2010 Gamefly Review
If you've ever thought buying video games for $40, $45, or even $59 was ridiculous, then you may be interested in renting games instead. Renting games gives you the power to and ease of trying games out before you decide you want to purchase them. Renting games gives you the chance to say, "It was ok, but I think I'd rather have something else instead." If you've ever wished you could play video games for a fraction of the cost, then Gamefly may be what you're looking for. This Gamefly review will show you why Gamefly is the leading game rental company online. If you want a second opinion though, you can feel free to see this other Gamefly Review. You'll find that it is vastly superior to rental companies that you may have in your neighborhood. Unlike stores that you have to drive to, Gamefly is online meaning you can select the game you want from the comfort of your own home. In fact, unlike rental stores where you pay upward $7 just to play a single game for a week, Gamefly allows you to play game after game for as little as $8.95 for the first month and $15.95 for every month after that. Here's how it works, you go online to your Gamefly account and pick a game. Gamefly sends it to you. You play it for as long as you like (two days, one week, three weeks, whatever). When you're sick of it or want something else you can send it back and as soon as Gamefly receives it, they send you the next game in your selection (known as a queue). It doesn't matter how many games you play in the same month, you only get billed once. Look at this video below which shows you how simple it is to order your game on Gamefly.
Gamefly's Selection
Gamefly currently has over 7000 titles to choose from from various gaming systems. They currently have games for PS3, Xbox360, PS2, Xbox, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP, Gamecube and Game boy Advance. You can look up games for each system by simply logging into your account and selecting your system from the pulldown menu along the top of the screen. They sort games by each genre (Action, FPS, Strategy, Sports, Ect). They also give you the option to sort by "Featured Titles", "Most Popular", "New Releases" and "Coming Soon".
What If You Want To Buy The Game?
Gamefly has recently added the ability to keep any game you rent should you decide it's too good to give back. All you need to do is log into your account and you'll see the game that you have in your queue listed as "Games I have out". It'll show the name of the game as well as a picture of it with the button "Keep". If you click on "Keep", it will start walking you through the purchase process. Once you purchase the game, since it is no longer a rented title, Gamefly will immediately send you out the next game in your queue.
Gamefly Incentives
Gamefly offers a couple incentive programs that make their online game rental service the best. First off, there is what they call Gamefly Dollars. Gamefly dollars are give out every three months that you are a member. Typically you get $5 per month which can be used towards games in their store. Gamefly also offers "Gamefly rewards which is a program that rewards you for your good patronage by giving discounts (larger discounts, the longer you're a member.) Here's how their payout looks:
As you can see, Gamefly does a lot of things you wouldn't get at a local game store like Blockbuster or Hollywood Video. You just get treated better.
How's The Shipping?
Gamefly currently has four main distribution centers across the United States. Typically a game takes between 2 and 3 days to arrive. When you finish a game and send it back, typically you'll receive your next game about 5 to 6 days after you put the last one in the mail.
Worried about that lag time and lack of games in between? You can always opt for their "2-Games" package which gets you two games at home at a time. The extra cost is an additional $7/mo which comes out to $22.95 a month total. What this allows though is for you to send one game back while keeping one so you have something to play the entire time you're waiting for the other game to get to Gamefly and for them to send you the next one in your queue. This means you'll have a game at all times and never be without one while you're waiting. The "2-Games" package is Gamefly's most popular service. It's just another way Gamefly allows you to customize the service you get to better suite you.
Worried about that lag time and lack of games in between? You can always opt for their "2-Games" package which gets you two games at home at a time. The extra cost is an additional $7/mo which comes out to $22.95 a month total. What this allows though is for you to send one game back while keeping one so you have something to play the entire time you're waiting for the other game to get to Gamefly and for them to send you the next one in your queue. This means you'll have a game at all times and never be without one while you're waiting. The "2-Games" package is Gamefly's most popular service. It's just another way Gamefly allows you to customize the service you get to better suite you.
