Cheap Games

If you fancy an epic journey, but either don’t have the funds or are otherwise unable to do so then you could always try Lost Odyssey. Even though it’s a game, the journey is still the same. Or something.

Knicking bits from titles such as World Of Warcraft and blending them into the traditional role-playing system, you can make strategic decisions which give a more immersive and deep gameplay experience.

Click here to get this great XBox 360 game for £14.99 from Powerplay Direct.

UPDATE: You can in fact get Lost Odyssey for £12.50, as DVD.co.uk are running a "buy 2 XBox 360 games for £25" offer and it’s in it. Other titles include Bioshock and Timeshift. Click here for the full list.

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This game is so incredibly cheap that it’s almost like they’re giving it away. There’s nothing wrong with Telly Addicts either, except for the sinister presence of a virtual Noel Edmonds – more terrifying than the real thing!

This is based on the old BBC show of the same name, and is quite simple. All that you do is answer questions about TV programmes and win money. Of course, the money isn’t real – it’s the taking part that makes it fun. Possibly.

Click here to get this PS2 game for the frankly crackers price of only £1.99 from The Game Collection.

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You can tell that video games are now becoming more accepted by the "mainstream" by the fact that Steven Spielberg is now helping make them. His first effort is Wii puzzle title Boom Blox.

On the surface this resembles such games as Jenga, but once you delve beneath you find a game that’s actually quite challenging. With over 300 levels and a decent multiplayer mode, this is well worth getting.

If you fancy this, click here to buy it for £24.98 from Amazon.

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Silly sale season (check out the Play.com massive sale, Zavvi sale, Amazon gaming reductions and big HMV sale for more bargains) continues with some big ShopTo clearance reductions.

As ever, I’ve taken the time to highlight the best cheap games for you. That’s the way I roll.

DS

Freshly Picked: Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland £7.99

PS2

Guitar Hero II £19.99
PDC World Championship Darts 2008 £9.99

PS3

Army Of Two £24.99
PES 2008 (Pro Evolution Soccer) £24.99

PSP

Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice £9.99

XBox 360

Alone In The Dark £29.99
Army Of Two £23.99
Hot Wheels: Beat That! £7.99
Mass Effect: Limited Collector’s Edition £19.99
NBA 2K8 £14.99
Official XBox 360 Wireless Controller £22.99
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground £9.99
UEFA Euro 2008 £29.99

UPDATE: Freshly Picked: Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland and the Mass Effect: Limited Collector’s Edition set were added on the 1st of July.

Hot Wheels: Beat That! and Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground were added on the 4th of July.

The 8th of July saw a few new additions appear, including the wireless XBox 360 controller and PES 2008 on the PlayStation 3.

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Mario games are usually excellent, and Super Paper Mario is no exception. Even though it’s quite different from most other Mario titles, it hankers back to the original Super Mario Brothers game somewhat.

The Wii Remote is used like a NES controller, whilst pushing A flips the perspective from 2D to 3D – giving seemingly flat worlds hidden depth, with plenty of secrets to discover.

Comet are selling this Wii game for £14.99 – for more information, click here (additionally, select the "Collect from store" option to save on postage).

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I was under the illusion that Nitro Bike was designed by the same people behind Excite Truck (which is one of the best games available on the Wii, by the way) – how wrong I was. It tries very hard to be similar, but fails on almost every level.

The graphics look like something a child has created, the gameplay is almost nonexistent, and the online mode is so empty that you’d be mistaken for thinking you’d stumbled across a barren landscape untouched by human hands. Truly awful.

Click here if you wish to subject yourself to the horrors of this Wii game, in exchange for £9.99 from SoftUK.

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Wellity, wellity, wellity – here’s me complaining that developers do shoddy work on film tie-ins, when in reality they also do the same for games based on TV shows!

On paper, Lost: The Video Game should be excellent – in reality, it’s incredibly average. Fans will get the most enjoyment from the experience, but I have a feeling that everyone else will just feel a bit disappointed.

To get this XBox 360 title for £9.99 from SoftUK, simply click here.

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Do you spend lots of money on games?

Do you want to get £3 off at Game?

Well then, if you spend £30 or more at the UK’s biggest games retailer simply enter the voucher codes modgamer or DXT74JR2 to get your discount.

Click here to check out what they have on offer.

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If you’ve caught all the pokemon so far, I’ve got some bad news for you – there’s more to catch. In Pokemon Diamond you have a new batch of the annoying little critters to try and round up.

A good addition in this title is the ability to share and battle pokemon all over the world, thanks to the wireless network. Another great option is to be able to import all the pokemon you’ve caught from GameBoy Advance games – boosting your squad quite handsomely, I would think.

Choices UK have this DS game available for £14.99 – click here for more details.

Nintendo seem to release two pokemon games at the same time (I wonder why – money perhaps?) every year, and this is no exception. Pokemon Pearl has a different set of pokemon for you to catch.

Everything else is basically the same as Pokemon Diamond, but you can also connect with players of the other game – meaning that you don’t necessarily have to buy both. Which is nice.

Choices UK also have DS title this available for £14.99 – click here for more details.

You might like to know that when you order either of these cheap games you get a free pokemon stylus pen and dangler. It’s not the world’s best freebie, but I’m not complaining!

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With a next-generation console you would expect next-generation graphics and next-generation gameplay, so when developers drop the ball it’s very disappointing (I’m looking at you Iron Man and Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer!).

Such is the case with NASCAR 08 on the PS3 – the graphics would have looked out of place in 1996, never mind 2008. The cars handle like a 1946 Lada as well, which doesn’t help.

Click here to subject yourself to this torture for £16.39 from Forget The Rest.

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