Clive Barker is well known for his horror novels and films, so the next obvious thing for him to do would be to write the story for a video game – with the result being Clive Barker’s Jericho.
A lost city has mysteriously reappeared in a remote desert, and has brought with it an evil that goes right back to the dawn of time. You control a Special Forces squad, trained in both conventional warfare and the arcane arts, who must hunt down and destroy it before it can destroy humanity.
Click here to get the XBox 360 release for £7.97, or click here to get the PlayStation 3 version for £13.56 – both are supplied by the good folks at Amazon.
Assassins Creed £9.99
23 Oct
Assassins Creed sees you taking the role of Altair, who is one of the feared assassins that intend to stop conflict between the two sides that make up the Third Crusade.
Although some have criticised this game for being a bit repetitive, it’s actually both visually stunning and quite difficult at times as well.
To buy the PS3 release for £9.99 from Play.com, simply click here. DS owners can click here to get their version for the same price from Comet.
Grand Theft Auto IV £24.99
21 Oct
The other day we featured Grand Theft Auto IV for £19.99 – sadly Play.com have decided to raise the cost, which is incredibly annoying. Damn you Play.com and your changeable prices!
If you’ve never heard of this game before, may I ask if you’ve been living under a rock? If you have, then it’s an open-world title where you can roam about and do pretty much anything you can imagine, right down to picking up hookers from some sexytime. You can also kill them as well, which is something that many frown upon.
HMV have the PlayStation 3 version priced at £24.99 – click here for more details on this cheap games‘ availability.
Currys Instore Game Sale
21 Oct
There’s a Currys instore game sale that looks excellent, with titles reduced across pretty much every format.
I should point out that stocks will probably be quite low, so act quickly!
P.S. I’d love to make a list of everything that’s included, but sadly I’d be here all day – trust me when I say that you want to check it out though. Additionally, any game that has a price ending in .97 is included (so get them to scan it, as chances are high that you’ll get it for less than the stickered price).
UPDATE: Thought I would bump this up a bit, as it’s still running. Some stuff that I’ve seen available include a white PSP-1000 for £69.95, Ace Combat 6: Fires Of Liberation on the XBox 360 for £9.99, and The Incredible Hulk on the Wii for £9.97.
There’s also an identical sale at PC World, with practically the same stuff available for the same prices.
de Blob £17
20 Oct
In more proof that journalists are a lazy bunch of idiots who seemingly don’t know their arse from their elbow, the normally reliable CVG reported the other day that they were shocked to learn that you could get de Blob for the PC for free – even though the world and his dog know that THQ picked it up and morphed it into a Wii title.
The game lets you explore and liberate a city from an evil bunch of wrong ‘uns. Playing as de Blob, you embark on a quest to re-animate the city of Chroma and its inhabitants by splattering everything with colour – there’s a multiplayer option too, but sadly no sign of online action.
Instore at Asda you can get this Wii game for £17, until the 23rd of October.
Trackmania DS £17.99
19 Oct
The original Trackmania was an exciting and fun driving game, and Trackmania DS promises to be more of the same – plus a whole lot more. It’s quite an interesting title actually, as it combines elements from puzzle games to give a very unique experience unlike any other racing game.
Along with the three single player modes there’s a multiplayer option, although there’s sadly no online mode (for shame). An excellent track editor is also included, which means that you should never really tire of it.
Click here to preorder this DS game for £17.99 from Amazon.
Paint By DS £8
19 Oct
As the DS uses a stylus to control things, it’s inevitable that painting titles would appear. Paint By DS challenges you to recreate classic artworks using the stylus, from artists including Van Gogh and Cezanne.
There’s a total of 15 different paintings to complete, each of which has their own level of difficulty. Reviews have been mixed, probably because you need a bit of interest in fine art to appreciate what you’re doing.
Pop in to your nearest Asda and pick this DS game up for just £8.
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men £9.73
19 Oct
Sometimes reviewers can be so overly critical of games that almost everyone gets a negative opinion of it, as is the case with Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. OK, it’s not the best thing since sliced bread – but it is a somewhat enjoyable co-operative action game.
Two men bound by circumstance as they wait on death row for their final sentence are forced to team up on a violent and chaotic journey, hating each other every step of the way. Play this before the film comes out and ruins any lingering memories that you have/had.
Click here to buy this PlayStation 3 title for £9.73 from Amazon.
PSP owners complained for some time that the original design was a bit too chunky, so Sony went down the same route Nintendo did with the DS and released a slimmer version.
The PSP Slim And Lite was 33% lighter and 22% slimmer, but this wasn’t enough – so they also manufactured the Sony PSP 3000. It has an improved LCD screen and built-in microphone, and also has slightly modified buttons (start and select have changed from semi-circles to ovals).
Gamestation have two decent bundles available for £149.89:
Grand Theft Auto IV £19.99
18 Oct
With the massive hype before it’s release there was a danger that Grand Theft Auto IV could have been a huge letdown. Thankfully, it’s turned out to be the best in the series and quite possibly the best game of 2008.
It’s set in a redesigned version of the fictional Liberty City, which strongly resembles modern day New York City. You play as Niko Bellic, a war veteran from Eastern Europe, who comes in search of the American Dream but quickly becomes entangled in a seedy underworld of gangs, crime, and corruption.
Click here to get the PS3 version, or click here for the XBox 360 release – both of which are £19.99 each at Play.com. There is a slight difference between these two cheap games, in that the 360 version has downloadable content coming soon (although it wouldn’t surprise me to see it appear on the PS3 at a later date).
