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Favorite 'Greatest Hits' Console Games Worldwide?

Posted by simoniker on from the tastes-be-different dept.

The Gamemaster writes "Siliconera, an import video game web site, has an interesting story comparing the favorite 'Greatest Hits' console games around the world. They look at the budget-price re-releases of previously top-selling games for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in Europe, the U.S., and Japan, and compare them, leading to some interesting contrasts in what gamers enjoy playing across the globe."

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  1. Greatest Hits are a great idea. by Naffer · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I own a PS2 and a Gamecube, and I have to say I much prefer the greatest hits system that Sony has to Nintendo's. All Sony games are eligable for rerelease as a greatest hit at $20, wheras Nintendo's "Player's Choice" system is almost completly first person titles (mentioned in the article) and usually priced closer to $30. It's great to be able to pick up games that you missed early on for a discount. I recently bought GT3 and Jak and Dakster for $20 each. $20 is just such a perfect price that I'm pretty disapointed with N sticking to $30.

  2. Not many game cube titles in the greatest hits. by LordZardoz · · Score: 5, Insightful

    One has to wonder if this is because Nintendo's first party titles are still selling strongly enough to warrent their standard retail price.

    Its also telling that pretty much all of the greatest hits games are published by Nintendo.

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  3. Xbox/PS2 Greatest Hits pwn Gamecube by lake2112 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I can now buy either an Xbox or PS2 and play solely greatest hits games for at least the next 6 months. The options span all genres and are all at the very least "good" games. As for Gamecube, I still have to pay $30 for each Platinum Hits game, and I still can't get some of the better games. I understand they still can sell the games at a higher price, the lack of a cheap, quality alternative is quite disappointing.

    1. Re:Xbox/PS2 Greatest Hits pwn Gamecube by unclethursday · · Score: 3, Insightful
      The options span all genres and are all at the very least "good" games.

      You call all of these 'good' games? Wreckless? Blood Wake? Blinx? Obi-Wan? Unreal (only good in multi-player on Live, not in single player)? Crash?

      Please. MS' platinum hits line is more for titles that DON'T sell as opposed to those that do like on Sony and Nintendo's lowered price lines. I'm surprised to see Splinter Cell as a Platinum Hits title...it was the 4th title to hit 1 million units worldide on the Xbox. And, yet, still no Halo in that Platinum Hits line...

  4. Nintendo doesn't really label greatest hits by prockcore · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Nintendo doesn't really label greatest hits. They have a players-choice label, but there are tons of games that are out that are available for cheap that aren't labelled "player's choice".

    One game that comes to mind is Eternal Darkness. You can find that everywhere for $15-$20.. yet it's not on the list.

  5. Platinum Hits are NOT the best games! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "The best games for the Xbox are universally known as the platnium hits collection."

    That statement just isn't true. There are plenty of crappy Platinum Hits (Blood Wake anyone?). Going "Platinum" isn't any kind of seal of approval or commendation, it's merely an indication that the game got enough sales or buzz to justify repackaging it and squeezing a few more bucks out of it.