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The PlayStation 3 has gone through many different hard drive sizes since it first appeared on the scene. The latest is 80GB, but it wouldn’t surprise me one bit to see yet another step up (or two) next year. You can never have enough space!
Dixons have a couple of deals running this bank holiday weekend that look quite interesting. The console by itself is listed at £299.98 - however if you click here and enter the voucher code PS3CONSOLE20 at the checkout you’ll get £20 off, taking the price down to £279.98.
They also have the system with either Haze (click here), Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots (click here), or Wall-E (click here) for £299.99. Sadly the voucher code doesn’t work with these bundles.
If you’ve got an XBox 360, but no controller, then you’re a bit foolish. How did you expect to play any games?
Help is at hand though as you can get an XBox 360 Wireless Controller (Light Blue), with a matching rechargeable battery, for £19.99 from ShopTo by clicking here.
Light blue not your favourite colour? How’s about a pink one then - this deal is exactly the same as the above one, as you get a matching rechargeable battery (which normally retails for around £9.99) thrown in.
Click here to pick this up for £19.99 from ShopTo.
Guitar Hero II £29.99
22 Aug
The XBox 360 version of Guitar Hero II contains some extra songs not found on the PlayStation 2 version, as well as even more than can be downloaded from the XBox 360 Marketplace.
Sadly this doesn’t come with the guitar accessory, but I strongly suggest that you try and get hold of one as it adds an extra element to an already fantastic game.
Click here to buy this title for £29.99 from HMV.
Battalion Wars 2 £17.49
21 Aug
Battalion Wars 2 is the sequel to one of the best GameCube titles ever made, Battalion Wars. This mixes third-person shooting with real-time strategy to great effect.
Land, sea and air combat are brought over from the original, and an extra form has been added in the form of naval - which means you can take control of battleship, frigate submarine, dreadnought and naval transport units. Three online battle modes make for an element of fun not found in the first game.
Sendit.com are selling this Wii game for £17.49 - click here for more details.
The newly released 60GB XBox 360 is brilliant, as it gives you three times the amount of storage space than you used to get with the older Premium version. This can be used to download games from XBox 360, store music or photos, or expansion packs for titles you already own.
Game have two packs available for £199.99 each - click on the offer for more details:
XBox 360 60GB Premium Console with copies of Beijing 2008 and The Simpsons Game
XBox 360 60GB Premium Console with copies of Grand Theft Auto IV and Medal Of Honor: Airborne
It probably goes without saying that the best deal if the second one, as GTA IV is easily the best game of 2008 so far. The download packs will be appearing in December as well, so not too long to wait.
Project Gotham Racing 4 is the fourth (surprising that) game in the Project Gotham Racing series. It’s also the second to appear on the XBox 360.
New features in this include weather affects that change in relation to what the weather’s really like in the corresponding city, five new tracks, and 120 vehicles to choose from (including, for the first time, motorcycles).
Click here to get this title for £9.93 from Asda - one of those cheap games that’s very easy to recommend, especially if you’re a fan of the previous entries in the series.
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen And The Tower Of Mirrors is a first person adventure game that’s a spin-off from the Dragon Quest series. It’s also a Wii exclusive.
Using the Wii Remote as both a sword and a shield, work your way through ten different areas filled with bosses for you to slay. There’s several mini-games to play as well.
If you fancy this title, click here to buy it for £15.99 from SoftUK.
Tesco Offers
20 Aug
Tesco offers are as common as rain in summer, but when it comes to games they’re less regular - which makes this post rather good.
Not too much to get excited about, but savings is savings!
DS
Avatar: The Legend Of Aang - The Burning Earth £8.97
Bratz 4 Real £8.97
Cars: Mater-National £8.97
NickToons: Attack Of The Toybots £8.97
Purr Pals £8.97
Worms: Open Warfare £8.97
Worms: Open Warfare 2 £8.97
PS2
Avatar: The Legend Of Aang - The Burning Earth £8.97
Cars: Mater-National £8.97
Wii
Cars: Mater-National £12.97
Lost Odyssey £14.99
20 Aug
Living for a thousand years is bound to play havoc with your memory, so it’s not that surprising that the lead character in Lost Odyssey (Kaim) has forgotten his past. I can barely remember what I did last week!
This epic XBox 360 title was produced by the creator of Final Fantasy, which means a certain level of quality is assured. It’s a beautiful game to look at as well.
Click here to get this for £14.99 from ShopTo.
Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit is the very first game in the Dragon Ball Z franchise to appear on either the XBox 360 or PlayStation 3. It focuses more in fighting instead of collecting capsules and Dragon Balls for your character, and is in 2D (unlike Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi which was "over the shoulder").
The story mode is is quite impressive, although newcomers may be a little confused as to what’s going on - the graphics are pretty good too.
Both the XBox 360 (click here) and PS3 (click here) versions are £24.93 over at Asda.
