The massive success of Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was always going to be difficult to beat, so it’s good to see that developers Treyarch didn’t try to – instead of being set in modern times, we once again return to the familiar (in video game terms at least) ground of World War II.
Initial battles involving the United States, the Empire of Japan, the Soviet Union, and Nazi Germany, are the main focus of the single player campaign. Also, you’ll probably be glad to hear that the excellent online multiplayer mode is back again – although some say it’s not quite as good as Modern Warfare.
Choices UK are selling this PlayStation 3 title for £29.99 – click here for more details.
Gameplay Payday Sale
04 Apr
To celebrate people getting paid for working, there’s a Gameplay payday sale on this weekend – probably the worst excuse for having a clearance I’ve ever heard, but the bargains make it worthwhile.
As Game and Gamestation are part of the same group of retailers, their prices are included as well.
DS
Advance Wars: Dark Conflict £12.99 (at Gamestation)
Army Men: Soldiers Of Misfortune £12.99 (at Game)
Bangai-O Spirits £7.99 (at Gamestation)
Bunnyz £8.99 (at Gamestation)
Chrono Trigger £14.99
E.A. Playground £5.99
Hannah Montana: Music Jam £6.99
Iron Man £5.99
Margot’s Word Brain £8.99 (at Gamestation)
My Vet Practice: In The Countryside £9.99
Space Chimps £8.99
Teenage Zombies: Invasion Of The Alien Brain Thingys £6.99
Top Trumps: Doctor Who £8.99
PS2
Growlanser: Heritage Of War £6.99 (at Gamestation)
Spider-Man: Web Of Shadows £8.99
PS3
Armored Core: For Answer £14.99 (at Gamestation)
Condemned 2 £7.99 (at Gamestation)
Disgaea 3: Absence Of Justice £17.99 (at Gamestation)
Fallout 3 £19.98 (at Gamestation)
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith £16.99 (at Gamestation)
Guitar Hero: World Tour £22.99
Guitar Hero: World Tour (With Wireless Guitar) £49.99 (at Gamestation)
Guitar Hero: World Tour (With Complete Band) £129.99
Lost: The Video Game £5.99
Silent Hill Homecoming £24.99 (at Gamestation)
Sonic Unleashed £14.99
PSP
Burnout Dominator £7.99
Call Of Duty: Roads To Victory £11.99
The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift £12.99 (at Gamestation)
FIFA 08 £7.99 (at Game)
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories £7.99
The History Channel: Great Battles Of Rome £9.99 (at Gamestation)
Medal Of Honor: Heroes £7.99 (at Game)
Need For Speed: Carbon – Own The City £7.99 (at Game)
Tom Clancy’s EndWar £9.99 (at Gamestation)
Wall-E £7.99 (at Gamestation)
Warriors Of The Lost Empire £9.99 (at Gamestation)
Wii
Baroque £5.99
Death Jr. II: Root Of Evil £7.99 (at Gamestation)
Ferrari Challenge £11.99
Guitar Hero: World Tour (With Wireless Guitar) £49.99 (at Gamestation)
Iron Man £6.99
MadWorld £16.99
PopStar Guitar £11.99
Sam & Max: Season One £9.99
XBox 360
A-Train HX £7.99 (at Gamestation)
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts £14.99
The Bourne Conspiracy £6.99
Golden Axe: Beast Rider £7.99 (at Gamestation)
Guitar Hero: World Tour £22.99
Guitar Hero: World Tour (With Wireless Guitar) £49.99 (at Gamestation)
Guitar Hero: World Tour (With Complete Band) £129.99
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa £12.99 (at Gamestation)
Secret Service £14.99
Silent Hill Homecoming £24.99 (at Gamestation)
Transformers: The Game – Cybertron Edition £9.99 (at Gamestation)
The Last Remnant £17.99
03 Apr
The Last Remnant is a role-playing game set in a fictional world that features a number of distinct humanoid races. The story revolves around "remnants", mysterious and coveted ancient artifacts of varying shapes and sizes which possess magical powers and have been the cause of several wars throughout history.
It’s difficult to know whether or not to recommend this game, as their are many pros and cons. On the positive side, there’s a brilliantly unique battle system and it’s very nice to look at – however, a rather steep learning curve may put some people off, and there are some annoying graphical issues (these may be fixed via an update in the future though).
Click here to buy this XBox 360 game for £17.99 from Play.com.
46 different World War II planes are featured in Blazing Angels: Squadrons Of WWII, and the game allows you to use these in numerous famous events (a total of 18 missions) from the war as part of a fictional squadron.
As well as a top-notch and often exciting single player campaign, there’s also online support which allows up to 16 players to take part in head-to-head and co-operative play battles.
SoftUK have the XBox 360 release available for £9.99 – for more information, click here. Play.com are selling the Wii version (click here) for the same price.
FIFA 08 From £4.99
02 Apr
FIFA 08 is the 2007 incarnation of one of the most popular series’ in the gaming world. Whilst it’s very easy to say that each year only sees a few minor adjustments being made and team updates being carried out, once you start playing it becomes quite addictive – not quite Football Manager standard, but close to it.
"Be A Pro" mode makes it debut here, where you control one player (apart from a goalkeeper) throughout entire matches over the course of a few seasons. The XBox 360 version also includes co-operative online play for the first time and a collection of interactive online leagues to take part in.
Click here to get the PlayStation 2 release for £4.99 from Argos, or click here to buy the XBox 360 version for £6.85 from ShopTo.
Game, meanwhile, have the PSP release (click here) available for £7.99, and SoftUK are selling the Wii version (click here) for £11.99.
Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe features fighters from both the Mortal Kombat franchise and DC Universe, in a fight to see who the superior faction is. Hopefully you’ll now be able to finally answer such questions as who would win in a battle to the death between Batman and Scorpion, or how well Superman and Jax match up.
The Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe: Collector’s Edition is exclusive to the PlayStation 3 and comes with some extra goodies. A bonus DVD looks at the making of the game and a 16-page comic book titled "Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe: Beginnings" shows how the fight came about.
Click here to get this for £16.95 from ShopTo.
Although it’s now very late in the day, there should be just enough time to take advantage of the Play.com April Fool’s Day sale.
This allegedly ends at midnight, but they have been known to let these one day offers overrun…
PS3
Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe £14.99
Wii
Mercury Meltdown Revolution £7.99
My Fitness Coach £9.99
XBox 360
Final Fantasy XI Online: Wings Of The Goddess £6.99
Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. £24.99
There’s not many decent games that make use of the Wii Zapper, but The House Of The Dead: 2 & 3 Return is right up there as one of the best. Can you imagine anything better than blasting a zombie’s head off from close range? Exactly!
Not only do you get accurate arcade versions of the two titles, there’s also a new "extreme" mode which has tougher enemies and a smaller blast radius on the shotgun.
Click here to buy this Wii title for £9.99 from ShopTo. Cheap games like this come recommended if you like arcade shooters, light gun games, or shooting the shit out of zombies.
Smash Court Tennis 3 £7.73
31 Mar
Smash Court Tennis 3 is the very first game in the series to appear on a next-generation console – even though its now been out for quite some time, this title is still considered by many to be one of the best tennis simulations on the XBox 360.
All the top players are included to play with on more than a dozen real-world courts and championships, plus you can battle other gamers around the world across XBox Live – always good for a laugh!
Click here to buy this game for £7.73 from The Hut.
Whilst the XBox 360 Arcade, with Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Game Of The Year Edition, we featured the other day is a great way to get introduced to the delights of the Microsoft console, hardcore gamers will probably be more interested in the XBox 360 Elite.
A 120GB hard drive is the major selling point of the system, but I have to admit that the black finish makes it look slightly more easy-on-the-eye than the standard white version – that could just be me though!
If you fancy an XBox 360 Elite, with Resident Evil 5 and two XBox 360 wireless controllers, click here to buy one for £209.59 from Amazon.
