Well you’re right to an extent, but here’s where GOG differs: firstly it’s available to us Brits in its entirety (GameTap doesn’t offer its premium service outside of the US) secondly, once you have made a purchase, the game is yours to keep forever – you actually own the game, no download restrictions and certainly no ties to just the one PC. Ok, so I hear what you’re saying, there’s nothing new I have mentioned that you can’t already find on other sites like GameTap for example. You literally sign up for free, have a browse around and pay for the games you want to purchase. It’s also important to note this isn’t a paid subscription-based service. It seems the Interplay titles are going for the lower amount and Codemasters’ the higher.

We really are talking small, either $5.99 (roughly £3) or $9.99 (a good fiver). Of course this isn’t a free service, nothing is free in today’s world (apart from the London Lite), so like other download sites, Good Old Games charges a small about for each title you choose to buy and download. Not only does the site offer the usual community forums and discussion threads for each title, but it also leaves the rating of the games up to the customers, who are encouraged to give ratings out of five stars. This is where the whole community feel comes into play. The catalogue has an index page dedicated to the most recently added titles and the top rated games on the site. It is most certainly a professional looking store, aimed at ease of use and quick hassle free access – which is great considering the catalogue of games that should be available further down the line. There are also news stories announcing the arrival of new titles and general site updates. Instantly from the welcome page you’re presented with a flash image of the newest titles, and further smaller images display the hottest selling titles of the moment. Equipped with sleek interface, silky smooth tabs and easy navigation, it doesn’t rely on a great amount of text labels to get you from A to B, but rather flashy box art to click and go. Most the games on offer (during beta) are from the back catalogue of Interplay (with Fallout, MDK and Freespace to name a few) and Codemasters (Operation Flashpoint, TOCA 3). Sounds like an attractive service indeed and worthy of a further look.

The catalogue of games on offer are none other than golden classics, all updated and ready to run hassle free on the latest operating systems.

GOG or Good Old Games is a new game download service with a slight difference.

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