Cheap Games

With the massive hype before it’s release there was a danger that Grand Theft Auto IV could have been a huge letdown. Thankfully, it’s turned out to be the best in the series and quite possibly the best game of 2008.

It’s set in a redesigned version of the fictional Liberty City, which strongly resembles modern day New York City. You play as Niko Bellic, a war veteran from Eastern Europe, who comes in search of the American Dream but quickly becomes entangled in a seedy underworld of gangs, crime, and corruption.

Click here to get the PS3 version, or click here for the XBox 360 release – both of which are £19.99 each at Play.com. There is a slight difference between these two cheap games, in that the 360 version has downloadable content coming soon (although it wouldn’t surprise me to see it appear on the PS3 at a later date).

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We’ve had Lego Star Wars and Lego Indiana Jones games, and now it’s time for potentially the best idea so far – Lego Batman! Here’s hoping they can come up with more titles that have their tongue firmly planted in their cheek (X-Men would be good *hint* *hint*).

In Lego Batman: The Video Game you can fight as either heroes or villains on land, sea, and in the air using all types of different vehicles. There’s a total of 30 levels to explore (15 for the heroes, and 15 for the villains), as well as some secret levels that are unlocked as you progress.

Click here to get the PlayStation 3 release for £24.49 from Powerplay Direct.

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Christmas is coming, so if you’re after a games console I would suggest moving fast – not only will stocks be low, but bundles that look decent now very probably won’t be around nearer the big day.

Little Big Planet is a puzzle platformer and world creation game that is due for release on the 24th of October. Reviews have been overwhelmingly positive thus far, and it looks as though this will be THE big game of the holiday period.

Play.com have the PlayStation 3 80GB console, with Little Big Planet, up for preorder at £299.99 – click here for more details.

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After featuring Race Driver: Grid for a good price the other day, it’s my good news to tell you that it’s even lower today. Unless of course you bought it the other day, in which case you may want to lynch me.

This is a driving game in the same mold as Project Gotham Racing or Gran Turismo, except this is much better than both of them. Not only does it look amazing, the cars handle beautifully and excitement factor has been pushed up to 11 – it’s real edge-of-the-pants stuff at times, let me tell you.

Click here to buy the XBox 360 version for £22.49 from Powerplay Direct, or click here to get the PS3 release for £29.99 from Argos.

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If there’s one good thing about having two big supermarket chains in this country, it’s that they love a good old price war when anything big comes out to buy.

PES 2009: Pro Evolution Soccer has only been out but a few hours as I type this, and already Asda have slashed the cost quite considerably.

Instore you can get either the PS3 or XBox 360 version for £27, which is pretty darn good. And the offer runs until Sunday the 19th of October, so you have a couple of days to get it in!

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It’s fair to say that with any of the Tiger Woods PGA Tour games you know exactly what you’re going to get – namely the best golfing experience you can have without spending a bomb on green fees.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 is the newest entry in the series, and comes with one or two new additions. The biggest is probably the appearance of Tiger Woods’ real-life coach Hank Haney who pops up to offer advice if and when you need it.

Click here to buy the PS2 version for £17.89 from Sendit.com. You can also get the PSP version for the same price from the same retailer by clicking here.

PlayStation 3 owners can get their release for £24 instore at Asda, and Wii gamers can click here to get their version for £24.98 from Amazon. Finally, if you have an XBox 360 you can click here to buy this title for £27.99 from ShopTo.

Phew!

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If you’ve been visiting this site for any period of time, you may have noticed that I’m quite harsh on games based on movies – I only do it to warn everyone about how bad they generally are. I’m aware that some people enjoy crap games, which is fine, but I’d hate to see someone buy one on the expectation of it being good.

The Incredible Hulk is yet another title to add to the ever expanding list of mediocrity. At least Edward Norton provides the voice for Bruce Banner, although I doubt this would be a deal-breaker!

If you fancy the Wii version, click here to buy it for £9.97 from PC World. PlayStation 3 (click here) and XBox 360 (click here) owners can get their releases for £9.99 from Comet, whilst DS players can click here to buy their version for £11.49 from Forget The Rest.

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Even though it’s the ninth game in the long-running series, Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground is somewhat disappointing. With the arrival of Skate, me thinks that Neversoft will have to pull something out of the bag to bring people back to them.

If you’ve never played a Tony Hawk title before, they’re skating games that give you the freedom to perform tricks anywhere you feel like. Along the way there’s various items to unlock, and new characters to find as well.

Gamestation have this PlayStation 3 title available for £9.98 – click here for more details.

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It’s now quite a difficult choice to make when it comes to football games, with FIFA 09 being on a par with PES 2009: Pro Evolution Soccer. Well done EA for finally seeing that shoving out the same game every year with small updates was a bad idea!

This year’s release comes with the usual smattering of new additions, the best of which looks like the pay-based Adidas Live Season. It updates player stats on a weekly basis, but costs £4.99 per league (or £12.99 for all six leagues available).

Click here to buy the XBox 360 version, or click here to get the PlayStation 3 release – both of which are £32.99 each at ShopTo.

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With FIFA improving every year, there’s increasing pressure on the Pro Evolution Soccer team to come up with fresh ideas to keep them ahead. With PES 2009: Pro Evolution Soccer, there’s one or two new things which add more to the game than ever before.

You can now change your tactics to adjust to specific situations, off-the-ball movement has been improved, and things like the heaviness of the ground can affect gameplay. There’s a couple of new modes too in the form of UEFA Champions League (with all the elements and attributes you’d expect) and Be A Legend (where you control a particular player throughout his career).

ShopTo are selling the PlayStation 3 version for £32.99 – for more information on this cheap games‘ availability, click here. The XBox 360 release is also the same price, from the same retailer, and you can get it by clicking here.

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