Guitar Hero 5 From £17.87
19 Nov
You'd think by now that they would have run out of new ideas to implement in these instrument games, however Guitar Hero 5 manages to incorporate a few – the highlights of which are drop-in/drop-out play, a Rockfest competitive mode and both song-specific and general challenges to unlock bonus stuff.
The track list contains 85 songs by 83 different artists and several musicians with works in the game have been modeled for avatars, including Johnny Cash, Carlos Santana, Shirley Manson, Matthew Bellamy and, most controversially of all, Kurt Cobain.
Tesco are selling the PlayStation 3 version for £17.87 – click here for more details. XBox 360 owners can click here to buy their release for the higher price of £25.99 from the same retailer.
Picross DS £8.73
18 Nov
Picross DS is only the second Picross game to be released outside of Japan after the commercial failure that was Mario's Picross. Like other Picross games, this presents you with a series of nonogram logic puzzles to solve, either alone or against a friend.
After you've mastered the several different single player modes, you can also venture into the wilderness that is the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and challenge other gamers across the globe.
If you fancy this title, click here to buy it for £8.73 from The Hut.
There are a handful of Asda cheap PlayStation 3 games well worth taking a look at – not only because they are all new releases, but they're also just £25 each too…
Borderlands
EyePet (With PlayStation Eye Camera and Magic Card)
Fallout 3: Game Of The Year Edition
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
PES 2010: Pro Evolution Soccer
ShopTo £1 Voucher
14 Nov
Try not to get too excited, but there's currently a ShopTo £1 voucher available! Wowee!
You need to have an account with them, but if you don't it's free – nothing to lose then.
Click here to visit their site and login (or sign up) on the right hand side. Once you've done that, scroll to the bottom and click on "redeem code". Then simply enter shoptovoucher3 in the box to get your £1.
Easy.
Fancy £5 off a £50 spend at Play.com?
Well, simply enter the voucher code PLANW09 at the checkout in order to make your saving off anything they have available – click here to visit their site and see if anything takes your fancy
The voucher is valid until the 6th of December, so you have a relatively large space of time to use it in.
Fairytale Fights £17.95
11 Nov
Playing as Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Jack (from Jack and the Beanstalk), or the Naked Emperor, Fairytale Fights sees you hacking and slashing your way through the kingdom in search of rumors and tales, in order to reclaim your fame and fortune.
While this sounds fairly pleasant, the game is actually very violent – think of it like Happy Tree Friends, with cutesy graphics and surroundings being tarnished by the buckets of blood that flow when you bash a gnome or bunny.
Click here to buy this XBox 360 title for £17.95 from Zavvi. While certainly not one of the longest cheap games you'll ever play (it only lasts eight hours), the concept will keep you coming back for more.
NBA Live 10 From £29.37
11 Nov
NBA Live 10 is the latest installment in the long-running E.A. Sports basketball series – much like with FIFA 10 and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, the improvements over last year's outing are more than enough to justify a purchase (even though some claim they are merely roster updates and not much else).
Audiences have been given a bigger role than ever before in order to create more lifelike atmospheres, while teams have been given their own individual playing style with faster running animations that take into account player sizes – 24 authentic FIBA squads have also been included as well.
Amazon have the PlayStation 3 version for £29.37 – for more information, click here. XBox 360 gamers can click here to get their release for £29.84 from the same retailer.
Prince Of Persia £9.95
09 Nov
Instead of being just another game in the franchise, Prince Of Persia is a completely new chapter. A different story, as well as a new graphic style and gameplay elements, is like a breath of fresh air in a series that had been on the slide in recent times.
The gameplay retains a similar feel to that found in the "Sands Of Time" trilogy, in the sense that acrobatics, puzzle solving, an combat elements remain. However, it's non-linear and, as such, gives you the chance to explore any part of the world whenever you feel like it.
Zavvi are selling this PlayStation 3 game for £9.95 – click here for more details.
The first Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter was a very in-depth tactical fighting game, and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 takes this and kicks it up a notch.
In 2014 there's a new and more imminent threat along the recently completed wall on the U.S./Mexico border. The Ghosts have only 72 hours to assess the threat and stop the rebels from reaching U.S. soil…
Click here to buy this PlayStation 3 game for £10 from Play.com. The same retailer also still has the Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 – Legacy Edition XBox 360 title for £9.99.
Viva Piñata: Party Animals is actually based on elements from the television show Viva Piñata, including the characters featured in it as well as the voice talent. Furthermore, it provides a mini-game based experience (much like the Mario Party series), with over 40 different games to play – unlike the original, which had more of a sandboxed style environment.
Reviewers haven't been all that kind to this, but then I feel that most of them having been missing the point somewhat – for starters, this is more aimed at kids/families than other titles in the series.
To get this XBox 360 title for £4.75 from ShopTo, click here .
