboy Advanced
Game Plans: 3 different plans, ranging from 15.95 a month to 36.95 a month
Description: There is no doubt about it that GameFly
was the first major service provider for renting video games online.
Not only are they the proprietors, but they are also innovators. They
are always ahead of the curve (as I'm going to prove to you in this gamefly review) when it comes to having better next-gen
console titles (for renting Xbox 360 games and Playstation 3 games).
They have over 6,000 titles which are growing on an constant basis.
Personal Thoughts: In a nutshell, GameFly
is the the best single solution for renting video games online at this
point. They were the first, and they continue to show their colors by
constantly upgrading their services and bringing new games to the table
usually before anyone else.
Each video game features a list of cheat codes, descriptions,
instructions, and the works. Another REALLY cool feature for parents is
a comprehensive parental control feature. This is really neat because
if you are a parent and you want your kid to be able to choose his own
games, you can set your account so it only allows your child to rent
the games you think are fit for your child. It automatically blocks
attempts at trying to add restricted video games to the mailing list.
Also, if you play a video game and you decide you really love it, you
can buy it at an super discounted price and keep it for the rest of
your life!
The only con that I can say they have is
they used to have only one shipping center on the west coast and that
gave the folks (like me) on the east coast a bit of a waiting period
for games. But since then they have added another shipping center in
Pennsylvania, it is the most convenient service out there, and no
matter where you are in the US, you should get your games in about 2-3
days, and what's better is that they offer a free 10 day trial to see
if you like it or not!
Update June 29th, 2009: They have just added an amazing feature
that gives "seniority" to people. That means, the longer you are a
member, the more of a discount you get on things such as games and you
can rack up some very awesome Gamefly Bucks which can be traded in for
more subscriptions or video games free of charge.
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