Video game rental is the best way to try video games before you buy them. Like movie rentals, video games are available to rent from many or most movie rental companies, along with some game stores, and also online. The big problem with renting from a local store, however, is that they rarely have a good selection and can be very expensive.

Online video game rental is the ultimate in convenience and cost savings. Video game rental means you don’t have to buy a game for $30 or more, but you can try out the games before you buy to make sure it’s a game you want to keep.

As a parent, online video game rental was a blessing. Our gamer at home was about 6 years old when we bought the GameCube. We had no idea about the content of the games or what games were good, video game rental was a great way to do that. I wanted to make sure I was able to view the games before letting my son play them. I wanted to make sure they weren’t too violent or idiotic or scary.

It turned out to be a great decision! They had an amazing selection of games, we had so many to choose from. We also save money at the local store because we don’t pay any shipping and handling fees; we were able to return the games that were really bad. But best of all, we earn credits to buy, and if we find a game we like, we just save it and have the box and inserts shipped to us, with free shipping. A game we bought retails for $50, but we “keep” it for $27 with credits and discounts – a really great deal! With another game, he played through and completed all the levels in just 3 days, definitely not one we would have liked to buy.

Now my son has a Nintendo DS in addition to the GameCube, and we are thinking of getting the Nintendo Wii. Our service has all the games for each platform – it’s easy to put them in our “queue” and when we return one, the next one is sent.

Online video game rentals have been a wonderful service for us, and can be a great deal if you want to try out games before you buy them and see if they’re worth keeping. Many online video rental companies offer a free trial; it’s worth seeing if it’s right for you.