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Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a point and click adventure game that includes over 120 brain teasers for you to solve. Two sequels have already been released in Japan, one of which is now out over here. so it's inevitable that the other one will make its way across here in due course.

Although there's very little replay value, as once puzzles are completed there's no real need to do them again, this is great while it lasts. The combination of part adventure/part "brain training" works really well, so it's not surprising to see this selling like hot cakes.

Simply Games have this DS game available for £14.99 – for more information, click here.

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E.A. must have been expecting big things for Dead Space, as not only was a comic book series created but there's also a prequel animated movie titled "Dead Space: Downfall" available as well.

All this is justified though, as the game itself is absolutely brilliant. A fantastic and gripping script, along with some genuine heart-in-the-mouth moments, makes for one of the scariest experiences you'll have this year.

Click here to get this PlayStation 3 title for £8.85 from ShopTo. Definitely one of those cheap games which comes highly recommended, especially if you're a big fan of first-person shooters.

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At this very moment there's a LOVEFiLM 10% discount code flying around the Internet, like some sort of flying code type thing.

I've managed to catch it to let you know that entering FEB10 at the checkout will get you your saving between now and midnight on Wednesday the 17th of February 2010.

Click here to visit their site and see if anything takes your fancy.

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Quite apart from being one of the most addictive games ever produced, Rhythm Paradise is very probably one of the hardest as well – I'm sure that you'll have clumps of hair in your hands as you progress through some of the later stages in particular.

Tapping, flicking and holding the stylus on the DS touch screen might sound like a breeze, but this will honestly test your patience levels to the limit. Some kind of multiplayer mode would have been a nice addition, however I'm not entirely sure how this would have worked anyway.

If you fancy this game, click here to buy it for £6.99 from Gamestation.

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If the real thing kicking off has got you itching for some video game action, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will probably be right up your street – just so long as you don't mind competing in events with hedgehogs, plumbers and mushrooms.

Pretty much all of the events are included in this, plus you can challenge your friends to find out who's the boss (although sadly there doesn't appear to be any online multiplayer mode). All in all, good relatively pain-free fun!

Click here to buy this Wii title for £19.99 from Amazon.

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Professor Layton and Pandora's Box is the second game in the Professor Layton series, which follows him and his apprentice Luke as they travel across the country by train to solve the mystery behind a strange box that is said to kill anyone that opens it.

In much the same way as Professor Layton and the Curious Village, in order to progress you need to solve any number of challenging puzzles – of which there are many more this time around. Three more titles have been released in Japan, so I'd expect to see more from the Professor in the future…

Amazon have this DS game available for £16.99 – for more information, click here.

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In a first for the Guilty Gear series of fighting games, Guilty Gear 2: Overture features 3D graphics. It's also interesting to note that it's a console exclusive too, being that you can only get it if you own an XBox 360 – though it did take two years to make its way West!

The story takes place five years after the events of Guilty Gear, with Sol Badguy travelling with a young warrior called Sin to a country named Illyuria – which is under attack from a strange and mysterious force…

Click here to get this title for £7.99 from Game. Certainly one of those cheap games that fans of the series will enjoy.

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BioShock is set in an alternative reality in the year 1960, and places you in the role of a plane crash survivor who must explore an underwater city whilst trying to avoid attacks by the mutated beings and mechanical drones that populate it.

Not only is this one of the best games on the XBox 360, it's also one of the best of all-time – I can't stress enough how good this actually is. One game you really can't afford to miss, especially at this price…

Click here to get this for £9.93 from The Hut.

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The huge success of the Lego Star Wars series and Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures means that more franchises should be on the way in brick form. Lego Batman: The Video Game is the first to feature The Dark Knight – but I get a funny feeling that it won't be the last…

All of the home console releases are pretty similar, with only graphical differences being noticeable. This DS version, however, includes more abilities, several new characters, and a bonus "Villain Hunt" mini-game – makes a change, as it's normally more elite systems that get rewarded with more content.

To get this title for £7.89 from Sendit.com, simply click here.

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Astro Boy: The Video Game is an action game based on the recent CGI animated film of the same (minus the video game tag, obviously!) – which sadly was something of a disappointment both critically and with kids of all ages.

In it you play as the iconic here, Astro Boy, and take to the streets and skies on an epic adventure to save Metro City from the clutches of the evil President Stone and his army of robots. All of the voice cast reprise their roles too, including the lovely Kristen Bell.

Click here to get this Wii title for £14.99 from Tesco.

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