 | Virtua Tennis 3 (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £16.99 / Used from: £4.90 The best current generation tennis game with great gameplay and graphics. Like most sports games, singleplayer has a limited lifespan, but multiplayer is decent (although it's a bit laggy on Live)
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 | Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £4.47 I have the wireless wheel which is great for this. There's plenty to do but I got bored really quickly - it lacks the soul of Gran Turismo.
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 | Colin McRae: DiRT (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £16.85 / Used from: £7.47 Like Forza excellent with the wheel. The different types of rallying make this great fun to play. Still worth buying even now.
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 | Bioshock (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £14.15 / Used from: £9.92 Very atmospheric, I especially love the opening scene. Sadly I never get round to finishing it as other releases were more interesting to me. May borrow it off my brother some time. Far from ordinary.
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 | Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £39.95 / Used from: £7.74 The single player is awesome although you do go backwards and forwards A LOT, and the Flood are terrible enemies. Playing on Live will eat up tons of your free time, it's that good.
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 | Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £2.45 The addition of bikes really spices up the series. Personally I preferred PGR3 but this is still fantastic, and the range of cities only adds to the enjoyment.
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 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £7.90 / Used from: £0.88 The best kickaround so far this generation but I got bored quite quickly (probably by playing too much PES6). You should wait for PES 2009 now though.
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 | Xbox 360 Elite Console (120 GB Hard Drive)
Buy new: £230.14 / Used from: £165.94 I decided to upgrade to an Elite last year. HDMI is nice but not essential. The bigger HDD is also handy particularly with the forthcoming dashboard update that allows optional game installs.
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 | Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £17.74 / Used from: £13.98 Part of my deal with the Elite. If you played Lego Star Wars 1 & 2 then don't bother, otherwise good, simple fun.
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| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Game of the Year 2009 Edition (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £29.59 / Used from: £19.99 The single player campaign is very compelling, especially the sniper levels. This is the best mulitplayer available on any system ever - I'm still playing it regularly a year later.
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 | Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £7.47 While I admit this is flawed (e.g. too easy, repetitive), this was one of my favourite games of 2007, and I plan to replay it soon. The setting and story really draw you into it's world.
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 | Mass Effect (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £32.36 / Used from: £5.95 A truly massive game, with gorgeous graphics. Like Oblivion this offers a lot of freedom and will last you for ages. I'm starting my second run soon.
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 | Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock - Guitar Bundle (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £37.96 I finally took the plunge to buy this and I love it. Great fun whatever level you play at, but difficult to really master.
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 | Half-Life 2: The Orange Box (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £11.12 / Used from: £11.99 Worth the price of admission for the hilarious, challenging Portal alone. I'd already played HL2 and Ep1 on PC, but Ep2 was decent. I didn't really get into TF2.
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 | Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £7.45 / Used from: £4.50 As a massive fan of the series I was very disappointed with this. I found it very hard to learn the city layout which is essential this time. The upcoming bike update looks interesting though.
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 | Guitar Hero II: Software Only (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £19.99 / Used from: £15.99 I bought this to play on my GH3 guitar, unfortunately for me personally the track list was, with a few exceptions, not a patch on GH3, so it didn't last long for me.
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 | Army of Two (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £11.66 / Used from: £4.95 The banter between the lead characters can be quite funny, and the weapon customisation is a neat idea, but the ropey enemy and partner AI really hold this back from would it could have been.
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| Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £8.50 The campaign lacks the quality of Vegas 1 (feels very much like the deleted scenes) but it's fine. The multiplayer is still just as good. Fans of Vegas 1 should buy this without question.
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 | Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £19.48 / Used from: £8.49 The scale and city are amazing but this didn't quite live up to the (immense) hype. Sadly missions are repetitive, but hopefully the 360 exclusive DLC will change this for the better.
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 | Rock Band - Game Only (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £16.39 / Used from: £19.95 The instruments are a rip-off, I agree. I bought this to play using my GH3 guitar as the song list is great for me. Guitar sections are much easier than GH3, but in a good way.
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 | Race Driver: GRID (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £19.99 / Used from: £8.99 Basically an on-road version of Dirt, which is no bad thing. Great with the steering wheel, and a few extras like sponsors elevate this above a basic arcade racer.
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 | Lego: Indiana Jones (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £10.70 / Used from: £7.99 Fans of Lego Star Wars will love this, and it's definitely different enough to justify itself. Like LSW, a good old fashioned uncomplicated game.
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 | Unreal Tournament 3 (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £19.42 / Used from: £7.44 Serious Unreal series fans should love this, otherwise while this is a good game, it's outclassed by COD4 and Halo 3, and several others. I traded this in very quickly.
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 | Soul Calibur IV (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £30.41 / Used from: £7.18 Fighting game fans will love this, and it's much more accesible than Dead or Alive 4 and Virtua Fighter 5. Single players will get bored quickly though.
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 | Xbox LIVE 4200 Points Card (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £34.99 My recommended Live Arcade games - Bionic Commando: Rearmed, Uno, Sonic 1 & 2, Prince of Persia, Worms, Doom
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