Gamesmonster Game Rental Review

Review of Gamesmonster Game Rental

WELL thought-out, well designed, reasonably well-stocked and a real winner with customer service, the Gamesmonster games rental service is a credit to the games rental industry.

New generation

Catering soley for the new generation of gamers ( XBox 360, PS3 and Wii only) Gamesmonster has tackled head-on many of the frustrations associated with online games rental:

Poor design? Gamesmonster's slick, clean interface and excellent navigation tools make finding, browsing and choosing a game feel like fun.

Useless queue system? Gamesmonster shows you real-time availability, so you can readjust it accordingly using a brilliant drag 'n' drop interface.

Concerns about age restricted games for your child? Simply set up the Gamesmonster parental controls which prevent unsuitable games being added to the Gamesmonster playlist.

What's more, Gamesmonster's new Facebook application allows you to manage your games rental playlist (or queue) using the same Gamesmonster interface without leaving Facebook. While the number of people using this application is low, it is a superb idea and we commend Gamesmonster for their pioneering steps in this direction. We bet our bottom dollar that other rental companies will be doing the same before you can say 'bleedin' copycats!'

No telephone support

While Gamesmonster does not offer telephone support, we are thrilled to see that GamesMonster's email support - via an easy-to-use online form on the site - is almost instantaneous and very helpful.

And don't lets forget about the new Gamesmonster forum which is already proving to be a reasonably vibrant community for Gamesmonster users.

Thoughtful parents or generous friends will be pleased to see that Gamesmonster is now offering Gift Vouchers, allowing you to buy 3 or 6 month subscription packages as a gift. This makes them currently the only dedicated games rental site offering gift subscriptions.

In-game screenshots

Gamesmonster also score big with the inclusion of in-game screenshots for all of its games, as well as access to the instructions and manuals. If you want to buy and keep any game you've rented, Gamesmonster will send you the case and instructions.

Long waits for top titles

The only place the Gamesmonster service falls down on is availability of titles with often overlong waiting periods for popular choices. We'd also love to see Gamesmonster stocking titles for other consoles, but we concede that a next-gen only policy done well is better than trying to please all gamers on all platforms.

GamesMonster get two-thumbs up for:
Showing when a title in your Gamesmonster queue is due to be posted to you - a major bonus and something we'd love to see on all sites. Like that would ever happen!

Free trial details

	Gamesmonster offer a free trial of 10 days. You must return all games before the free trial is over. It's free, so...

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At a Glance

Our Rating
No. of Titles	400 +
Free Trial	10 days
DVDs at once Max / month Unlimited £8.99 Unlimited £14.99

	Game Types Available:
	Sony PS3		Sony PS2
	Sony Playstation		Sony PSP
	Xbox 360		Xbox
	Nintendo Wii		Nintendo GameCube
	Nintendo DS		Gameboy Advance

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