To Rent or To Buy, That Is The Question - (29th March2007)

[wii_man76]

Hi Nick and Will!

So far my experience has been great. But as I've only been with them for a week now I will answer that question better in a few months time!

Within 2 days of signing up for the 21 day trial I had recieved my first game!

It comes in a prepaid envelope in which you post your game back to them so they can then send out the next available one on the list.

As there is only a limited number of half-decent games available on the Wii at the moment I opted for the entry level subscription at only £7.99 where I have one game at a time and can have two different games a month.

When a few more games come out I shall upgrade it to the package where I can have 2 games out a month and swap them an ulimited number of times, but until then I will stay with this package!

Apparently there is a referral scheme so if you decide to go with boomerang then PM me your name and email address, I will fill it in on the site and they will then send you an email with a link to sign up with etc.

[Xtrip]

I signed up to boommerang last week and so far so good. I have the 9.99 deal at the moment and am currently playing/renting red steel.

[Will.]

Unfortunatly, boomerang wouldnt acccep our card, so we signed up for Gameflirt.

[wii_man76]

Originally Posted by Will.

Unfortunatly, boomerang wouldnt acccep our card, so we signed up for Gameflirt.

Gameflirt also seems to have a good reputation so let us know how you find them.

[Nick]

Originally Posted by Will.

Unfortunatly, boomerang wouldnt acccep our card, so we signed up for Gameflirt.

What card do you have? Boomerang said it did not accept SOLO, however after a quick email to customer services, they said they do accept it.

[dudl3y]

Nice links, cheers!

[Theldren]

Incase anyone is interested I use LoveFilm.com for my rentals. They do both films and games on varying price plans. I've been with them for over a year and I've never had any problems.

Its a simlar setup to Wii_man's Boomerang subscription where you compile a list of films / games and set out preference levels. They send them out first-class with a pre-paid envelope to return them in. I'm currently on the highest plan which is upto 3 discs (films or games) with unlimited changes.

I on average receive, watch and return 4 films a week and alongside a game which I normally keep between 1 and 2 weeks. I own a wii and xbox 360 and mix-and-match as I like.

If you compare these costs to doing these rentals at somewhere like Blockbuster I'd be paying (lets say £3 per rental for films and games):
4 x £3 per week for films = £48
2 x £3 per month for games = £12
Total: £60!

My subscription only costs me £18.99 per month.

I really encurage those who aren't sure to try it. Lovefilm also offer a trail period which you can try before buying.

I still buy certain games I know I'm going to get a lot of time out of for either multiplayer or re-play value but this is an excellent way to get a taste of games.

Hope this helps.

[wii_man76]

I've been with Boomerang Rentals for some time now and have been very pleased with their pricing and very fast service!

[jacknife]

ive been using gameflirt for about 5 months and not had a problem at all all the games that come r in good condition no scratches or marks id never buy from this site as the to buy prices r a bit expensive but its a rental site int it so...................

[biddenden_sue]

I rent DVDs and games through Lovefilm. Same rate as above.

Currently we have Shrek the Third and Eledees from them, which my youngest son is enjoying. I will probably post them back tomorrow. Last week we had Kororinpa, which we all liked. Very nice game. I was expecting it to be more like Super Monkey Ball, which we have all got fed up with, but it was much better.

Perfect for the Wii remote - very clever!

It is certainly a good idea to rent first, as sometimes games are available on both the Wii and the PS2 and it helps us to work out which console we would prefer to own them on. For instance, after renting them, we bought Rayman Raving Rabbids and Transformers the Game on PS2 instead of Wii, as the Wii controls weren't so good for those games.

Then sometimes I am lucky. Both boys really liked Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer on the Wii when we rented it, and then last week I saw it was on sale for £10 or £12 from Tesco Jersey, so I bought it, to put away for Christmas!

I would only consider buying a game without renting first if it was a dead cert like MP8, SSBB or Mario Kart Wii etc. I didn't even realise how good Excite Truck was until I rented it! Then I went online and immediately purchased it, as I couldn't bear to not own it after playing it!

I have basically selected every Wii game on their rental list apart from the 18 cert ones, as all games purchased for our household must be family-friendly (The most violent game I allow is Soul Calibur, as that is in a class of its own!) This has worked very well so far, and LoveFilm have been really good at sending new titles out to us.