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Although the similarities with Pokemon are obvious (both have you capturing and raising different species of creatures in order to battle others), Invizimals requires you to hunt and capture creatures within the real world utilising the concept of augmented reality.

It's worth pointing out that you'll need the PSP Go!Cam camera in order to play this, rather annoyingly (unless you already have one, of course). This also comes with a physical trap device which is used as a fiduciary marker, which is nice.

To get this PSP title for £3.98 from MyMemory, simply click here.

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After following on from a fairly dreadful first outing, Iron Man 2: The Video Game didn't really have all that much possibility of being any worse – although it's far from perfect, and is certainly not something hardcore gamers will get anything out of.

Set after the plot of the movie, this has Don Cheadle and Samuel L. Jackson return to reprise their roles. Not a lot of other positives to write home about, unless of course you're an achievement or trophy whore (for shame).

Click here to buy the DS version, or click here to buy the PSP release – both of which are £4.99 at Play.com. PlayStation 3 owners can click here to buy their version for £5.99 from the same retailer.

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The Sony PSP Go (White) is the latest incarnation of the handheld system, and has 16GB of flash memory and is considerably smaller than other models – the UMD drive has gone though, so you might want to hang on to your old PSP as well as getting this one.

Because of the removal of the UMD drive, the only way that you'll be able to get games is from the PlayStation Store – while this is slightly irritating, I see this as the future of attempts to combat piracy (whether it will work well or not remains to be seen though).

If you fancy this console, click here to buy it for £189.99 from Play.com.

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Rock Band: Unplugged is a PSP expansion of the series of music video games available on other consoles. Although this obviously won't allow the same kind of thrill that you get from playing plastic instruments, it's still a very enjoyable experience.

41 tracks are included with the game, all of which are master recordings, and further songs can be downloaded from the PlayStation Store via the PS3 or on a PC. Sadly there is no cross-compatibility between this and other games in the Rock Band family.

Amazon are selling this title for £7.99 – click here for more details.

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Although it's undoubtedly been the king of the off-road gaming scene, the MX vs. ATV series hasn't quite managed to break through the barrier to appeal to a bigger audience – the latest offering, MX vs. ATV Reflex, could very well be the first to do this though…

Racing motocross and supercross on motocross bikes or ATVs in a wide range of different events have always been a core staple of the franchise, but a brand-new control scheme and physics engine (along with real-time terrain deformation) make this well worth taking a look at.

Click here to buy the PSP release for £14.73 from The Hut. PlayStation 3 owners can click here to buy their version for £17.99 from Amazon, whilst XBox 360 gamers can click here to buy their release for the same price from the same retailer.

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Using many of the features from Soul Calibur IV, Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny also introduces two new characters into the mix – Dampierre and some chap called Kratos who's been known to appear in some God of War games (no, never head of them either).

26 other characters are also available to choose from, plus a further 16 can be created (in a cut down version of the same mode from Soul Calibur IV). Five game modes are included to fight in, with multiplayer an option as well, although sadly without online play.

Click here to get this PSP title for £4.99 from Game.

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Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 is a first-person shooter set in World War II, starting on the Normandy beaches trying to control German bunkers and then moving on to secure a village somewhere in France.

As well as a gripping and engaging single-player campaign, there's also an online multiplayer mode to take advantage of too. Supporting up to 32 gamers at once, you can take part in three different match types – Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Infiltration.

Click here to get the Wii release for £8.99 from Gameplay, or click here to get the PSP version for £9.73 from The Hut.

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After the massive success of Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, it was inevitable that a sequel would make an appearance at some point – which means the arrival of Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues shouldn't be that much of a surprise.

Not only can now play through areas from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but the first three original (and much better!) movies too. The gameplay is much the same as before, so nothing too challenging – which means younger gamers can join in the fun too.

HMV are selling this PSP title for £14.99 – click here for more details. The same retailer also has the PlayStation 3 (click here), Wii (click here) and XBox 360 (click here) versions at the slightly higher price of £17.99 each.

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In 2016, a nuclear attack in Saudi Arabia kills six million and cripples the world's oil supply. After initially signing a treaty that agreed to the co-development of technologies for a new missile system, the price of a barrel of oil rockets past $800 – and helps turn the United States Of America and the European Union from firm allies to sworn enemies.

This is the basic back story to Tom Clancy's EndWar, which is a real-time strategy game that allows you to play as either side (or as Russia, who have become the world's number one supplier of natural gas and crude oil). If this isn't enough action for you, then take the battle online and fight it out with other players from across the globe.

Play.com have the XBox 360 release available for £4.99 – for more information, click here. PSP owners can click here to get their version for £8.95 from ShopTo.

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Based on the recent Pixar film of the same name, Up follows the storyline of the movie and features all of the main characters in playable roles – meaning that kids, who are really the target market for this game, will enjoy it a great deal more than older gamers…probably.

Two players can go through the campaigns together, which might extend the gameplay value somewhat, but there isn't a lot more to say than that. If you've played one game based on a Pixar film, they are all pretty similar style-wise (not that there's anything wrong with that).

Click here to get the PlayStation 3 release for £9.93 from The Hut. XBox 360 owners can click here to get their version for the same price from the same retailer, whilst both the PSP (click here) and Wii (click here) releases are £9.99 each at Amazon.

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