If there has been just one notable addition to this generation of consoles, it is the growth of downloadable video games. I can’t count the number of articles I’ve read discussing how vastly this segment of gaming has grown and how revolutionary it may prove to be in the future, so I decided to throw one more into the mix. The Bargain Bin usually covers those old-fashioned disc-based games that you can hold in your hand, but recently, emboldened by some friendly gift cards, I decided to take the plunge and purchase a few choice titles. Of course, they are worth far more than their asking prices, and whenever that’s the case, it’s a good thing for you.  

Xbox Live

I don’t personally own an Xbox 360 -- "burn him at the stake!" -- but as any up-to-date gamer will tell you, it has a ton of great games that you can buy via Xbox Live. Excluding the obvious tiles (Geometry Wars, Braid), there are still a slew of great titles to sate your gaming hunger and not one of the following goes for any more than ten dollars. 

Doom (800 Points)

If you haven’t played Doom you’re out of touch with gaming’s roots. This is the great granddaddy of modern shooters, easily the game that solidified FPS games as a genre, and despite its age, it still holds up remarkably well today. Featuring a lengthy single-player campaign, four-player co-op, and online multiplayer, it’s a great game that any fan of FPS games will enjoy. 

Duke Nukem 3D  (800 Points)

While I hate to perpetuate the stereotype of the 360 being a console solely for shooters, I can’t leave this game off the list. Duke Nukem 3D is a relentlessly fun game, filled to the brim with all the humor, nudity, ultra-violence, and cheesy one-liners you could ever want in anything. Duke Nuke Forever may never come out, and even if it does, there is a good chance it will suck. But even if that is the case, gamers everywhere will still thankfully have this treasure of a game that never seems to get old. Go ahead, I dare you to try not to tip the strippers.  

Worms  (400 Points)

Worms is just good, family fun. Some people might object to that classification. I mean yes, it does involve some pretty heavy-duty violence, but it’s highly stylized. I just think it would take a real hypocrite to object to blowing worms up with bombing runs when traditional father-son bonding generally dictates at least one outing where said wrigglers are impaled on hooks and then drowned to death. If you haven’t played worms, here’s your chance to do it for a paltry five dollars. You may not like it as much as I do, but hey, even if you don’t, it’s only five bucks. I know that’s not the way I should be thinking with the economy the way it is, but if five bucks is going to break you, then you shouldn’t be buying video games in the first place.