Halo Wars £17.99
03 Jul
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In a departure from the other entries in the Halo series, Halo Wars is a real-time strategy game instead of the regular first-person shooter. Thankfully Ensemble Studios have acknowledged that many other genre titles often fell short upon their console release, so they built the game specifically for the XBox 360 controller.
The campaign mode sees you command the armies of the UNSC warship "Spirit Of Fire", consisting of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to destroy mankind – if this isn’t enough to satisfy you, then take the battle online against other players across the globe.
To get this console exclusive for £17.99 from Gamestation, click here.
Ninja Gaiden II £9.99
03 Jul
Ninja Gaiden II is the sequel to the decent original XBox title Ninja Gaiden, and shares the same name as an old NES game – although this has absolutely nothing to do with that particular release.
Ryu Hayabusa is on a mission to avenge his clan and prevent the destruction of the human race, by using an assortment of ninja weaponry to maneuver through a world fraught with peril and danger.
Click here to buy this XBox 360 game for £9.99 from Gamestation.
In order to play Wii games there is one thing you absolutely must have – a Nintendo Wii Remote Control. Oh, and two AA batteries as well (you’d think in this day and age we’d have moved beyond batteries, but never mind!).
Designed so that even novice gamers can simply pick up and play, this has managed to change gaming forever through its unique way of interacting with games. Let’s just see what Sony and Microsoft come up with in the future to try and combat Nintendo’s success…
ShopTo have this available for £17.85 for a limited time only – for more information, click here.
Fable II £14.95
03 Jul
Fable II is the long-awaited sequel to one of the best games on the original XBox console. It takes place in the fictional world of Albion, 500 years after Fable’s setting, in a colonial era resembling the time of highwaymen or the Enlightenment – guns are still primitive, and large castles and cities have developed where towns once stood.
For the first time you can play as either a male or female character, and there’s also now the inclusion of a multiplayer mode (which can be played either online or off). Downloadable content is available too in the form of an extra island, though it wouldn’t be surprising to see more in the future.
Click here to get this XBox 360 game for £14.95 from Zavvi.
When an alien race invades Washington D.C. and uses portal-like Conduits to deploy their forces throughout the city, Michael Ford is sent by a shadow Government organisation called The Tribe to disrupt a terrorist threat – only to become embroiled in the fight to stop the invasion and save the capital from destruction…
This version of the game, The Conduit: Special Edition, comes with a couple of bonus goodies that you won’t be able to get in the very near future. One is a hints and tips guide (how exciting), whilst the other is a collection of bonus items that can be used in the excellent multiplayer part of the game.
If you fancy this Wii title, click here to buy it for £17.73 from The Hut.
Guitar Hero: Metallica is the second title in the music series to focus on the career and songs of one band – in this case it’s the mighty Metallica, surprisingly enough! Next up will be Van Halen, which promises to be another one of those special cheap games as well (and I wouldn’t be shocked if "Beat It" will be included in that one as a mini-tribute to Michael Jackson).
Many of the same features from Guitar Hero: World Tour are present and correct here, along with a brand-new "Expert+" difficulty for drums which uses a second bass drum pedal to match the drumming of Metallica’s Lars Ulrich. 28 of their songs are available to play along to, with a further 21 additional tracks selected by members of the group.
Click here to get the PS3 version of Guitar Hero: Metallica, with a wireless guitar, for £49.99 from Game. The same retailer also has the Wii (click here) and XBox 360 (click here) releases for the same price.
The Hut XBox 360 Day
02 Jul
Today marks The Hut XBox 360 Day, which can mean only one thing – bargains galore for Microsoft’s most popular product in years.
I say that, but in reality there isn’t a great deal included…
Bionic Commando £17.73
Bioshock Steelbook £14.73
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin £14.73
Legendary £7.73
Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures £8.73
UPDATE: This has returned again, although there isn’t much on offer – what is included is well worth adding to your collection, mind you.
If there’s a reason to get a copy of The Chronicles Of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena, it’s that it also contains The Chronicles Of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay – which is both one of the best titles ever made on the original XBox and the prequel to this brand-new Vin Diesel-starring first-person action game.
You take on the role of Riddick (from The Chronicles Of Riddick and Pitch Black movies) and must use stealth and action to overcome the merciless crew of the predatory Merc-ship Dark Athena – cheating death through a series of spectacular battles and events, Riddick fights for his life amid a storm of malevolence and horror…
Play.com are selling the PlayStation 3 version for £17.99 – click here for more details. XBox 360 owners can click here to buy their release for the slightly higher price of £19.99 from Game.
The Hut PlayStation Day
01 Jul
Today is The Hut PlayStation Day, which means that a range of games across different Sony consoles have been reduced in price.
There’s not too much to get excited about, but enough to warrant at least a quick look…
PS3
Legendary £7.93
WWE Legends Of WrestleMania £16.93
PSP
Juiced: Eliminator £7.73
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger £6.93
UPDATE: This offer has returned again, except this time there are no worthwhile PS2 titles and very few PS3 and PSP games. Maybe next week will be better…
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 is one of those games I can strongly recommend without having to say all that much – if you though the first one was excellent, this one is even better.
In a bit of bad news, it looks as though this will be the last outing in Vegas for the Rainbow Six team – here’s hoping they return somewhere else soon, and in a place that is as enjoyable as Las Vegas has proven to be.
Click here to buy this XBox 360 game for £8.89 from Sendit.com.
