Cheap Games

With the release of WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2009, fans finally get the chance to take part in an Inferno match (the first person to catch fire loses). A revamped tag team match and some new game modes help to make this a worthy addition to the series.

If you get bored of the single player mode, you can now fight against others across the world online – something which is a heck of a lot of fun, I can tell you. The added addition of downloadable content for the XBox 360 and PS3 releases mean that this should never really get old any time soon!

If you fancy the Wii version, click here to buy it for £8.99 from HMV. XBox 360 owners can get their release for £16.99 from SoftUK by clicking here.

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Mario Kart Wii (with the Wii Wheel accessory) is actually the sixth in the long-running series of racing games, and the first on the Wii. The Wii Wheel is basically a glorified holder for your Wii Remote, by the way.

For the first time you can choose to ride on motorbikes, instead of being restricted to the standard karts, and can compete with up to 11 other players online. A total of 26 different characters and 32 tracks means you should be playing this for some time to come.

Click here to get this game for £25.60 from Tesco.

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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