Wolfenstein headlines Amazon day of game deals

by Alexander Sliwinski { Sep 24th 2009 at 11:58AM }

The latest Wolfenstein is Amazon's "deal of the day" special, accompanied by more games offered during today's "lightning deals." A one-way trip to the spooky-Nazi locale of Wolfenstein will cost $40 for Xbox 360 and PS3, $30 on PC (while supplies last). Meanwhile, today's lightning deals are teased as:

9AM Eastern: Ghostbusters: Slimer Edition (Wii)
12PM Eastern: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS)
4PM Eastern: "Pyramid Head welcomes you home." [Likely, Silent Hill Homecoming]
7PM Eastern: "Zombies eat brains."
10PM Eastern: "Why worry? Each one of us is carrying an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back." [Likely, Xbox 360 and PS3 version of Ghostbusters]

Tags: amazon, deal-of-the-day, deals, wolfenstein

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captainprotonx @ Sep 24th 2009 12:01PM

Das iz not gud.

captainprotonx @ Sep 24th 2009 12:03PM

Side note, yeah, I think "Ghostbusters" too...maybe "My Little Pony".

hector88 @ Sep 24th 2009 12:02PM

12PM Eastern: "Dracula rises again"

Castlevania order of Ecclesia for 19.98

Vidikron @ Sep 24th 2009 12:05PM

Why aren't you banned yet?

Vidikron @ Sep 24th 2009 12:06PM

FYI... the 360 version of Wolfenstein has know freezing issue that no one seems to care to address.

Vidikron @ Sep 24th 2009 12:07PM

*known

Dirty @ Sep 24th 2009 12:15PM

I didnt encounter any freezing problem (not to say they dont exist). Wasn't that bad, I really didn't intend to play it, but rented it on a whim. Turned out to be pretty addictive, if maybe a bit of a generic shooter. Fun was had. I ended up actually finishing it.

Vidikron @ Sep 24th 2009 12:26PM

Yeah, some people do manage to finish the game just fine. Others however will get freezes over and over and some people get to the point where they can no longer advance. Apparently it strikes most often in the airfield. The current theory is that the saves are being corrupted. If you go to the Wolfenstein forum over at XBox.com you can see quite a bit of discussion about it: http://forums.xbox.com/1629/ShowForum.aspx

In particular check out the thread titled "wolfenfreeze". I'm just throwing this out there for a warning for those interested in the game. I personally like the single player campaign, but the 360 version is a bit of a crap shoot.

ChomskyKnows @ Sep 24th 2009 3:52PM

all platforms have Wolfenstein freezing issues...

Vidikron @ Sep 24th 2009 5:06PM

If there is an issue with the PS3 version I haven't seen anyone talk about it. Whereas if you go to the Wolfenstein board at XBox.com, Gamefaqs, or Ravengames.com (hell, pretty much any 360 board) there are multiple threads about freezing on the first page. A quick scan of similar boards related to the PS3 doesn't turn up the same results. But I guess I'll find out soon since I sent the 360 version back to Gamefly in exchange for the PS3 version.

Courtney @ Sep 24th 2009 12:12PM

I might pick up GB if the deal is good enough. I wonder what the zombie one is?

CAHLITO @ Sep 24th 2009 12:13PM

lol look at his previous comments

shawn.vanhoose @ Sep 24th 2009 12:19PM

My guess on the zombie game is Left4Dead 1.

Timett @ Sep 24th 2009 12:18PM

Zombies is probably some really good deal on Left4Dead so they can lighten their inventory before L4D2 comes out.

Markez @ Sep 24th 2009 12:23PM

How was the list on Ghostbusters for Wii 75 beans!?

Bradwart @ Sep 24th 2009 12:37PM

It was the Slimer Amazon edition, not the regular.

MLS @ Sep 24th 2009 12:26PM

I'd buy Castlevainia right now, but for some reason the lightning deals window isn't showing up. laaame

Also, the zombie game can't be L4D1. They don't eat brains in L4D!

Jose @ Sep 24th 2009 12:37PM

Zombies most certainly DO NOT eat brains. Romero (true) zombies don't, anyway.

MLS @ Sep 24th 2009 12:47PM

I think Return of The Living Dead (which just goes bananas with what zombies are able to do) and the Simpsons Halloween ep way back were what propagated the conventional wisdom that zombies eat brains.

TwistedBishop @ Sep 24th 2009 12:51PM

Yeah, Return of the Living Dead definitely started it. It became a staple from then onwards. Also, that was the first use of running zombies I can recall. Fantastic movie.

Jose @ Sep 24th 2009 12:51PM

@MLS I believe the notion that zombies eat brains predates the Simpsons. It's almost completely due to the "Of the Deads", which people just assumed to be Romero because of similarities in the titles.

Bradwart @ Sep 24th 2009 12:39PM

I used my 10 dollar ODST credit to pick up Wolfenstein. 30 isn't bad.

I would have used it on Uncharted 2, but I'd lose my free release date shipping I put on it when I had Prime.

MagusDF @ Sep 24th 2009 1:09PM

seriously no one has ideas on the zomby thing?

plants vs zombies

Josh @ Sep 24th 2009 1:48PM

Hahahaha, it's $1 off Castlevania.

Josh @ Sep 24th 2009 1:49PM

Oh fuck me, I think I just caught the deal too late.

Nefariousity @ Sep 24th 2009 2:17PM

It was only $1 off Castlevania?? How can you can that a "deal"?

I hope the zombie game is L4D. What % off are these deals usually??

TwistedBishop @ Sep 24th 2009 2:38PM

It was $9.01 off Amazon's Price.

MSRP was 29.99
Amazon was selling it for 28.99.
Gold Box made it 19.98

Chief Oddball @ Sep 24th 2009 2:24PM

This was the impetus I needed to pick up Wolfenstein. I had just played the demo last night and thought, "This isn't worth $60, but I'd pay $40." Here it is at $40. And now here it comes to my mailbox.

James Lockwood @ Sep 24th 2009 2:41PM

I'm always on the lookout for gaming deals...

*put on sunglasses*

... but that's Nazi one I'm looking for!

YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Christopher Grant @ Sep 24th 2009 3:15PM

YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

ZippyDSMlee @ Sep 24th 2009 2:50PM

PC version has nasty bugs, but I bought 2 copies of it anyway because I like SP that much.

Nefariousity @ Sep 24th 2009 3:34PM

Oooh. Thanks, someone posted incorrect info above.

CaramelZappa @ Sep 24th 2009 3:50PM

I though Wolfenstein was underrated. The reviews (especially IGN) seemed to bash it for not really being open world, and for not doing anything crazy new and innovative. If you really like FPS's Wolfenstein is solid, though. Some people had problems with the game freezing up, I never encountered any though.

CaramelZappa @ Sep 24th 2009 3:51PM

Oh, and while the single player is great, don't expect anything from the multiplayer. It's not about to replace Modern Warfare, Halo, or TF2.

Lurkero @ Sep 24th 2009 3:55PM

Castlevania went from $30 to $29. What a deal Amazon. I paid $1 more for it when it first released, I shoulda waited

Dante G @ Sep 24th 2009 5:20PM

it was $19.98 while the deal lasted. Not such a great deal since the game is 1 year old, but with castlevania you never know, they may go hard to find and more expensive instead of getting cheaper.

Powerlord @ Sep 24th 2009 8:41PM

The Zombies game was Plants vs. Zombies for PC? Laaaaame.

Powerlord @ Sep 24th 2009 10:03PM

And the last deal is the PS3 Ghostbusters Slimer Edition thing.

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