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Since going into administration a few years ago, GAME and Gamestation have merged with all stores and the website now trading under GAME.
This store as you can tell is an old Gamestation store, it is quite small and it is quite dark as with Gamestation stores.
This is Game’s 2^nd store in the Manchester Arndale, with one closing a few years ago due to them going into administration.
Despite being quite small, this store is quite nice and has a large amount of games, although it isn’t as good as the other stores for stock, it is still a good store with a large amount of staff and can get busy at times.
I rang up today to reserve 4 games, that were on Black Friday deal, the woman told me that they had 40 – 50 left but she reserved some for me anyway, which was nice, she was surprised I asked for 4 copies of the same game but still went through with the order.
A member of staff who was running down the queue to speed things up (getting the games ready), could not find my preorder and was trying to explain that I could of reserved them into the other Manchester Arndale store but then the woman came in, who I spoke to and she shown me the order she had put to one side, I would of thought she would of put something on the system to avoid the confusion but at the end of the day, I got my order.
This store is on the second floor of the Arndale, but it is just a few meters away from the Manchester Arndale entrance opposite the Co-​operative and the one after the Manchester Arndale Market entrance.
This isn’t the best GAME store in the Manchester Arndale, due to its size, I would reccomened the bigger store near Thorntons for stock but here, the staff are nice and they still do have a good stock of games if you don’t mind that a game you are looking for for example FIFA 15 is behind another game such as Call of Duty, hence it won’t be visable, this is abit frustating if you are short on time but still they probably will have most games you want, so I have to give this store 3 stars.

Good olé Gamestation, what would we do in this world of technology should it all be taken away from us in an instant. I think I’d be lost without my mobile phone and mp3 player for starters, and my trusty DS for the copious amount of travelling I do, but for many the thought of losing or revoking their XBox, Wii, Playstation rights and access would just be, well life or at least leisure time would not be worth living.
Ok so you’ve got the obvious with Gamestation, there’s a clue in the name. Games, plenty of them, for all the commercial line consoles and portable consoles; all of the latest games some of the classics, many that have been played once and are now under the special replay section, where basically game addicts have played their games to completion level and brought it back, traded it in and got another one, therefore you can pick up a bargain.
Gamestation also sells some pretty cool t-​shirts, my friend dragged me around all of the Leeds and Bradford looking for a special edition Tee which he found eventually found, and that’s not taking anything away from the Manchester branch either.
Gamestation is pretty darn good for it’s bundles, you know the score, you want a console, you want some games to go with it and you want som extras. Often times it’s cheaper to buy it all at once, budgets permitting, and Gamestation is one of the main places to go for such a thing. Plus it’s quite good to play Game and Gamestation off against each other. Especially during quiet season, and even more so when you’re in the mood for updating your entire system. Awesome

Now, I’m not a computer game geek by any means. I own a PS3, but I have only two games and one controller. However, I’ve been looking for new games recently and this has led me into Gamestation a couple of times.
The sales assistant girl roaming the shop floor is super friendly and helpful, and able to answer any questions I have about games. She is super geeky, but that’s exactly what you need in a computer game shop.
The pr-​owned games in Gamestation is where you’re likely to find a really good bargain, if you can take the game being a couple of years old. I can, and I found Pro-​evo from a couple of years back for just £2 a couple of months ago. It still works perfectly.
Do I buy an ice hockey game for £8? I’m tempted. I like ice hockey a lot more since I saw it on the winter Olympics coverage. Maybe next time.

Back when N64s were only just old news, I used to frequent the Gamestation in Birkenhead fairly regularly. I went so often, in fact, that I would often haggle random package deals out of the staff. I felt so important.
Now it just doesn’t seem as good. It’s still pretty cheap, and they still have a large selection of games on offer, but the focus has shifted to almost solely modern consoles rather than old school. From a business perspective that makes perfect sense, of course, but I miss the days of browsing through the Mega Drive games.
Still, if you’re looking for a second-​hand game or package deal then it’s a good place to make your first stop. Though there are quite a few other places nearby that offer quite rigorous competition.

Not the up-​for-​it train platform it sounds like, just a cracking good place to pick up a cracking good deal on a cracking good game.
Cracking stuff really.
(When did something breaking up into smaller pieces become a descriptive term used to denote briliance anyhow?)
Besides all the latest brand new titles, the store also stocks a large collection of second hand ones which I imagine really are close to cracking– but really though. They also run a handy swap shop so you can save money by trading games you’ve completed or cracked– this is getting weird now isn’t it? I must be cracking up.

The Arndale contains 3 video game stores — two GAMEs and this Gamestation. And if you are looking to buy a game I’d make sure you know exactly what you want before you visit Gamestation.
The shop is tiny, and cramped. Having a browse simply isn’t an option as it isn’t too long before someone is on top of you trying to look in the same area. They don’t have a vast selection either, often just the oldest and newest of games with nothing inbetween. The staff are also terrible, hiding behind their counter playing games rather thanm actually paying attention to customers. The last time I went there I stood at the counter for 3 minutes being ignored, before leaving and paying £5 more for the game at GAME where I actually got served.
With such competition in the Arndale, especially with a Zaavi and HMV nearby, its suprising to me that this branch of Gamestation is still open.

One of the smaller games retailers in Manchester, GameStation provides a reasonable selection of games for all the latest consoles and PCs.
Pre-​owned games can be found at discounted prices, and you are also able to trade in your unwanted games for a discount on something in store — a good idea, though the trade in prices are often pretty low compared to what they will sell the games on for.
The shop itself isn’t the tidiest and can get pretty crowded. Some very good competition provided by other nearby stores (Game, HMV and Zavvi) so it’s often worth shopping around for the best prices.

To many, Gamestation is the Paul McCartney to Game’s John Lennon. Personally, I believe this analogy to be utter garbage. There, I said it. Gamestation may well appear to be the less talented partner in the video game world, but I believe that what it lacks in general tidiness, availability of stock, and advertising prowess is entirely made up for with a brilliant approach from it’s staff. The staff at Gamestation are exceedingly friendly, honest, and enthusiastic in their opinions. There seems much less emphasis placed on ‘selling’, and more on ‘helping’. Having said that, if there’s a better offer in Game then I’d still go there. Live and Let Live, and all that.

Of all the shops in manchester that sell games and consoles, i would say this was my favourite. Not only does gamestation sell new and used games consoles at very competitive prices, they also have an extensive selection of pre-​owned games for every console as well as new releases. They also sell nintendo merchandise like badges, sweatbands, tshirts, bags to name a few! They also sell lighsabres at very cut down prices! the best thing about this store by far is that it sells the old school consoles like the megadrive, snes and n64 as well as a large range of games to go with them! Worth it for anyone into the old school!