FaceBreaker £9.99
14 Dec
Fans of Ready 2 Rumble boxing might think that FaceBreaker would be just as good, considering they share the same cartoon-style graphics. Sadly it’s not, mainly down to the stupidly hard AI which makes single player almost completely unplayable.
The title comes from the fact that you can "break" your opponents face through the real-time facial deformation feature. Multiplayer is the best mode in this, although an online option would have made this even better.
To get the PS3 version for £9.99 from Play.com, simply click here. XBox 360 owners can click here to get their release for the same price, from the same retailer.
If you’ve played any of the Lego games before, then you’ll know what to expect from Lego Batman: The Video Game – if you haven’t, then it’s a very tongue-in-cheek title that features The Caped Crusader and his trusty sidekick Robin, along with some of the best known villains that inhabit Gotham City.
Wih plenty of replay value you’ll return to this again and again, as there’s even more to do than in any of the Lego Star Wars or Lego Indiana Jones games.
Sendit.com have the Wii (click here), PlayStation 3 (click here), and XBox 360 (click here) releases available for £17.89 – however, by using the Sendit.com £1 discount voucher you can get the price down to £16.89.
Being that there are a fair number of different console offers around, it can be difficult deciding which one to get. When it comes to the XBox 360 my advice is to get the Arcade if you’re new to gaming, the Premium if you’re a casual/normal gamer, or the Elite if you’re somebody who spends more time gaming than anything else.
This particular deal is for the smallest of the three, the Arcade. This is the only model that comes with five titles in the box (Boom Boom Rocket, Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Pac-Man and Uno), but there’s no hard drive – unless, of course, you take up Microsoft’s offer of an XBox 360 20GB hard drive for £12.99.
If you fancy an XBox 360 Arcade, with Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, click here to buy one for £129.99 from Play.com.
With new deals appearing every day, it’s getting difficult to decide when to get an XBox 360. My advice to you is that the best bet is to always choose a bundle that has games in it that you’ll play – there’s nothing worse than having crap games that you never even look at.
Thankfully today’s offer has some excellent titles that everybody should enjoy, although I will add that they are probably not suitable for kids. That should be kind of obvious though!
Click here to get the XBox 360 60GB Premium console, with three games, for £198.49 from Game. The titles included are Far Cry 2, Gears Of War, and Gears Of War 2.
Joining the big sell off that seems to be almost everywhere at the moment, the Gamestation Christmas clearance started today.
Many titles are half-price, which might be annoying if you’ve already bought presents…
DS
Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant £14.67
James Bond: Quantum Of Solace £14.67
The Legend Of Spyro: Dawn Of The Dragon £14.67
PS2
Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant £14.67
The Legend Of Spyro: Dawn Of The Dragon £14.67
PS3
Fallout 3 £19.56 (Instore only)
FIFA 09 £19.56 (From Monday the 15th of December)
Golden Axe: Beast Rider £19.56
James Bond: Quantum Of Solace £19.56
James Bond: Quantum Of Solace – Collector’s Edition £24.46
The Legend Of Spyro: Dawn Of The Dragon £19.56
Mortal Kombat Vs DS Universe £19.56
Race Driver: Grid £19.56
PSP
Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant £14.67
Wii
Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant £19.56
The Legend Of Spyro: Dawn Of The Dragon £19.56
XBox 360
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts £19.56
Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant £19.56
Fallout 3 £19.56 (Instore only)
FIFA 09 £19.56 (From Monday the 15th of December)
Golden Axe: Beast Rider £19.56
James Bond: Quantum Of Solace £19.56
James Bond: Quantum Of Solace – Collector’s Edition £24.46
The Legend Of Spyro: Dawn Of The Dragon £19.56
Mortal Kombat Vs DS Universe £19.56
Race Driver: Grid £19.56
In many respects Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 is better than the first one. Your teammates now cover each other as they advance in the single-player mode, and the online multiplayer has more maps and improved matchmaking.
There are slight framerate issues with the PS3 version, but these don’t distract too much from what’s going on. It really is worth getting based on the online mode alone to be honest, as you’ll go back to it time and again.
Click here to buy the XBox 360 release for £9.99 from Comet, or click here for the PlayStation 3 version which is the same price at Play.com.
If you like a bit of an extra experience when playing games, then the X Rocker Pro Gaming Chair could be just the thing for you. I suppose most people would think it’s just a fancy leather chair, but they’d be wrong…
Not only do you get built-in speakers which give 2.1 stereo sound, there’s also a rumble function included as well. Seems like it might be incredibly painful/exciting when taking part in a racing game of some sort.
Click here to buy this for £97.89 from Argos.
Tomb Raider: Underworld is the eighth game in the Tomb Raider series, and resumes the adventure from where Tomb Raider: Legend left off. You’ll be glad to hear that some of the unexplained elements of the plots of both Legend and Tomb Raider: Anniversary are addressed.
Fans will get the most enjoyment from this, although newcomers shouldn’t be put off as it’s very easy to pick up and play. Special mention must go to the graphics and story, but the combat is still a bit dodgy and the camera angles can be a little haywire at times.
The Hut have the PlayStation 2 version up for preorder at £17.73 – for more information, click here. They also have the DS release (click here) for the same price, except it’s available right now.
PlayStation 3 owners can click here to get their version for the slightly higher price of £23.99 from ShopTo.
The Last Remnant £17.61
11 Dec
The two most occupied genres in the gaming world are probably first-person shooters and real-time strategy titles, so it becomes difficult to find reasons why to recommend one game over another – which is why I tend to point out positives and negatives where I can.
The Last Remnant looks fantastic, has a unique battle system, and massive-scale battles. These are countered by some persistent graphical issues, long cutscenes, and rubbish load screens – see what I mean about being difficult to judge!
Click here to get this XBox 360 game for £17.61 from, erm, Game. Again, if you end up spending 50 quid or more, make use of the Game £5 off a £50 spend voucher.
Interestingly, Shaun White Snowboarding runs on the same game engine as Assassin’s Creed – pointless fact, but interesting nonetheless. It’s just a pity that this isn’t anywhere near as good as the SSX series has been, because it’s always healthy to have some sort of competition.
There are five mountains to compete on, including Alaska, Park City, Europe, and Japan. Each of these features up to three different sections: peak, back country, and park.
If you fancy this, click here to buy the PlayStation 3 version, or click here to get the XBox 360 release – both of which are £19.57 at Gamestation until 1pm on Friday the 11th of December.
