Cheap Games

With Christmas now only a couple of weeks away, retailers are working overtime to try and get you to part with your hard-earned money. Console deals are now a daily event, and games have hit some of the lowest price-points that I’ve seen in some time.

Sony have announced that they aren’t going to reduce the PS3 any time soon, but many places seem to have done it for them instead. Most have thrown in at least a game or two as well, which is nice.

Instore at Game you can currently get a PlayStation 3 80GB console, with four games, for £289.99. Fallout 3, Little Big Planet, Lost: The Video Game, and Resistance 2 are the included titles.

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There’s a Zavvi instore clearance on at the moment, with most savings to be made on hardware items. Apparently this is stock they had from distributor Entertainment UK, who have gone into administration, that needs to be shifted before new stuff comes in.

Good chance to pick up an XBox 360 for under £100, I think you’ll agree.

PS3

PlayStation 3 Dualshock 3 Wireless Controller £27.99
PlayStation 3 40GB Console £269.99
PlayStation 3 80GB Console £269.99
PlayStation 3 80GB Console (With Little Big Planet) £269.99

XBox 360

Gears Of War 2 £29.99
Sega Superstars Tennis and Project Gotham Racing 4 Double Pack £12.99
XBox 360 Wireless Entertainment Pack (Kung Fu Panda, Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, and an XBox 360 Wireless Controller) £19.99
XBox Live 3 Month Subscription £7.50
XBox 360 Arcade Console £99.99
XBox 360 Arcade Console (With Kung Fu Panda, Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, Project Gotham Racing 4, Sega Superstars Tennis, and 2 Xbox 360 Wireless Controllers) £129.99
XBox 360 Premium Console £149.99
XBox 360 Elite Console £199.99

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Some people were unsure whether the PlayStation 3 would be a success, after a string of initial problems and a bit of a high price tag appeared to put some off. Thankfully prices have started to come down, and the problems are now (mostly) a thing of the past.

One complaint was about the annoying habit Sony had of introducing new models to the market – they seem to have settled on 80GB for now, but who knows whether we’ll see bigger in the future.

To get the PlayStation 3 80GB system for £257.99 from ShopTo, simply click here.

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Believe it or not, there’s actually two different versions of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent available – one for the PS3 and XBox 360, and another for the PlayStation 2 and Wii. The same general plot is shared, but there’s different storylines, plot twists, and levels.

Both are excellent in their own rights, and are brilliant examples of how to make great stealth games. Fans of the series will feel right at home from the off, while newcomers should be able to pick up and play straight away.

Click here to get the XBox 360 release for £6.99 from Play.com. They also have the PlayStation 3 (click here) and Wii (click here) versions for the slightly higher price of £9.99.

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