Fri, 12 Mar, 10
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Medal of Honor: Airborne £3.97 @ Tesco [PC Games]

Medal of Honor: Airborne £3.97 @ Tesco [PC Games]

To be honest, I have to say that I’ve always found Medal of Honor games to be fairly interchangeable and fairly average. Airborne, though, bucks the trend of the linear WWII shooter somewhat by letting you choose your vantage point for each battle by tossing you out of a plane and letting you parachute into battle wherever you damn well please. It also means that, unlike so many of its predecessors, Airborne lets you choose how you want to go through each level, be it wading into the midst of the action guns blazing, or landing further afield and doing a spot of stealthy recon.

You can pick up the PC version for just £3.97 from Tesco these days, which is around 20% cheaper than the nearest competitor (Sendit – £4.89).

A thoroughly more expansive experience than many of the series’ more average entries, Airborne brought something new to the wartime FPS when it first came out and remains a perfectly solid shooter. It’s certainly one of the highlights of the Medal of Honor franchise, and is a blast to play with improved AI, open battlefields and vertical combat all contributing towards a significantly satisfying game. The graphics, good at the time of release, are still relatively impressive and the heightened realism of the death animations and facial expressions add to the game’s sombre action atmosphere.

Definitely worth a look at this price for any FPS fan.

Thanks to andywedge at HUKD

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Thu, 11 Mar, 10
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Lydia Low

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F.E.A.R. 2 Special Edition £9.99 @ Game [PC Games]

F.E.A.R. 2 Special Edition £9.99 @ Game [PC Games]

If you are simply interested in Project Origin alone then you might wish to visit Play or HMV, who have both dropped their prices to beat Shop To’s deal that Marius posted yesterday, and are now selling it for  just £7.99. However Game’s exclusive special edition contains both the sequel and the original game. If you’re looking to get both this is a great deal because the best price for the original F.E.A.R. is £9.99 alone from Game Seek. So if you buy from Game you can get both games for the normal price for one.

As well as including the original F.E.A.R. title, Game’s exclusive collector’s edition comes in the steelbook packaging that lots of people seem to go crazy for and offers exclusive skins.

The original F.E.A.R. was an exciting and clever thrill ride through a blend of horror and first person shooter gameplay that attracted a body of fans eagerly anticipating the next instalment. As is often the case, the sequel did not quite live up to the high expectations but that is not to say that it is not worthwhile. Project Origin may not quite reach the standard of its predecessor but it is still a very enjoyable way to spend a few hours.

While there are some good, creepy scenes, the game just isn’t that scary and the storyline just feels a little to predictable to build up any real tension. Nonetheless as a shooter this feels solid and the slow-mo shoot outs are a lot of fun, particularly if you are a fan of gore. With the fantastic original included, F.E.A.R. 2 is well worth a go at this price.

Thanks to quazilogic at Hotukdeals!

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Wed, 10 Mar, 10
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Lydia Low

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Metro 2033 + Red Faction: Guerrilla + 1GB Memory Stick £25.85 @ Shop To [PC Games]

Metro 2033 + Red Faction: Guerrilla + 1GB Memory Stick £25.85 @ Shop To [PC Games]

Shop To are offering a very interesting deal for pre order of the PC version of Metro 2033—for £25.85 you get the game plus a copy of Red Faction: Guerrilla and a 1GB memory stick. If you don’t already own RF: Guerrilla (and would like to give it a try) then this is a great little deal, as if you were to buy all three items separately at their cheapest online prices you would expect to pay at least £30. If however you are not interested in the Red Faction game, then you are probably better off heading to Cool Shop for your preorder of Metro 2033 as they are selling it for a sweet £21.49.

Metro 2033 is an interesting mixed bag: a first person shooter with survival horror and RPG elements, based on the novel of the same name by Dmitry Glukhovsky. In post apocalyptic Moscow, the only safe haven is the sprawling metro system which has become host to a series of makeshift towns and homesteads, while the outside world has been rendered a scorched and hostile wasteland.

Previews suggest that Metro 2033 will be dark and atmospheric, set in a world that is a marvel to explore, populated with interesting characters who converse in well scripted dialogue.  The nearly HUD-less presentation makes for an extra realistic experience and, alongside the makeshift weaponry and bullets-as-currency device, should make for an interesting and challenging game.  So far, it all sounds so good and I am tentatively excited about this title.

Thanks to Vantage91 at Hotukdeals!

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Wed, 10 Mar, 10
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Marius Goubert

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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin £8.85 @ ShopTo [PS3 Games]

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin £8.85 @ ShopTo [PS3 Games]If you enjoyed the bullet-time massacres of the original Fear, you might be pleased to know that the sequel, Fear 2: Project Origin, has fallen to just £8.85 from Shopto. This is a great deal considering the next best price comes in at £11.89 from DVD.CO.UK.

If, like me, you couldn’t help feeling that the original Fear game could have done with a bit more diversity – as despite how much fun the combat seemed initially, it did grow rather repetitious – thankfully the sequel does attempt to be slightly more dynamic. No longer are you just confined to fighting things out on foot, as Fear 2 allows you to wreck havoc upon your opponents by entering mechanical suits bristling with machine guns and rockets.

The levels are also a bit more varied and no longer restricted to those corridor and offices interiors which predominantly made up the setting for the first game. You’ll find yourself diverted into streets, and at one point into a school, and clearly the developers are trying to rectify many of the problems which plagued the original.

But with all this emphasis on spicing up the gameplay, the story does suffer.  Fear 2 fails to be anywhere near as atmospheric as its predecessor which, on occasion, could be brilliantly disturbing. Instead, the sequel tries to spook you out with jumpy moments which are quite predictable, and as a horror title, I personally found Fear 2 a bit of a let down. However as a first person shooter the game does deliver, and if that’s what really matters to you, Fear 2 won’t disappoint.

Thanks to QenTox from Hotukdeals.

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Tue, 9 Mar, 10
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Marius Goubert

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Borderlands £14.99 @ Play.com [Xbox 360/PS3 Games]

Borderlands £14.99 @ Play.com [Xbox 360/PS3 Games]Borderlands was certainly one of the most unique games of 2009. It was a title which blended elements of an RPG – like upgradable stats, levels and skills – with the format of a first person shooter, to create what Gearbox have dubbed a ‘role-play-shooter’. And you can currently pick up a copy for just £14.99 on the 360 (expired) and PS3 , in a deal which undercuts the next best price on both formats by nearly £3.

Gearbox’s vision of a post-apocalyptic, degenerate society, which has evolved from the remnants of a failed colonial expedition to the planet Pandora is brilliantly realised in Borderlands. The setting consists of a kind of Mad-Max-2 style culture in which bandits and scavengers war over the planet’s dwindling resources and inhabit a decaying society full of exotic sci-fi technology.

The player assumes the role of one of four characters whose various skills can be upgraded by allocating points to a skill tree which effectively increases the damage you dish out, the damage you can take, or the power of your primary action. Some reviewers do complain that Borderlands‘ character ability archetypes felt a bit too limited however, but that said there is certainly no limitation when it comes to creating and upgrading weapons. The game uses a so called Procedural Content Creation System which allows for somewhere in the region of 17 million weapon variations to be generated. Much of the gameplay consists therefore of tweaking weapons, or else plundering the world for different items and components.

Unlike Fallout 3, Borderlands does not have a set of choices and consequences which affect the storyline, and despite such a great setting, some argue that the narrative could have done with a bit more depth. Despite this however, the game deserves credit for its unique and original style, and the way it immerses players in a dynamic open-world where it’s a hell of a lot of fun to go adventuring.

Thanks to Niminator from Hotukdeals.

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Tue, 9 Mar, 10
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Modern Warfare 2 £24.99 @ Play [PS3/Xbox 360 Games]

Modern Warfare 2 £24.99 @ Play [PS3/Xbox 360 Games]

Someone over at Play has gone mad, dropping arguably the most notorious release of the last 12 months down to a sub-£25 price and undercutting their closest competition by nearly £9 (Coolshop – £33.26). Still, this is a joyous occasion for us, as it means that you can nab a truly excellent slice of FPS action for the type of low price that we haven’t seen since it was launched.

If you haven’t heard of Modern Warfare 2 by now, and considering all of the legal wrangling in the games presses recently between developer Infinity Ward and Kotick’s crack legal commandos you really should have, then I can only assume that you’ve been living in a cave in the middle of nowhere with wolves as your only company. You need to get out more.

What haven’t we said about Modern Warfare 2? Not a lot really. You can check out Neil’s review here and run your eyes over a slightly more in depth appraisal of the game’s merits and faults, but all you really need to know is that if you like shooters, you need this in your library.

The multiplayer is still one of the best around (although in my opinion that of Battlefield Bad Company 2 pips it to that particular post now), and the singleplayer campaign is a frenetic, albeit somewhat short, collage of frenzied action setpieces that have been tied together with a ridiculously overblown story and some cracking gravelly-voiced acting.

Don’t worry about whether or not you should buy it on principle, and don’t ignore it for fears that you might be fanning the flames of Kotick’s subterranean lair, blot out the hype and try it for yourself, or alternatively pick it up just to see what the fuss is all about. But it’s certainly one of the games of the past year that you should play, even if it’s just to get an opinion on it. Frankly, though, I reckon you’ll have an absolute blast as well.

Thanks to gooner_187 at HUKD


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Sun, 7 Mar, 10
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 £29.99 @ TheGameCollection.net [Xbox 360 Games]

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 £29.99 @ TheGameCollection.net [Xbox 360 Games]

If you can get past all of the Infinity Ward controversy that’s currently raging around Activision, and fill their stuffed coffers with a little more money, it looks like currently TheGameCollection.net is undercutting everyone by offering MW2 for £29.99. Most retailers seem to still be stocking it for just around £33.90 so that’s almost £4 off. I find it amazing really, as Call of Duty 4 is still selling for around £21!

What can you say about Modern Warfare 2 that hasn’t already been said? Not a lot. We believe it has sold a couple of copies and is pretty popular amongst the kids online that like to question each other’s sexual orientation on a regular basis. If you can also ignore the lawsuit-flinging spat that’s now erupted between Activision and the ex-bosses of Infinity Ward you might be able to enjoy what is a pretty decent first person shooter.

Contrary to the rest of the world we might draw attention to the sheer childlike plotline and the overuse of killing the player’s character at the end of levels for dramatic effect. It’s pretty mind-numbing just how banal the story is. Seriously, the Russians invade simply by deactivating a bunch of US satellites? Have our eyes stopped working? Did the whole of Europe sleep in that day? I’d imagine someone would have noticed a Russian flotilla on the move at some point. But as a visual treat stomping through the suburbs of middle-town America as Russian troops parachute in, and seeing Washington burn is hard to top. And ludicrous plot aside, it’s that experience that anyone into single-player gaming wants.

Modern Warfare 2 does have its ups and downs. There’s certainly a good number of points that are frustratingly scripted and it’s ultimately a short-lived experience (taking just six or seven hours at best) but it is the gaming equivalent of Avatar and has to be seen.

Thanks to Alena at Hotukdeals!

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Fri, 5 Mar, 10
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Matt Gardner

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Review – Modern Warfare Who?

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Review Modern Warfare Who?

Dealspwn Rating: 8/10

Platforms: PC/PS3/X360

Developer: DICE

Publisher: EA

With Kotick and Co. Recently grabbing the headlines for all of the wrong reasons, no doubt put under some severe pressure by this less-than-innocuous release, EA have not-so-quietly slipped in and set up camp. This was always going to be judged against Modern Warfare 2, and rightly so. With Activision taking over the reins as Big Bad Publisher Enemy No. 1, EA had to do something. Thankfully, they’ve responded where it counts.

Considering DICE’s precedent, you can forget unforgiving linearity; you can leave your tight corridors and one-dimensional cover-shooters at the door for a very simple reason: give your enemies half a chance and there won’t be any cover to hide behind. The original traded in wanton destructive fun, with the gloriously vulnerable environments firmly staking DICE’s claim to be the genre leader in Blowing Things Up. It was flawed in a number of ways, but it was an expansive change from the guided thrills of more conservative first person shooters. The single player campaign belligerently invites comparisons to Activision and Infinity Ward’s effort. From the sly, dry remarks peppered throughout the game’s rather more seriously-minded dialogue, rubbishing the very notion of guns with heartbeat monitors, to the Modern Warfare-esque OTT setpieces, this is game that isn’t afraid to stand in the face of last year’s blockbuster and have a pissing contest.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Review Modern Warfare Who?

Unfortunately, it doesn’t quite work out that way, Bad Company 2 does a fair job of trying to marry the series’ foundations with a more linear and crafted approach, but it still falls someway short. Remember the thrill of freedom of playing the first Halo game and gunning your way through the Silent Cartographer level that plonked you down on an island, gave you a handful of objectives and told you to get on with it? Open gameplay has long been a staple of the Battlefield franchise, but it’s been heavily curtailed for this game to allow for a more focused campaign experience. The levels are still large, and it is by no means as narrow in terms of space as some, but it jars quite a bit.

Click here to see what Matt thinks of the multiplayer though...

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Fri, 5 Mar, 10
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Marius Goubert

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 £34.85 @ Shopto [Xbox 360 Games]

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 £34.85 @ Shopto [Xbox 360 Games]If you’ve been wavering over whether or not to pick yourself up a copy of DICE’s Battlefield Bad Company 2, or hold out until the game falls to £20, I sympathise with your dilemma. However if you’re close to justifying a £30+ game purchase because you know how special this particular title is shaping up to be, the best price currently going comes in at £34.85 from Shopto. Actually, to be honest, the best price comes in at £34.49 from Coolshop, but their stock is long gone, and after the Shopto price, the next best deal which is currently in stock comes in at £36.99 from Amazon, so that’s not a bad saving.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has to be the most anticipated first person shooter since Modern Warfare 2. Indeed, with its tuned up Frostbite Engine, BC2 could well be on course to utterly demolish the reputation of its arch rival and reduce Modern Warfare 2 to a pile of smouldering rubble. This time round, Bad Company features what the developers have dubbed ‘Destriction 2.0’, which basically means that the game encompasses a ‘full spectrum of destruction’. Not only can you chip away at walls and covers with machine gun fire, but take down entire buildings completely. This will certainly be a welcome addition for fans of the original Bad Company, who will of course have noticed that the environments were never fully destructible.

Like the original, BC2 still focuses on Preston and his squad of misfits. However, DICE have toned down all that witty banter, and made things a bit more serious – and of course, as this is Battlefield, you know most of the emphasis is on the multiplayer side of things. As a result, DICE have introduced various perk systems, and attempted to provide players with an unprecedented array of customization options. They’ve also done a look of tweaking with things like vehicle handling, introduced new toys to like the Blackhawk helicopter complete with side-door-mini-guns, and overall, tried to ensure players have as much fun as possible blowing each other to hell.

P.S. Read our review here.

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Fri, 5 Mar, 10
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Marius Goubert

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Steam Weekend Deal: Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising @ £5.49 [PC Games]

Steam Weekend Deal: Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising @ £5.49 [PC Games]It was one of, if not the best strategy-first-person-shooter on the PC, but unfortunately, Operation Flashpoint’s transition onto the consoles has been rather painful. That said it’s certainly worth a go for just £5.49, especially since it’s a relatively new game and the next best deal will set you back £9.93 on Amazon.

There certainly were problems regarding the complexity of the original Flashpoint format – which has been passed on to the Armed Assault series relatively unchanged. However, through trying to innovate, Operation Flashpoint 2 totally loses the plot.

Its attempt to streamline the orders system by combining elements of Ghost Recon and Brothers in Arms only succeeds in creating a system which is even more confusing and unwieldy than its PC predecessor. For some reason you can no longer customize your weapons or those of your squad. You no longer have the freedom to enter any vehicle you come across. The missions are unimaginative, there’s barely any storyline, and essentially the designers seem to have cut out everything good about the original.

Graphically the game is good, and there is some fun to be had during fire fights and when calling in airstrikes. The setting – which is apparently modelled on a real island – is depressingly brown and mundane however, and these Sakhalin islands must have some of the most depressing landscapes on Earth. Indeed if there’s one thing we know from games like Crysis, Far Cry and even Armed Assault, it’s that first person shooters are so much better when, between massacres, you can pause to admire the view. Paying RRP and you’d certainly feel disappointed, but for just over £5, Flashpoint 2 is a good deal, although before committing yourself, it might be worth checking out Armed Assault 2.

Thanks to Cuddy from Hotukdeals.

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Thu, 4 Mar, 10
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Lydia Low

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Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood £8.94 @ The Hut [XBox 360 Deals]

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood £8.94 @ The Hut [XBox 360 Deals]

If you’re a fan of all things spaghetti western then Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood might just be the perfect game for you.
The Hut’s price of £9.93 was already the cheapest by about a fiver, with the next best price coming in at £14.75 at Shop To, but if you take advantage of today’s XBox deal then you can knock another pound off the price.

Don’t forget today only you can add voucher code X10 to take the price down to an even tastier £8.94.

Bound in Blood is a prequel to the original Call of Juarez and tells of brothers and enemies, Ray and Thomas McCall, and their fall from grace as they left behind their lives as loyal confederate soldiers to become amoral bounty hunters. Those who have played the first title will remember Ray as a fire and brimstone preacher and anti-hero; Bound in Blood uncovers his journey to that point.

The game tells a deep and involving story against the ravaged backdrop of Civil War era America. The tone is pitched just right and Bound in Blood creates a great, authentic Western feel, rendered beautifully by excellent visuals and with the perfect soundtrack to match the mood. It’s the ideal setting for exciting duels and shoot outs although the controls can occasionally feel a little awkward.Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood £8.94 @ The Hut [XBox 360 Deals]

Bound in Blood is a very good but not quite great game. It’s let down by dodgy AI and gameplay that eventually becomes tedious despite its short length. Nonetheless it is definitely worth a look as the fascinating story presented so beautifully provides a unique and exciting experience.

Thanks to Rhys135 at Hotukdeals!

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Thu, 4 Mar, 10
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Modern Warfare 2: Hardened Edition £34.14 @The Hut [Xbox 360 Games]

Modern Warfare 2: Hardened Edition £34.14 @The Hut [Xbox 360 Games]

In case you’ve been in a coma, living under a rock, or have been recently resurrected, Modern Warfare 2 (aka. The Biggest Game of 2009) is pretty much the reason why everyone is so up in arms about the recent furore concerning big, bad publisher Activision and mouthy developer Infinity Ward. It’s a big, fat, shiny shooter that plays and feels like a sublime slice of Hollywood action movie bliss, although it is a bit short.

Nevertheless, if you’ve somehow missed out on all the teabagging fun to be had with this sturdy FPS, you might want to check out The Hut as they’re currently listing the Hardened version of the game – the one that comes in a steel case, with a hardbound artbook and a full downloadable version of Call of Duty Classic – for £37.93, which is a good £2 cheaper than the next guy (Amazon).

EDIT: Remember to apply the X10 voucher code at the checkout, and save yourself another £3.79 by bumping the price down to a very pleasing £34.14, resulting in a total saving of over £5 against the nearest competitor!

The big draw over the standalone version here is the addition of Call of Duty Classic, which itself is worth around £10, especially if you’re looking to pay via Games on Demand. It’s good to see that this has fallen in price so quickly and, considering that the standalone version of the game is still up above £30 in most cases, I’d say that if FPS games are your thing, this is definitely the version to go for.

I’ll say it straight: Modern Warfare 2 is a very good game. It thrives on setpiece action, cinematic gameplay and tight controls. The multiplayer is excellent, as you’d expect, the Special Ops modes offer some brilliant co-op fun with a mate, and the single-player is a wonderfully crafted experience. It’s pretty linear, but then again I don’t mind that in a game. Too often, developers choose to offer a more open, expansive experience simply because they can’t pull off the intense level of focus and attention to detail required. Linearity in this case is a mark of confidence: Inifinty Ward have created a good, if somewhat over-the-top, action romp, and they want to show it off.

I’d let them if I were you.

Thanks to Adam2050 at HUKD


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Thu, 4 Mar, 10
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Neil Mohr

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The Chronicles Of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena £9.00 @Tesco Entertainment [PS3 Games]

The Chronicles Of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena £9.00 @Tesco Entertainment [PS3 Games]

PC and original Xbox owners already know how good the original Chronicles of Riddick game was. So the remixed next-gen version, that could have also vied for the longest named game of the year award, simply took that original game and bolted on a new adventure. A recipe for success? Well almost, but as Tesco is flogging this Vin Diesel vehicle for a mere £9 – the same as out-of-stock Amazon – that’s a good 89p less than SimplyGames.com and at least £3 less than the rest.

Vin Diesel is an odd character, he’s clearly not as meat-headed as any of the characters he plays. While trashy franchises such as the Fast and the Furious keep churning out their formulaic heady-mix of petroleum and testosterone drenched cinematic nonsense, Diesel goes off and forms his own game studio Tigon Studios, which produced the original Escape from Butcher Bay.

This remake works best when it takes Escape from Butcher Bay as its inspiration, which encompasses the first half or so of the game. The strength of the original was that it wasn’t a meat-headed basic first person shooter, the exploration and stealth elements made the game, and any shooting sections were the weaker parts. This kind of begs the question as to why did they then based the entire rest of Assault on Dark Athena on firing bullets?The Chronicles Of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena £9.00 @Tesco Entertainment [PS3 Games]

What you’re left with is a weaker shooter than it should be, which is a little disappointing considering the pedigree of the original. It’s still perfectly solid, but there’s not really anything special here, which is a shame. Having said that for £9 there’s no doubt you’ll get a good dollop of gameplay out of this and we should mention it also come packing multiplayer in the form of standard capture-the-flag and deathmatch, if that floats your boat.

Thanks to Iain123 at Hotukdeals!

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Mon, 1 Mar, 10
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Section 8 £5.85 @ ShopTo.net [Xbox 360 Games]

Section 8 £5.85 @ ShopTo.net [Xbox 360 Games]

Section 8 promised gamers a dynamic and innovative online shooter experience… and it almost delivered. Unfortunately it just couldn’t compete with the established favourites such as Halo 3 and CoD: MW… and it tanked. Badly. However, ShopTo have slashed their price to £5.85; which is a saving of £3 compared to the next cheapest retailer, Tesco Entertainment.

Section 8 blends the traditional team deathmatch, conquest and domination modes into a single gametype known as Dynamic Combat Missions. The constantly fluctuating objectives make the online battles feel like an actual war rather than a friendly little match. Character customisation is top notch, and allows you to tailor your character to your specifications without relying on preset classes. Oh, and the ability to “drop in” to any position from orbit is a great tactical feature as well as a dizzying graphical spectacle in its own right.

The most disappointing aspect of Section 8 is the single player campaign. The box blurb promises an epic tale that fleshes out and humanises the Section 8 universe- but in actuality it’s just an extended tutorial that fails to put the action into any real context. There was real scope to tell a great story about galactic expansion and civil war, but the opportunity has been sadly overlooked. The weakness of the singleplayer component put off most gamers from buying it at full price- and rightly so.

£5.85 is an excellent price for this title- but it certainly isn’t for everyone. Why not try the Demo (available on Xbox Live Marketplace) and see what you think?

Thanks to davver99 at Hot UK Deals

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Sun, 28 Feb, 10
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Lydia Low

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Metro 2033 Preorder £29.95 @ Zavvi [XBox 360 Games]

Metro 2033 Preorder £29.95 @ Zavvi [XBox 360 Games]

4A Games’ Metro 2033 is due for release on the 19th of March but you may do well to take advantage of Zavvi’s excellent pre-order price. At just £29.95, it knocks a fiver off the next best deal from Cool Shop.

Preordering with Zavvi also allows you access to a free exclusive XBox Live avatar item.

Metro 2033 is a first person shooter based on the novel Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, which encompasses survival horror and RPG elements. The game takes place in the subway of a post-apocalyptic Moscow. In 2013 international events rocked the world and turned its surface into a nightmareish wasteland, in the midst of this devastation, a  few survivors who were able to find sanctuary in Moscow’s underground.

The player takes on the role of Artyom, born just before the great disaster struck and raised underground. With tensions high and conflict common between the inhabitants of the different station cities that have sprung up in the Metro system, you have never ventured beyond the limits of your own. Until now, that is.
The game aims for hyper realism, with virtually no HUD, meaning that you must rely on the blood splatters that appear on screen to determine how much damage you have taken. When on the surface, you must wear a gas mask but are given no indication of how much time you have until the mask’s filters will give out so it is up to you to keep a close eye on the time. Should you need direction you can check a map but you remain vulnerable as you do so. Guns are usually make-shift bastardisations from salvaged parts and in this brave new world bullets are the only currency, making life doubly tough and handing the player some interesting dilemmas.

Previews suggest that Metro 2033 may well be a great game, thanks largely to what looks to be a strong narrative, enveloping dark atmosphere and excellent dialogue.

Thanks to soonforgotten at Hotukdeals!

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