2. Review Craig's List for any cheap video games for Sony and its Playstation 3 video game system. 4. Online gaming may change gaming descriptions. Many PC games, some Playstaiton 2, mobile games, and Xbox Live games have features that enable gamers to go online and play with other people, young and old. The box reviews may contain a warning, "online gameplay may change..." This means conversations between players, strategies, etc., are largely dictated by human players, many of whom are far older than your newbie kid. Be sure to watch online gameplay, however, a good rule of thumb is: if the game you just bought with your kid. Despite your work researching the actual game may differ from your pre-conceived notion. Not all sports games are as sporty and innocent as you may believe. Don't be shy, sit down and pick up the controller, even if you're going to be beat by a 10 year old. All too often games are bought without any time spent reviewing the content, and then kids are left alone to play till their hearts content. o Unless you want to be sure you actually like it. What you can do is go out and get a video game rental is for testing a game you know you wouldn’t play enough to justify the cost. No matter what, you can save yourself money in a couple of ways. You can play a game you are considering. For a few dollars per game. Blockbuster and GameFly are two good rental places. Blockbuster is a retail store and Gamefly is an online store similar to NetFlix. These are really good ways to test games before