Those new to the world of Metal Gear might like to know that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a stealth action game which is exclusive to the PlayStation 3. It's the seventh in the series, and also the first to appear on a fourth-generation console.
A third-person view with full camera manipulation is used, but you also have the freedom to switch to either a first-person mode or an over-the-shoulder view. Elements from previous entries in the saga return in modified forms, and Snake has a robotic drone which allows communication and can even incapacitate enemies with a weak electric shock.
Also included is Metal Gear Online which features 16 player online stealth battles that encourage you to engage heavily in teamwork.
Click here to get this title for £11.93 from Amazon.
The XBox 360 Elite is considered the package of choice for all of the hardcore gamers out there. To be honest, the only real difference between this and the old Premium model is the size of the hard drive – this has a massive 120GB one, which should be more than enough for anyone.
It's also the only XBox 360 console which comes in a different colour, with a completely black finish. Even the wireless controller and headset are black, so it's all co-ordinated. How lovely.
Play.com are selling the XBox 360 Elite, with four games, for £189.99 – click here for more details. Oh yeah, and the four free titles are Fable II, Forza Motorsport 3, Gears of War 2 and Halo 3: ODST.
With some very high quality games kicking about at the moment, with some equally tempting prices to boot, now more than ever would be the ideal time to get an XBox 360 Arcade console – which just so happens to be available at a fairly incredible price.
This is the smallest 360 model on the market, but it's also probably the cheapest as well. It's worth pointing out that there's no hard drive with this, but you can easily buy one if you feel the need to upgrade at some point in the future.
Click here to buy the system on its lonesome for £99.99 from Argos.
Additionally, the same retailer also has a deal on at the moment where you can get an extra game, Forza Motosport 3, for £10. Simply scroll down to the "Special offers" tab and it's under "Special offer 3".
Magna Carta II £19.85
18 Feb
Technically the third entry in the series (Magna Carta: The Phantom of Avalanche and Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata were released previously), Magna Carta II is also the very first to appear on a seventh generation console – which is nice.
In this role-playing game you play as a male character called Juto, who can't remember anything about his past. The fact that he's in the war-torn Lanzheim Continent probably won't make his life any easier, to be honest…
To get this XBox 360 title for £19.85 from ShopTo, simply click here.
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.
Dead Space £8.85
16 Feb
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.
LOVEFiLM 10% Discount
16 Feb
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.
Rhythm Paradise £6.99
15 Feb
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.
Dante’s Inferno £28.85
15 Feb
Dante's Inferno is a third-person action-adventure game inspired by Inferno, the first book of Dante Alighieri's epic poem The Divine Comedy. You assume the role of Dante who descends into Hell on a mission to save his beloved Beatrice, as well as facing his own demons and ultimately redeeming himself.
Whilst many reviews have likened this to a clone of God of War, I don't see how this can be considered a bad thing – the God of War series has been excellent so far, and this game is every bit as good as any of them, if you ask me.
Click here to get the PlayStation 3 version for £28.85 from ShopTo. XBox 360 owners can click here to get their release for the same price from the same retailer.
It's probably best to point out straight away that MAG is an online-only game – so if you don't have an Internet connection, it's basically unplayable (although if you're reading this, I'm presuming that this is something not really worth pointing out!).
256 players take to the battlefield to win glory in a world of online warfare on an unprecedented scale, across three different factions in a number of roles. Some technical awkwardness exists, but believe me when I say that this is something not to be missed…
ShopTo are selling the MAG: Collector's Edition Steelbook release (which comes with extra combat armour and uniform designs, plus three themes), for use on the PlayStation 3, for £29.85 – click here for more details.
