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It’s a rare thing to see games bundled together, but when they are it ususally means you’ll be able to get them for a bargain price. This is the case with the Project Gotham Racing 4 and Sega Superstars Tennis double pack, which is for the XBox 360.
Both titles are pretty good, although I reckon that PGR4 is a little bit better. That being said, Sega Superstars Tennis can be played by anyone in the family - and it’s quite challenging in single player too.
If you fancy this set, click here to buy it for £15.99 from ShopTo.
Race Driver: Grid £22.99
15 Nov
Although it’s fair to say that the online capabilities of Race Driver: Grid are pretty poor, the game itself is perhaps one of the best racing titles to be released in 2008.
Up to 43 vehicles can be raced around tracks from different countries (which include Japan and the United States, as well as a few European destinations). Where this comes into its own though is with the damage model, which is the best of its kind in the gaming world.
Click here to buy this XBox 360 title for £22.99 from ShopTo.
XBox 360 Console Bundles
15 Nov
There are some decent XBox 360 console bundles around just now, which is maybe a little surprising when you consider how close Christmas is. But with the economy in the toilet, maybe it’s not that shocking!
The XBox 360 Arcade is the smallest system of the three available, but it’s also the only one that comes with games included (Boom Boom Rocket, Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Pac-Man and Uno). It doesn’t come with a hard drive, although Microsoft are still selling the XBox 360 20GB hard drive for £12.99 - a very cheap way of making a worthwhile upgrade.
At Currys you can get two packages for £129.99 each:
XBox 360 Arcade set with a copy of Fable II
XBox 360 Arcade set with a copy of PES 2009: Pro Evolution Soccer
Meanwhile over at Comet you can get the XBox 360 Arcade set with a copy of just-released-the-other-day title Call Of Duty: World At War for the same price of £129.99. Click here for more details.
Finally, there’s a slightly complicated deal at Amazon which is well worth the hassle.
Add the XBox 360 Arcade set, the new XBox 360 Wireless Entertainment Pack (which contains a wireless controller and copies of Kung Fu Panda and Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures), and a choice of game from a selected list to your basket, and enter the code XBXGME10 to get the whole lot for £129.98 - click here to see more information on this confusing, but decent, offer.
You might be glad to know that there’s only a couple of XBox 360 60GB Premium console deals around, and these are both identical to a couple of the XBox 360 Arcade offers featured above.
As you can tell by this system’s name, it comes with a 60GB hard drive. This used to be 20GB, until Microsoft decided to be generous and boost the size up to this new level.
Click here to get the console with a copy of Call Of Duty: World At War for £159.99 from Comet.
Over at Argos you can still get an XBox 360 Premium with three games, and an extra controller, for £169.95 - the titles are Kung Fu Panda, Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, and Viva Pinata, by the way.
Finally, the potentially baffling Amazon deal mentioned in the Arcade section above is also available with an XBox 360 Premium console for the higher price of £169.98. Click here for more details on it.
The top-end XBox 360 system is the XBox 360 Elite. It’s the only one with a completely black finish, and it’s also the only one to come with a massive 120GB hard drive.
Me thinks that if this isn’t big enough for you, then nothing will be!
Comet have the XBox 360 Elite console, along with a copy of Call Of Duty: World At War, priced at £229.99 - click here for more information.
Lastly, that damn Amazon deal is back again! Read the bottom of the Arcade section above, and then click here to see the full details on how to get a very good bundle for £229.98.
In a strange move, many versions of Spider-Man: Web Of Shadows are different from each other. It’s a 2.5D side-scrolling brawler and platformer on the DS, a side-scrolling beat ‘em up on the PlayStation 2 and PSP, and a full-3D action game on every other console.
What’s consist with every one of them is the ability to choose whether to align with the good guys or the bad guys, which is similar to Spider-Man: Friend Or Foe. The new combat system is worth mentioning as well, because you can now actually fight on walls - giving Spidey a distinct advantage.
To get the DS release for £14.99 from Game, simply click here. PS2 owners can get their version for the same price, from the same retailer, by clicking here.
Game also have the Wii (click here) release available for £17.99, and the XBox 360 (click here) version priced at £24.99.
Play.com Game Reductions
15 Nov
Today there’s been a few Play.com game reductions that seem worth mentioning.
I’ve arranged them in alphabetical order, for no reason other than to be nice. How lovely of me.
DS
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword £9.99
PS3
Haze £9.99
Little Big Planet £29.99
TNA: iMPACT! £11.99
Wii
TNA: iMPACT! £11.99
XBox 360
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion £9.99
TNA: iMPACT! £11.99
If you enjoyed (or are still enjoying) Call Of Duty 4, then you’ll be glad to hear that Call Of Duty: World At War is out - NOW! The story in this one focuses on the final battles of World War II from the perspectives of a Marine Raider and a Red Army soldier, with several historic battles taking place.
As you’d expect, the online multiplayer mode is where this really excels. This time round there’s a new addition too, in the form of a co-op mode - this can support up to four online players and two offline.
Pop in to Asda and you can pick up either the PlayStation 3 or XBox 360 releases for £27 each.
A couple of days ago a new update was released for PES 2009: Pro Evolution Soccer that included some new kits and extra licensed teams. The best news though was that the transfers have been fixed - which means that Berbatov is now at Man Utd, and no longer makes Spurs look good.
The game itself as is as good as its ever been, although it’s easy to see why some complain. Not only has FIFA come on in leaps and bounds, but the online play STILL HASN’T BEEN FIXED! Here’s hoping a future update will sort it out, once and for all…
Click here to get the XBox 360 release, or click here for the PS3 version - both of which are £24.99 each at Game.
As you will probably be able to tell by its title, Midnight Club: Los Angeles sees you racing all across Los Angeles on either cars or bikes. For some reason there are considerably fewer vehicles to choose from than before, with 43 cars and only 3 bikes.
Up to 16 players can race against each other online, which will be of some relief after tackling the rather difficult AI! A special mention should be made for the soundtrack, as there are some excellent tunes included from various hip-hop artists.
If you fancy this PlayStation 3 title, click here to buy it for £24.99 from Game. XBox 360 owners can click here to get their version for the same price from the same retailer.
Although there have been a few Arcade offers recently, this XBox 360 60GB Premium with three games deal is probably better than any of them. This is down to the fact that the titles included are quite good, and not any old crap thrown together in a bundle.
The titles are Kung Fu Panda, Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, and Viva Piñata. Oh, and you also get an extra wireless controller as well.
Argos have this set available for £169.95 - for more information, click here (click the "Special offers" tab, and it’s "Offer 6").
Amazon Gaming Special Offers
11 Nov
There’s a handful of Amazon gaming special offers that seem worth a mention, which I’ve sorted out into separate console listings.
I’m nice like that.
DS
Nintendo DS Lite (With At Least One Free Game) From £99.98*
PS2
Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz (With Buzzers) £12.99
PS3
NHL 2K8 £9.40
Wii
Battalion Wars 2 £11.75
XBox 360
Bully: Scholarship Edition £10.58
FIFA Street 3 £9.40
NHL 2K8 £6.46
Two Worlds £9.40
* It’s actually possible to get more than one game free with this offer - simply get one of the console packs which already come with a game (the Big Brain Academy, Cooking Guide, Guitar Hero: On Tour, or Nintendogs)!
UPDATE: Few new titles added, with NHL 2K8 and Battalion Wars 2 looking particularly good value.
