FIRST OFF WHAT SYSTEMS DO YOU OWN?

THAT PART IS VERY IMPORTANT AS SOME TITLES ARE ONLY ON SOME SYSTEMS..

SECOND DO YOU LIKE FIRST PERSON,THIRD PERSON, SHOOTERS,STRATEGY/ROLE PLAYING,RACING,MINI GAMES,FIGHTING,SIMULATION , SPORTS,SIMULATION,OR PUZZLE?

EACH GAME TYPE IS DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT...

THIRD DO YOU LIKE VIOLENT GAMES,ARE YOU MORE OF A BARBIE FAN CLUB PERSON WHO FAINTS AT THE MERE SIGN OF BLOOD? OR DO YOU FALL SOME WHERE IN THE MIDDLE?

SOME GAMES ARE DARN RIGHT BLOODY AND SOME ARE CUTE AND CUDDLY SO THIS ONE IS IMPORTANT TOO

FOURTH, HOW OLD ARE YOU(OR PERSON WHO WILL BE PLAYING THE GAME)?

SOME GAMES ARE WAY TOO MATURE FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN AND TEENS  AND OTHERS ARE WELL SUITED FOR THEM.... PLEASE ALWAYS LOOK FOR THE USRB RATING ON EACH GAME YOU BUY..

FIFTH WHEN YOU FIND A GAME YOU MAY LIKE, ASK

SEARCH AND ASK HOW THE GAME IS. LOOK FOR REVIEWS FROM PEOPLE.. MOST REVIEWS ARE HONEST...

SIXTH ALWAYS COMPARE PRICES

MOST NEW GAMES WILL BE BETWEEN 50-60 DOLLARS BUT SLIGHTLY OLDER BETWEEN 30-50, AND OUTDATED GAMES SHOULD BE BETWEEN 19-30 DOLLARS..ANY OLD SPORTS GAMES LOSE THEIR VALUE QUICKLY SO IF YOU SEE MADDEN 07  OUT FOR $50.00 THAN MADDEN 6 WILL BE LESS THEN $30.00 AND MADDEN 05 LESS THAN $20 AND MADDEN 04 UNDER $10 AND SO ON...

BUYING USED IS ALWAYS CHEAPER AND BETTER

THE PLUS SIDE IS THE SELLER PROBABLY PLAYED THE GAME AND CAN TELL YOU ABOUT IT.. AND IT WILL BE CHEAPER AND SAVING MONEY IS ALWAYS A PLUS... USED GAMES SHOULD BE BETWEEN 5-10 DOLLARS CHEAPER THAN NEW...

JUST BECAUSE ITS POPULAR DOES NOT MAKE IT GREAT

SOME COMPANIES HYPE UP GAMES TO SELL THEM, OR PUT IN A FAMOUS CHARACTER OR MOVIE, IT DOES NOT MEAN IT WILL BE A GOOD GAME...

I HOPE MY GUIDE WILL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU OUT