SNK Arcade Classics: Volume One is a collection of 16 of publisher SNK Playmore’s very best games released on the Neo Geo console – which was, funnily enough, a piece of hardware sold by SNK Playmore!
Magician Lord, Burning Fight, Fatal Fury, King Of The Monsters, Sengoku, Art Of Fighting, Baseball Stars 2, Last Resort, Samurai Shodown, The King Of Fighters ‘94, Top Hunter, Super Sidekicks 3: The Next Glory, Metal Slug, Neo Turf Masters, and Shock Troopers are playable as soon as you turn the game on – World Heroes has to be unlocked.
HMV have the PSP version available for £7.99 – for more information, click here. Wii owners can click here to buy their release for £9.99 from ShopTo.
Wall-E £7.95
19 Apr
With a plot following the one in the film very closely, Wall-E is a game that is sure to appeal to kids everywhere – although it has to be said that it’s by no means the easiest title in the world, as some of it is quite tricky (even for more experienced gamers).
This PlayStation 3 release comes with nine worlds to explore and also includes a co-op mode, where both Wall-E and EVE are playable characters. Also of interest is that fact that their are some new storylines to enjoy, which might help fill in one or two blanks from the movie.
Click here to buy this game for £7.95 from ShopTo.
Beautiful Katamari £7.99
19 Apr
Beautiful Katamari is the fourth entry in the Katamari series, and is the first not to appear on a Sony console. It was originally scheduled to appear on the PlayStation 3, but development was abandoned due to porting problems and stalled system sales (at the time).
If you’ve never played this before, you control a "katamari" to collect bigger objects which in turn allows you to grow in size even more. To advance through levels, specific items need to be gathered – for example, to make the planet Mercury, you need to collect liquids.
To get this XBox 360 title for £7.99 from Play.com, simply click here.
As a little bit of a taster for what type of games you can get on the PlayStation Network, Sony have a couple of PlayStation Network Collection packs available for the PSP. Each come with three titles from a particular genre, which can be played either alone or against others via the online multiplayer mode.
The PlayStation Network Collection: Power Pack contains Beats, flOw and Syphon Filter: Combat Ops. Click here to buy this for £4.98 delivered from Choices UK.
The same retailer is also selling the PlayStation Network Collection: Puzzle Pack (which contains Go! Puzzle, Go! Sudoku and Lemmings) for the same price – click here for more details.
Tesco £10 Games
18 Apr
There’s a small selection of Tesco £10 games that are more than worth taking a look at.
These probably won’t last long though, so get those orders in quick…
PS3
Baja: Edge Of Control
Sega Rally
Top Spin 3
PSP
XBox 360
Voucher Codes
18 Apr
As the economy disappears through a hole in the floor, it’s nice to see that the Internet has give us a couple of voucher codes to help save a bit of money. Thank you, Internet!
To get £2.50 when you spend £25 or more at The Hut, enter the code HUT25 at the checkout. Click here to visit their site.
Meanwhile, if you fancy £4 off when spending £40 or more at Sendit.com enter SENDIT40 at the checkout to get your discount. Visit them by clicking here.
Click here to visit Zavvi’s site, and enter SPRING30 at the checkout to save £3 when you spend £30 or more between now and the 21st of April.
Lastly, LOVEFiLM have 5% off everything until the 20th of April – click here to see what they have, and enter EASTER at the checkout if anything takes your fancy.
SoftUK 12% Discount
18 Apr
Until Tuesday the 21st of April, you can get a SoftUK 12% discount by simply entering the code COOL 12 into the voucher box at the checkout.
There’s many cheap games to be had normally, so with this they’re even better – click here to see what’s on offer.
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Revolution is a turn-based strategy title that has been streamlined and simplified to make it easier to play for newcomers to the series. In past installments, games could last more than 10 hours – in this they, for the most part, can be finished within three hours.
One of 16 different civilizations can be controlled, with each having their own individual leader. You start with a special bonus (in the form of a technology, a Great Person, or a special ability), and as the game progresses the civilizations obtain new abilities when they reach a specific number of technology.
Click here to get the PlayStation 3 release for £9.95 from Zavvi, or click here to buy the XBox 360 version for £10 from Tesco.
Critics haven’t been all that kind (when are they ever!) to Armored Core: For Answer, but I’m not entirely sure why – you’d think that with this being the 13th installment in the Armored Core series, that they’d at least find something positive to write about it.
Fantastic graphics, an interesting storyline with a multitude of different endings, and some exciting quick-fire combat make for one decent game. Ignore the lackeys with the pens, as this is well worth adding to your collection.
Click here to get this XBox 360 title for £14.99 from Gameplay.
NHL 2K9 £11.73
18 Apr
NHL 2K9 goes back to basics with new easy-to-learn controls, but at the same time retains advanced control schemes for veterans of the series. It wasn’t really that difficult to play before, however it’s nice to see the developers think of newcomers – perhaps E.A. should take notes?!?
More superstar moves, updated stick handling moves, an enhanced skating and fighting engine, and improved collisions are just some of the new improvements on offer. The best of the bunch though is the ability to join up with five online players to compete in a team against others around the world.
The Hut have both the XBox 360 (click here) and PS3 (click here) versions available for £11.73 each.
