In the form of Game4u, the gaming store in Oshiwara that gets you closer to all the action you want -- strategy, mystery, emotion, or just plain shoot-till-he-bleeds-from-his-ears thrills

If you judge by the cover, two things about Game4u will put you off right at the start -- that unfortunate spelling, and its location in yuppie Mega Mall at Oshiwara. Once you get past those minor gripes though, this one-of-a-kind interactive gaming store is hard not to like, even for a non-avid gamer like me.

Hot game spot
For gaming junkies like Saurabh Deb and Aditya Kopikar, it's a dream come true. The duo, which owns Argus I, a motion graphics and game development company, think it's the shipping cost of Amazon.com saved, for one.

"I've never seen a place where you get everything from the latest games to hardware and accessories, under one roof. It's a one-stop shop for everything related to gaming," says Saurabh.

When we walk in at 1 pm on a Wednesday, the store is pretty empty. Which is to be expected, considering it opened a little over a month ago, the assistants tell us. A random look around reveals that games are grouped by platform -- PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii, etc. The soul-soothing bit is the pre-order section, which saves you the trouble of chewing your nails until that much-awaited game hits the local mall. The titles on offer right now?
The highly-anticipated God of War trilogy, featuring murderous Spartan Kratos, and Street Fighter. Pre-orders will be delivered to your doorstep on the day they're released, if you sign up for them at the store, we're told.