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Old 09-23-03, 02:13 PM
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Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes at Babbages, but not Best Buy?

I bought D&D: Heroes at Babbages this past weekend. However, it's not even on the shelves at Best Buy... checking their website, they're not scheduled to get it until mid-October. What gives? I didn't think certain stores got games way ahead of others. GameSpot has already reviewed it, and they list the release date as last week.
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I'd imagine as not being a game specialty store, Best Buy's not going to get every title on release date, possibly some lower profile titles taking a couple weeks to make it in-store.
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It could be a website error. I remember a couple games that were already released but the Best Buy site had them listed as pre-orders even though they were available in the stores.

Being a major chain, Best Buy should have every title out on release date.
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Best Buy always gets their games a few days after the specialists like Gamestop and EB. There is no universal "release" date like in the DVD world, instead there is a ship date.

As a general rule, game stores usually get the games on the shelves 1-2 days later. Best Buy and CC 3-4 days later. Wal-Marts and Targets 5-6 days later.
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So how is the game? I saw that EGM did not rate it well.

I also saw it at Target and Walmart in my area. $50
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It could be a website error. I remember a couple games that were already released but the Best Buy site had them listed as pre-orders even though they were available in the stores.

Being a major chain, Best Buy should have every title out on release date.
They physically do not have them on the shelves... I looked, and they weren't there.

I know Best Buy doesn't necessarily get games & software in right on Tuesday, but so far, Best Buy's running about a week behind Babbages... they're usually not that late.

And the game is fine... good, even. GameSpot gave it a 6.6, which I thought was undeserved. You can read my rebuttal here: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/rpg/dun...s/readers.html
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I think the reviewers are judging the game as they would judge an RPG, instead of judging it as a hack & slash dungeon crawler.
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I don't see why, though. It's got a LOT of similarities to Baldur's Gate: DA, and that was pretty well received, I think.
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