Holidaze 2008: Best of Black Friday

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Now that you've had a taste of our complete (and completely awesome) Black Friday shopping guide, we thought it best to give you a more concise edition to digest. Introducing: "The Best of the Best of Black Friday 2008" ...

But first, some Joytips:

• There are two excellent Xbox 360 deals: (1) At Target, scoop the Pro Bundle ($300; 60GB HDD) with bonus $50 gift card, which is good for: Call of Duty: World at War ($49); or an EA 2-pack: Dead Space ($30) and Burnout Paradise ($20); or Halo 3 ($30) and 3-month Xbox Live Card ($15 -- with $5 to spare!); or (2) Circuit City's Arcade Bundle ($200), which packs in an extra wireless controller and refurbished 20GB hard drive on top of the other goodies.
  

• Best Buy is the only featured retailer with a Black Friday PlayStation 3 bundle ($400) with Ratchet & Clank and the first "new" 007 on Blu-ray
  

• Sam's Club (not featured in our guide) has the only notable Wii Bundle ($425 -- not $224 as originally rumored), which includes 3 extra Wiimote-Nunchuk sets, Mario Super Sluggers and King of Clubs: Mini Golf ($115 total savings); good luck duking it out for this one!

• In case you missed one of the better third-party Wii games of the year (and plenty of Wii owners did), Boom Blox ($20) is discounted at Target
  

• Now's a great time to cop some of last year's best, like Bioshock, The Orange Box ($20 each at Circuit City) and Halo 3 ($30 at Target)

• In general, there are some great PS2 deals to be had ... if you're still living in the past-gen (and let's not forget GameStop is selling pre-owned original Xboxes and GameCubes for $40 and $30, respectively -- just don't assume your kids won't know they've recieved hand-me-downs)
  

Quick-search the best deals:
Best Buy | Circuit City | GameStop | Target | Toys 'R' Us | Wal-Mart

	PS3 80GB Bundle w/ bonus game & movie	PS3	$399.99	[$100]
	Includes: PS3 80GB; plus Ratchet & Clank Future and Casino Royale Blu-ray movie

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	Xbox 360 Arcade Bundle w/ bonus controller & HDD	X360	$199.99	[$110]
	Includes: Xbox 360 Arcade console (w/ 256MB Memory Unit, Sega Superstars Tennis & 5 XBLA games: Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Boom Boom Rocket, Pac-Man Championship Edition & Uno); plus second wireless controller & refurbished 20GB hard drive
	Okami	Wii	$19.99	[$20]
	BioShock	X360	$19.99	[$10]
	Guitar Hero 3 Wireless Bundle	X360 PS3	$54.99	[$45]

	Name	X360	$FREE*	[Save $40]
	Doorbuster! (7-11 am); *Free with purchase of Xbox 360 Arcade, Pro or Elite Holiday Bundle
	Rock Band Track Pack: Vol. 2	X360	99¢*	[$29]
	Doorbuster! (7-11 am); *$0.99 with purchase of any Rock Band game or bundle $49.99 and up
	Guitar Hero 3 Wireless Les Paul	PS3	$44.99	[$25]
	Joytip: Consult our Instrument Compatibility Matrix to learn which games this controller is compatible with.
	PSP Memory Stick Pro Duo 4.0GB	PSP	$24.99	[$25]
	Doorbuster! (7-11 am)

	Xbox 360 Pro Holiday Bundle w/ $50 gift card	X360	$299.99	[None]
	Includes: Xbox 360 Pro Holiday Bundle (w/ 60GB HDD, Lego Indiana Jones & Kung Fu Panda); plus $30 gift card
	Boom Blox	Wii	$20	[$20]
	Dead Space	X360 PS3	$30	[$30]
	Halo 3	X360	$30	[$30]

	Guitar Hero 3 Guitar Bundle	X360 PS3 Wii	$49.99	[$50]
	Doorbuster! (5am-1pm)

	Xbox 360 Arcade Holiday Bundle w/ Guitar Hero 3	X360	$199	[$100]
	Includes: Xbox 360 Arcade console (w/ 256MB Memory Unit, Sega Superstars Tennis & 5 XBLA games: Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Boom Boom Rocket, Pac-Man Championship Edition & Uno); plus Guitar Hero 3 and wireless guitar
	Guitar Hero 3 & Aerosmith (software only)	Wii X360	$50	[$40-$50]
	Guitar Hero 1-3 & Rock the '80s (software only)	PS2	$50	[$100]
	Bully	PS2	$10	[$10]