Weekend Gamez is dedicated to those weekend gaming deals that occasionally show up. This weekend, Steam GoGamer, and Direct2Drive have deals. To aid you in the quest to filter the junk from the good stuff, games listed below have a 75% or above Metacritic rating and less than $20 per game. No opinions are ever made on the games listed.

Slide 1 of 11.
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Source: Metacritic.com box shotSlide 2 of 11.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Source: Metacritic.com box shotSlide 3 of 11.
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Source: Metacritic.com box shotSlide 4 of 11.
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Source: Metacritic.com box shotSlide 5 of 11.
The Sims 2
Source: Metacritic.com box shotSlide 6 of 11.
The Sims 2 Nightlife
Source: Metacritic.com box shotSlide 7 of 11.
The Sims 2: Celebration Stuff
Source: Metacritic.com box shotSlide 8 of 11.
Halo
Source: Metacritic.com box shotSlide 9 of 11.
LEGO Star Wars
Source: Metacritic.com box shotSlide 10 of 11.
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Source: Metacritic.com box shotSlide 11 of 11.
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
Source: Metacritic.com box shot

PC Games

Star Wars Classics Pack (PC)
Star Wars: Republic Commando (PC, 2005) – 78%, Rank #614
Star Wars Starfighter (PC, 2002) – 71%, Rank #1073
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (PC, 2003) – 90%, Rank #44
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (PC, 2003) – 81%, Rank #413
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (PC, 2002) – 89%, Rank #94
Star Wars: Dark Forces – Unranked (probably older than 1997′s Dark Forces II)
$24.95
Genre: First-Person Shooter, Role-Playing Game, Third-Person Action, Third-Person Action, Action, First & Third Person Shooter
ESRB: T (Teen)

The Sims 2 Double Deluxe Edition (PC)
The Sims 2 (PC, 2004) – 90%, Rank #51
The Sims 2 Nightlife (PC, 2005) – 78%, Rank #642
The Sims 2: Celebration Stuff (PC, 2007) – 75%, Rank #819
$14.90 + $2.99 S&H ($17.89)
Genre: Simulation, Strategy
ESRB: T (Teen)

Halo (PC, 2003) – 76%, Rank #750
$12.90 + $2.99 S&H ($15.89)
Genre: First-Person Shooter, Action
ESRB: M (Mature)

LEGO Star Wars Saga (PC)
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (PC, 2006) – 86%, Rank #172
LEGO Star Wars (PC, 2005) – 69%, Rank #1181 (modified/improved in “Saga”)
$19.99
Genre: Third-Person Action, Adventure, Action, Adventure
ESRB: E (Everyone), E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)

XBox 360 Games

Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway (XBox 360, 2008) – 79%, Rank #569
$9.90 + $2.99 S&H ($12.89)
Genre: First-Person Shooter
ESRB: M (Mature)

If you were to buy all 13 games today, it would cost roughly $91.61 or roughly $7.05 each, you would be poorer, and your brain would turn to mush.

Percentages and ranks come from Metacritic.com game scores. It isn’t a perfect system, but it is better than nothing.

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