If you can't be bothered with the hassle of getting a satellite dish strapped to the side of your house/flat, or plain just can't get Sky in your neck of the woods, then this XBox 360 Sky Sports and Entertainment Pack could be just the thing you need.
Inside it you'll find a media remote (with is equally useful when it comes to using the system's DVD capabilities), along with a one month subscription to Sky Sports and a three month XBox Live subscription.
Click here to get this for £14.99 from Game.
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Guitar Hero: Metallica is the second game in the Guitar Hero series to focus on the career and songs of one group following Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. As it's based on Guitar Hero: World Tour, both the individual guitar and full band kits are supported – which means you can take on the role of your favourite band member.
28 Metallica songs are featured along with 21 from other groups that are personal favourites and influences from over the years, including those that appeared on their Garage Inc. album. Please note that other downloadable content is unusable, although the "Death Magnetic" pack will work.
Amazon are selling the Wii version for £17.99 – click here for more details. XBox 360 owners can click here to get their release for the same price from the same retailer, whilst PlayStation 3 gamers can click here to get theirs for an identical price from HMV.
Left 4 Dead £11.95
26 Jan
Left 4 Dead pits four survivors of an apocalyptic pandemic against hordes of aggressive zombies, and can be played either in a four-player co-op Campaign or an eight-player Versus mode.
Although it's name (and indeed cover) may not inspire confidence, this is quite possibly the best co-op shooter made thus far. The tension and action of a Hollywood zombie movie are captured perfectly, and the replayability factor is higher than many other games in the genre.
To get this XBox 360 game for £11.95 from ShopTo, click here.
The Lord Of The Rings: Conquest is an action title based on the films, rather than the books, which allows you to play as both the forces of good and evil – however, unlike The Lord Of The Rings: The Battle For Middle-earth, the latter option is based around Sauron stopping the One Ring from being destroyed and fighting back.
Disappointing gameplay mechanics, button-bashing, and some slightly dodgy graphics let this down somewhat. That's not to say this is terrible though, as the musical score and online modes are very good indeed.
Click here to buy this XBox 360 game for £6.94 from ShopTo. Definitely one of those cheap games to consider if you're a fan of the books and/or films.
Although it's similar in style to the Super Smash Bros. series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up features a significantly smaller roster of characters to choose from – a small gripe perhaps, but one that at times makes you wish you were playing Super Smash Bros.: Brawl instead!
Anyway, seven different game modes mean that this will take you quite some time to get through. Throw in an online multiplayer option, and you have something that fans of the heroes in a half-shell will enjoy a great deal.
Amazon have this Wii title available for £7.99 – for more information, click here.
Red Faction: Guerrilla is the third installment in the first-person shooter series, and the first to appear on next-generation consoles. It was originally delayed for some time in order to get the most out of the system – and I can only say that it was definitely worth it, as this looks and sounds fantastic.
Set 50 years after the climatic events of the very first Red Faction, this allows you to take the role of an insurgent fighter with the newly re-established movement as they battle for liberation from the the oppressive Earth Defence Force…
Click here to get this XBox game for £11.75 from ShopTo.
Pokemon HeartGold and Pokemon SoulSilver are enhanced DS remakes of the GameBoy titles Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver respectively. The main reason this has happened is so that they can be compatible with Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl, whilst improvements have also been made to the sound and control setup.
Both games also come with their own Pokewalker accessory, which is a pedometer shaped like a Poke Ball that can connect with the DS game card via infrared signals – this can "hold" a pokemon and improve its experience and closeness.
If you fancy Pokemon HeartGold, click here to buy it for £26.85 from ShopTo. Click here to buy Pokemon SoulSilver for the same price from the same retailer.
If the names of such musical artists as Miley Cyrus and the Jonas brothers mean absolutely nothing to you, then chances are high that the Disney: Sing It franchise won't be your cup of tea – both are featured a number of times between the two games released thus far.
Both Disney: Sing It and Disney: Sing It – Pop Hits are your standard SingStar clones, with the aim being to hit as many notes as perfectly as you can for as long as each song lasts. The latter also has trophy support, for all of those trophy hunters out there!
Click here to get a PlayStation 3-exclusive Disney: Sing It and Disney: Sing It – Pop Hits double pack, with two microphones, for £14.95 from MyMemory.
Dead Space: Extraction £9.75
23 Jan
The success of other rail-shooters like Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and The House Of The Dead: Overkill means that we can expect to see many more in the future – starting with the new king of the genre, Dead Space: Extraction.
Taking place before the events of Dead Space and during the same period as animated film Dead Space: Downfall, it revolves around a group of space colonists from Aegis VII fighting against the infection of Necromorphs created when the Red Marker is removed…
Click here to buy this Wii title for £9.75 from ShopTo.
Many of the reviews for Tomb Raider: Underworld have been mixed, but what I think everyone can agree on is how good the game looks. The crappy camera angles and dodgy combat system let it down a bit, although you soon forget this minor annoyances and discover a title that's well worth adding to your collection.
Whilst XBox 360 owners have an additional treat or two, in the form of a couple of extra chapters (titled "Beneath The Ashes" and "Lara's Shadow"), there's no sign of either appearing on the PlayStation 3 I'm afraid – unless Sony beg and plead, I suppose.
To get the PS3 release for £7.97 from Currys, simply click here. Wii owners can click here to get their version for £10.77 from CoolShop.
