Cheap Games

Even though you can now get a PlayStation 3, the PS2 still has many fantastic titles available for it. Where else can you play the brilliant Kingdom Hearts series, or enjoy the greatness that is Shadow Of The Colossus?

Not only that, but many big releases (like FIFA, Pro Evolution, or even Guitar Hero) are still coming out for the system at the same time as newer consoles – but at a much cheaper price.

Instore at Toys R Us you can pick up a PlayStation 2 console, with a game, for £48.93. The title in question is Buzz! Junior: Monster Rumble, and you also get four buzzers with it as well.

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It’s sad to say that Need For Speed: Undercover isn’t anywhere close to being as good a racing game as others on the market today. The selection of vehicles to choose from is good and the handling is excellent, but it’s far too easy to beat the AI and the live-action cutscenes just look plain stupid.

I should mention now that ShopTo are running a special offer until 1pm on the 28th of November, where you can get either the PlayStation 3 (click here) or XBox 360 (click here) releases for £27.99 each.

ShopTo also have the PS2 (click here) and PSP (click here) versions available for the lower price of £19.99 each.

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Even though the Olympics are long since over, that’s no reason not to give Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games a try. It’s the first game to ever feature the long-time rivals, and it’s also the first Olympic title to not feature real athletes (and no, Luigi doesn’t count!).

There are a total of 24 events to compete in, with a wide variety of different Nintendo and Sega characters to choose from. An online multiplayer option is sadly missing, but there is an offline one. Which is nice.

Click here to get the DS version for £17.73, or click here to buy the Wii release for £23.93 – both of which are from The Hut. Please note that the Wii price will go up soon, as it’s part of their "deal of the day" promotion.

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The big news surrounding the release of Soul Calibur IV was the inclusion of some Star Wars characters as playable fighters. Initially Darth Vader was on the PS3 and Yoda appeared on the XBox 360 – since then both have become downloadable content on either system.

The game itself is your standard fighting title, with a broad range of different characters to choose from. You can also now take the action online, and batter some poor bugger on the other side of the globe!

Click here to get the XBox 360 release, or click here for the PlayStation 3 version – both of which are £17.99 each at Play.com.

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Yes, the HD-DVD format has been defeated by Blu-Ray – but who cares! This has meant that many retailers have been selling off any remaining stock for rock-bottom prices for some time now.

Not only can you watch these high definition discs, but you can also play your standard DVDs as well. The great thing about this is that they are upscaled, which basically means the picture is improved quite a bit.

101 CD are selling this for £27.86 delivered – click here for more details.

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Stuntman: Ignition focuses on the career of a motion-picture stuntman, and takes you through various movies in which you perform dangerous stunts in order to progress.

The single player campaign is fairly short, but you’ll keep coming back to the multiplayer (which is online as well) mode. All in all, a much better game that the original PS2 disappointment.

Click here to buy this XBox 360 title for £4.99 from Comet.

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I’m not sure how many people know this (probably everyone!), but it’s actually Jason Donovan who provides the voice of the quiz master in the Buzz! games. From Neighbors to I’m A Celebrity to this – what next for the Aussie "legend"?!?

Buzz! Quiz TV is the first in the series to appear on the PlayStation 3, and comes with a couple of decent new features as well as 5000 questions to answer. You can now compete against others across the world via the wireless network, and make and share your own quiz content through the MyBuzz! area.

If you fancy this, click here to get it for £9.78 from Comet. There’s also a Buzz! Quiz TV: Special Edition (with buzzers and extra questions) available for £39.99 from Currys, or Buzz! Quiz TV (with buzzers) priced at £33.99 from Choices UK.

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Even though you buy tons of tracks from the online SingStore, it’s good that Sony are still releasing volumes of SingStar so that anyone without the Internet can get a whole new batch of songs to sing along to.

30 new tracks are included on the SingStar: Volume Two disc, and there’s also a new harmony mode to be found as well. From my point of view I’m just happy to see "Bust A Move" by Young M.C. is there, as it is most excellent.

Click here to buy this PlayStation 3 title for £7.99 from Comet, and add it to your catalogue of cheap games that are most fun when played drunk!

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One good thing to have come out of the "credit crunch", recession, or any other term you want to give the country being in a right old mess, is that the price of video games and consoles has fallen to almost decent levels – new releases are often lowered in supermarkets, and bundles contain titles people actually want to play.

Let’s spare a thought for poor old Sony though, who have been losing money on the PS3 since day one. At least more people will be buying them now, as offers like today’s one appear to be irresistible.

Amazon have the PlayStation 3 (with two games, a Blu-Ray movie, an HDMI cable, and a Blu-Ray remote) available for £299.97 – for more information, click here.

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The Unreal series seems to have been around for ages, but there have only actually been eight games made in total. Unreal Tournament III is the fourth Unreal Tournament title, and runs on a completely new game engine from previous incarnations.

It’s primarily an online multiplayer title which offers several game modes, but there’s also an extensive offline single-player campaign with an in-depth story to work your way through. As far as first-person shooters go this is top-notch, as it not only looks brilliant but plays fantastically as well.

Click here to get the PS3 version for £15 from Woolworths (even if they go bust, you’ll still get your order), or click here to buy the XBox 360 release for £26.99 from ShopTo.

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