PlayStation

Pros: Price for console and games, large selection of games.

Cons: Older system, only allows two players, and games get scratched easy.

The Bottom Line: A cheapskates dream. Cheap games, and plenty of them.

Review: Bought this system, 2 games, and another controller for $100. I bought this for my kids, because I am cheap, and I know that their attention spans are short. New game prices range from $10 - $40. Used games are even less expensive.

My kids...

Pros: huge library of classic titles, great controller, great diversity of genres

Cons: six-year-old technology

The Bottom Line: It may be six years old, but the Sony PlayStation is still a great console that will stand the test of time.

Review: When Sony announced in 1994 that they were going to release a 32-bit videogame console, many industry experts scoffed, expecting the electronics giant to quietly fold under the industry-savvy Nintendo and Sega. After all, Sony had no prior...