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IGN's top 25 Nintendo DS games under $20

That's all good, noting some established titles you can buy for cheap and even some intriguing games might not have been familiar with. The list includes True Swing Golf for $10, Disney Meteos for $15, Quest Trio for $19, Worms Open Warfare 2 for $20, Puzzle Quest for $19, Space Invaders Extreme for $19, and topping the list is Elite Beat Agents for only $7.

All good and fine. Not so much to me the comments in the rest of the article..

"We just wanted to take the opportunity to point that out to everyone, because the premise behind this entire countdown is an actual, legitimate concern -- the economy really has hit hard times recently, and we really do need to step up and act more responsibly with our spending in the world of game fandom. There are so many great games coming out all the time any more that it's become very easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of it all, and end up spending far too much far too quickly on new releases. So maybe it's wise to cool those jets a bit, and occasionally take a look back, like we have with this list.

Publishers and developers certainly want you to be able to purchase their newest products, but you're not going to be able to do that if you've run your wallet completely dry with frivolous, too-fast spending. So they're definitely not going to object to you seeking out some of their best past hits, the ones still available for sale new from respectable retailers, and supporting them instead. It's become more and more of a standard practice over the past few generations, even -- publishers re-releasing well-known hits at budget prices, encouraging continued sales for established winners by lowering the MSRP. It's a practice that's worth supporting."

- IGN Nintendo Team

'spend money on games more responsibly?'

'a practice that's worth supporting?'

..surreal.

How can they write such drivel and not mention rental services like GameFly. What a disservice.

Who says you can't play the new releases just because you can't afford to buy everything? Gamefly is the only thing you need to support. That and yourself. Renting is smarter than buying a few budget games and cheaper too, and, since the retail price of a game no longer becomes an issue, you can still play new releases on all platforms. You can even indulge your curiosity and throw heed to risk, playing games you would never play otherwise. Take that, economy.

To make my point I am going to make a list here of 10 for-real noteworthy games you can play for $16 a month. Although GameFly also carries games for PSP, Wii, Gamecube, Xbox, Playstation 2, and Playstation 3, I made my list only for DS games for some reason.

GENTLEMEN

LOOK, and BEHOLD

Everyone's wondering if The Dark Brotherhood is any good or not. Why wonder? If you're willing to play it that is. I mean that's really the only remaining obstacle when you have the entire DS library at your disposal.

So would you be willing to actuall play Sonic Chronicles? *gulp* That's a good question.

Some of these are iconic of games you keep hearing about but may never end up playing if it you did not rent them.

You don't have to worry too hard about what you can or can't do with software like Korg DS-10 Synthesizer, Jam Sessions, and the like, or how user-friendly it is. You can just go ahead and try it firsthand.

Thanks for reading.