BioShock 2 best price

nevaeh-2die-4

hey lads

does anyone know of any prices in the likes of tesco & hmv for Bioshock 2

Mr E

I think its too early to know. Its out on Tuesday so I'm sure prices will start popping up at the start of the week.

I ordered on Zavvi's website yesterday for £29.99 (about £31 inc. postage) which is in or around the €40 mark. Got dispatch email a half hour after ordering. Probably means I won't be playing on launch day, but I'm not too pushed.

feckhead

HMV are normally around the €45 mark for the the first few days. Unsure about Tescos. If they think they'll sell enough, they'll undercut all the major retailers.

Are you sure its out next Tuesday.. Usually thoose crap european dates mean it won't be out till that Friday...

Antar Bolaeisk

If you can four-pack on Steam with someone from the UK you can pick up both Bioshock 1 and 2 for less than €25 together... Finding such people may be tricky though.

Mr E

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Are you sure its out next Tuesday.. Usually thoose crap european dates mean it won't be out till that Friday...

Worldwide launch on the 9th.

calex71

damn it, thought this was a few weeks out yet :mad:

Well at least I can finish mass effect 2 while I hunt the best deal for this one.

nevaeh-2die-4

was in hmv grafton st today there was a sign up saying it would be 45e.

Oisín Collins

Just got a text from Smyths - apparently they're going out at €39.99 until Friday!! I might have to pick up a copy at that price :-)

god's toy

On line, D2d have it for £26.95

calex71

Tesco is 54.99 , the plus is they are selling it early.

Left it where it was I can wait to get it in smyths

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

can anyone else confirm tesco are selling it early?

Antar Bolaeisk

No idea but it won't make a difference if you do manage to get your hands on it early as the servers won't authenticate the game until after it's been officially released.

disco girl

Yeah I'm going to wait and get mine in Smyths...they're selling the special edition for €59.99...:D

WolfForager

Oisín Collins wrote: »

Just got a text from Smyths - apparently they're going out at €39.99 until Friday!! I might have to pick up a copy at that price :-)

Fantastic! Cheers

FutureGuy

DId a scout of the stores, not great news. Game listed at 50, Gamestop 55, HMV 58, XtraVision 55. From memory.

Coriolanus

51.99 special edition PC on play.com, free delivery.

Edit: and you can get a EVE hypo prop for 13 when you order with Bio2.

nevaeh-2die-4

FutureGuy wrote: »

DId a scout of the stores, not great news. Game listed at 50, Gamestop 55, HMV 58, XtraVision 55. From memory.

hmv - 44.99

Any stores giving it out early?

FutureGuy

nevaeh-2die-4 wrote: »

hmv - 44.99

Not in Limerick city centre. I'm sure that when one store drops the price, they all will.

lizardfudge

Wonder if it would be worth the 5 minute walk to tescos at midnight... probably not...

disco girl

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Any stores giving it out early?

Nowhere in Nth Co Dublin anyway....no midnight openings happening at all!

lizardfudge

lizardfudge wrote: »

Wonder if it would be worth the 5 minute walk to tescos at midnight... probably not...

Any prices for tesco? I'm not finished work till 11 anyway il be around.

calex71

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Any prices for tesco? I'm not finished work till 11 anyway il be around.

Didn't I say this afternoon on this very thread that my local tesco were selling it and that it was 54.99

calex71

calex71 wrote: »

Didn't I say this afternoon on this very thread that my local tesco were selling it and that it was 54.99

Sorry man, I'm a lazy bast*rd and I didn't read up! Might tip into town so.

lizardfudge

calex71 wrote: »

Didn't I say this afternoon on this very thread that my local tesco were selling it and that it was 54.99

Oh... 5 minute walk at midnight so it is.

What's your local one? I'm heading to Artane...

Will post back here if I have any luck.

Picked mine up coming home from work in Tesco in Athlone, wahey! The price was spot on btw. Now time for some beer.

calex71

lizardfudge wrote: »

Oh... 5 minute walk at midnight so it is.

What's your local one? I'm heading to Artane...

Will post back here if I have any luck.

My local is nutgrove and they where selling @ 2 this afternoon
I'd say save yourself some € and wait for smyths in the morning for 39.99

€15 isn't exactly small change these days

lizardfudge

May do.... Thought I'd be finished Mass Effect by now... but it's the game that keeps on giving...

Nemanja91

59.99 for the collectors edition is fairly good value considering the stuff you get with it, you get a huge 168 page art book, an LP with soundtrack and a CD, and you get 3 lithographs and its well presented

http://www.videogamesblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/bioshock-2-special-edition-goodies.jpg

calex71

lizardfudge wrote: »

May do.... Thought I'd be finished Mass Effect by now... but it's the game that keeps on giving...

Snap, haven't done a plot mission all day and still nowhere near finished it

lizardfudge

calex71 wrote: »

Snap, haven't done a plot mission all day and still nowhere near finished it

And I just finished it.

Think I hit every side mission and it took about 36 hours and I started playing it last Thursday.

Glad I have something else to hook me in tomorrow.

And then the new Final Fantasy after that...

nevaeh-2die-4

is 54.99 confrmed for tesco?

Antar Bolaeisk

Not so happy now with my cheapy Steam copy considering Steam really screwed up with no preload. Ah well, don't think I could have brought myself to pay upwards of €50 anyways.

cherryghost

picked the PC version up for 34.99 this morning in gamestop

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

34.99?!

sweet

i'll be taking a stroll down to gamestop later today so

calex71

paid 59.99 for the bigger and much heavier than expected special ed in smyths,

regular console version was 39.99 and pc was 34.99

HMV and gamestop both had regular for 44.99

oceanclub

This is off tangent, but why do so many people in the thread buy in the stores, when online retail is cheaper?

P.

Liam O

oceanclub wrote: »

This is off tangent, but why do so many people in the thread buy in the stores, when online retail is cheaper?

P.

because some people like to play the game, and not sit around waiting for it to come in the post.

god's toy

oceanclub wrote: »

This is off tangent, but why do so many people in the thread buy in the stores, when online retail is cheaper?

P.

was wondering that myself.
suppose people want it there and then not wanting to wait.

Still i'm very happy with my digital download for 31 euro!

Captain Chaos

Liam O wrote: »

because some people like to play the game, and not sit around waiting for it to come in the post.

Certain online retailers will get it to you on release or a day before. Asda, The Hut, Game.co.uk, Amazon, Gamesnash.ie all have come through for me in the past, they have the cop on to ship early unlike others. Just don't go near Play or CDwow.

oceanclub

Liam O wrote: »

because some people like to play the game, and not sit around waiting for it to come in the post.

*looks at tottering stack of games*

Having something to play is never a problem for me.

I know that my copy shipped 2 days ago, so I should have it, if not today, before the end of the week.

P.

ShadowHearth

just got it after work, preordered in gamestop a collectors edition. 49,99!!! ( pc OFC)

Played it, and loved it!!! Cant understand wht were they bitching about bioshock 2 bein very linear? so far i dont se much difference from old one.

P.S. i felt in love with that hand-drill thingy... Best weapon in video games by far ( for me)!

Zombrex

Does the retail version activate on Steam like Empire Total War or Dawn of War 2 did (thus allowing you do download the game again through Steam)

I really like having games on Steam, keeps it up to date and don't have to remember where my DVDs are.

But not sure if it is worth 15 euro more. Would be great if the retail version activated on Steam

Captain Chaos

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Cant understand wht were they bitching about bioshock 2 bein very linear? so far i dont se much difference from old one.

The first one was very linear aswell, an average shooter hyped up by the success of it's older brothers, the System Shock games. They aren't a patch on the old System Shock games. The Bioshocks are solid games but nothing special imo.

FutureGuy

Is the Special Edition worth the extra money?

calex71

Captain Chaos wrote: »

The first one was very linear aswell, an average shooter hyped up by the success of it's older brothers, the System Shock games. They aren't a patch on the old System Shock games. The Bioshocks are solid games but nothing special imo.

I think it was the atmosphere that enjoyed most about the 1st one over the gameplay which I agree with you on.

calex71

FutureGuy wrote: »

Is the Special Edition worth the extra money?

The book is quite substantial but it's all pictures, you get 3 posters that ar a little bigger than a4 and the sound track on cd and 12". The cd is actually quite clever spoiler tag for those who didn't open theirs yet

it looks and feels like a record even the under side is black

It's a very nicely presented package although not the kind of thing that fits easily on the shelf due to it's size.

ShadowHearth

calex71 wrote: »

I think it was the atmosphere that enjoyed most about the 1st one over the gameplay which I agree with you on.

i dont care that its linier, but like you said i enjoyed the atmosphere of the game alot. Its in mine list of best games i ever played in mine life, and i did played a good few games...

i am a sucker for post apocaliptic disaster 60s/futuristic games

yeah yeah old school fallout!

RobertFoster

FutureGuy wrote: »

Is the Special Edition worth the extra money?

GiantBomb did an unboxing of the Special Edition. It looks nice (and big). Personally, I don't think it's worth extra money:- I rarely look through an artbook more than once, I've not hung posters on my wall since I was a teenager, I don't own a record player, and the music will probably be available elsewhere. Looks nice if you're a collector though.

oceanclub

RobertFoster wrote: »

GiantBomb did an unboxing of the Special Edition. It looks nice (and big). Personally, I don't think it's worth extra money:- I rarely look through an artbook more than once, I've not hung posters on my wall since I was a teenager, I don't own a record player, and the music will probably be available elsewhere.

They're pretty much the reasons I didn't opt for the Special Edition this time. Still like my Big Daddy figurine from no. 1 (albeit I had to glue the damn drill on as it got broken in transit).

P.