Media Bath

Clive Barker’s Jericho

With 2001′s Undying, this Barker is no Bob to games and if spotting $60 to play This Month’s Next Big Thing gives your wallet the creepy-crawlies, Clive Barker’s Jericho might be the night-light that sees you through to your next paycheck.

In some circles affectionately nicknamed Hobo Basher 2, you can pound on some hobos for a couple pounds of your favorite coffee in this rowdy horror sequel from Monolith.

Crackdown

From Grand Theft Auto franchise creator David Jones comes this near-future open world filled with sci-fi action, exploration, and superhuman abilities. You can’t beat several dozen hours of gameplay for the price.

A poor man’s Resident Evil featuring the glaive straight out of 1983′s Krull, you could slash a few days from 2010 slashing baddies at a slashed price.

Leap, slide, and roll away from the vertigo of boredom at a rock bottom price in this parkour experiment from Digital Illusions.

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

The Quake franchise is spread a bit thin these days, but if you’re up for blasting Strogg on a budget this multiplayer-made-single-player with bots may satisfy your craving for a sci-fi slayfest.

Stranglehold

We could debate the merits of a video game sequel to the eighteen year old Hong Kong action flick Hard Boiled, or you could just go play this Payne-like shooter and be satisfied for a third of what it takes to fill your gas tank.

Unreal Tournament III

If you were playing shooters in 1999, the franchise fanboy debate was all about Quake III vs. Unreal Tournament. A decade later this third installment can be yours courtesy of the bargain bin. Like Quake Wars, the emphasis is multiplayer but you can obliterate bots if that Xbox Live Gold account happens to be obliterating your bank account.

Velvet Assassin

Sexy spies slit Nazi throats Splinter Cell style in this action-sneaker from Replay Studios. Stealth games might set off your alarm bells, but the price of admission to play Violette Summer shouldn’t.