Cheap Games

Poker can be an expensive game if you don’t watch what you’re doing. Listen to me being the moral guardian – I actually don’t care if people spend money on poker, you only live once (or maybe twice, who knows)!

World Series Of Poker 2008: Battle For The Bracelets does exactly what it says on the tin and provides a fairly realistic game of poker. Climb your way up the ranks in your quest to win the championship bracelet.

To get the PS2 release of this title for £12.99 from Powerplay Direct, click here – for the PlayStation 3 version (which is £17.99 at Play.com) click here.

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As Bee Movie was written by and stars Jerry Seinfeld you’d be quite right to expect that it’s rather funny – even though it is aimed at kids. Sadly, Bee Movie Game is quite terrible.

Kids may enjoy this as it’s not too difficult, but older players will quite rightly find the game annoying and slow. The search for the perfect movie tie-in continues…

Click here to buy the PS2 version for £10.99 from DVD.co.uk.

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Okami was the last truely original game on the PlayStation 2, with it’s beautiful visuals and revolutionary design (which is very reminiscent of traditional Japanese art). This epic tale combines folklore and mysticism to create a very immsersive experience.

It’s out on the Wii next week, and takes full advantage of the Wii’s unique control scheme – use it like a paint brush to perform various different manoeuvres.

Click here to buy the PS2 version for £9.99 from HMV, or click here to preorder the Wii release for £23.92 from Blah DVD.

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If making a prat of yourself appeals to you, then the SingStar series is something that you should look into. Basically, it’s karaoke in the relative safety of your own home – I say safety, but if anyone happens to see you then they’ll think you should be committed.

SingStar: Rocks!, which comes with a couple of microphones, contains lots of recognisable tracks from such artists as Queen, Nirvana, Keane, Blur, Bowling For Soup and Coldplay.

Click here to buy this PlayStation 2 title for the decent price of £24.99 from Play.com – you also might like to know that SingStar: Anthems and SingStar: Bollywood are also available for cheap prices.

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I always feel a bit better inside when I see a new Madden game every year – it’s almost like a reminder of bygone years, or some kind of nonsense like that. Yes, I’m a little mad.

Anyway, Madden NFL 08 is the latest in the series and has a bunch of new features such as a read-and-react system, skill drills and a Fantasy Challenge mode (where you draft your dream team and advance through different levels of difficulty).

There’s many console versions available for decent prices. The PS2 release is £12.99 (click here), the PSP version is £13.99 (click here), the XBox 360 release is £14.99 (click here) and the Wii version is £18.99 (click here) – all from SoftUK.

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I’m pretty sure that the SingStar games were designed to make people (read, men who can’t sing) look like complete idiots. Not to say that it isn’t fun, just that it makes you look rather foolish.

SingStar: Anthems contains 20 new tracks to sing along to, with hits from such artists as: Girls Aloud, Queen, Charlotte Church, Bananarama, Cher, The Pussycat Dolls, and others.

Gamestation are selling this PS2 title for £10.98 delivered – click here for more details.

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Games aimed at children are usually very simple affairs – so simple, in fact, that even someone as stupid as me can pick up and play them. And that’s saying something.

The Snow Queen Quest, on the PlayStation 2, is one of these titles. Play alone or with a friend and solve puzzles in order to get into the castle and destory the Snow Queen’s power. The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian this ain’t, but kids will enjoy it.

Asda have this game available for the bargain price of £6.93 – for more information, click here.

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Ever wondered what it might be like when you’ve popped your clogs and gone to visit the big bearded one in the sky (no, I’m not talking about David Bellamy)? If it’s anything like it is in Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2, I’ll be hoping that immortality will be bestowed upon me.

Battle your way through over 40 hours of gameplay to try and get your way out the afterlife equivalent of a weekend in Blackpool. You can also use your saved data from the first Digital Devil Saga game to unlock fancy bonus stuff.

Alternatively, the Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 (Collector’s Edition) is still available for a decent price and comes with some extra goodies like a soundtrack CD and art cards.

Click here to buy this PS2 title for £8.93 from Asda.

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SingStar: Bollywood, on the PS2, has many tracks to sing along to – you’re probably better off knowing that all the songs and videos are in Hindi, but this should make it even more fun!

Unfortunately this doesn’t come with the microphones that you need in order to be able to play it. Sad times.

To get this title for £9.96 (as long as you spend £15 or more, otherwise it’s £11.95 delivered) from Amazon, simply click here.

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The Simpsons Game, on the PlayStation 2, marks the first time in ages that a Simpsons title didn’t completely suck. I’d go so far as to say it’s actually QUITE GOOD!

You play as all the members of our favourite family, in levels spoofing some of the most popular games around.

Amazon have this title available for £9.96 (as long as you spend £15 or more, otherwise it’s £11.95 delivered) – for more information, click here.

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