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Metal Gear Solid - PlatinumMetal Gear Solid - Platinum
Buy used from: £4.99
Solid Snake burst onto the PS1 and ruled the console. Period. Great graphics and a novel quality story. Stealth action was born. Not bettered in over 10 years. Snake rules.
Resident Evil 4 (GameCube)Resident Evil 4 (GameCube)
Buy new: £34.99 / Used from: £7.00
The Gamecube's finest moment and the best Resident Evil game ever (even better than Resi 2 on PS1) - looks and plays like a dream. Chilling and extremely creepy. PS2 and Wii versions are also fab.
Half-Life 2 (Xbox)Half-Life 2 (Xbox)
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £2.94
The Xbox's finest FPS. Stunning to look at and beautifully put together. The level design is faultless. Every bit as good as the PC original. The last word in intelligent first person shooters.
Bioshock (Xbox 360)Bioshock (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £14.15 / Used from: £9.00
Bioshock mixes FPS fun with problem solving and a deep and intriguing story. The Big Daddies are a work of genius. Lingers in the memory long after finished. FPS as an artform .. you bet !
New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo DS)New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo DS)
Buy new: £24.87 / Used from: £12.14
Mario and platforming brought up to date on the DS. The best platformer of the last 10 years. You'll waste months and months of your life. Guaranteed.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Game of the Year 2009 Edition (Xbox 360)Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Game of the Year 2009 Edition (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £29.59 / Used from: £14.99
The last word in war based shooters. Stunning graphics, sound and level design. The best COD game yet.
Ratchet & Clank (PS2)Ratchet & Clank (PS2)
Buy used from: £9.44
A kids game that is just as fun for adults. Lots of outrageous weapons, platforming, adventuring and stunning cartoon quality visuals. Graphics on the PS2 never looked better. Funny and fun.
Syphon Filter 2Syphon Filter 2
Buy used from: £0.44
It may look a bit ropey but Gabe Logan's second PS1 outing is a storming stealth action game that is almost as good as Metal Gear Solid. Great story and tons of clever gadgets. Madly addictive.
Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360)Resident Evil 5 (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £25.20 / Used from: £13.74
Number 5 is a lot like number 4 but with stunning graphics and no typewriters. Still totally absorbing.
Guitar Hero I (PS2)Guitar Hero I (PS2)
Buy new: £16.99 / Used from: £7.48
Guitar hero shouldn't work but it does. The PS2 original is just as good as the next gen versions. Strap on that plastic guitar and rock out. Wonderfully addictive and hugely enjoyable. Unique.
GoldenEye 007 (N64)GoldenEye 007 (N64)
Buy used from: £3.33
The greatest film to game tie - in ever. The N64's best game. A landmark in first person shooters. Worth buying an old N64 just to play !
Mario Kart  with Wii Wheel (Wii) - Wii Remote Not IncludedMario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii) - Wii Remote Not Included
Buy new: £26.71 / Used from: £26.71
From Mario Cart on the humble SNES this manic action racer has just got better and better. Every Nintendo console has had a version and Wii style Mario racing is the best so far. Pure gaming.
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Buy new: £29.87 / Used from: £18.48
That annoying little plumber again .... but this time jumping and running around the galaxy in the best platformer on the next gen consoles. Fab to look at and a dream to play.
Bubble Bobble: Old and New (With Free Link Cable)Bubble Bobble: Old and New (With Free Link Cable)
Buy used from: £3.39
Released on every platform from the Spectrum to the DS - Bubble Bobble is pure platform gaming without the frills. Forget the new version and play the original. Teeth grindingly addictive.
TimeSplitters 2 (PS2)TimeSplitters 2 (PS2)
Buy used from: £2.20
TS2 was a revolutionary FPS. One of the finest PS2 games ever and a perfectly constructed shoot-em-up with no flab and stunning graphics. Single player campaign is as good as multiplayer.
God of War 2 (PS2)God of War 2 (PS2)
Buy new: £10.63 / Used from: £7.95
Just beats the original by a whisker. Bloody, exciting, smart, hugely imaginative and beautiful to look at. THE arcade adventure for adults. Nothing (yet) on next gen to touch it.
Doom - Collector's Edition (PC CD)Doom - Collector's Edition (PC CD)
Buy used from: £10.72
Ok these PC originals now look like they are made from Lego but there is no denying Doom and it's sequels brilliance. Retro classics.
Crash Bandicoot 3 - Platinum (PS)Crash Bandicoot 3 - Platinum (PS)
Buy used from: £7.05
Crash's finest hour. Platforming, racing, flying and lots of fun. One of the finest family games ever. After this Crash got crap. This is his classic.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (Xbox)Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (Xbox)
Buy new: £7.95 / Used from: £0.01
Tiger Woods is a sublime golf game - this 2005 XBOX edition is just about tweaked to perfection. Looks wise things have improved since but for a virtual round of golf you won't get much better.
FIFA 08 (PS2)FIFA 08 (PS2)
Buy new: £14.21 / Used from: £0.73
I've always preferred the more arcadey style of Fifa over Pro Evo. The PS2 graphics might not be as good as next gen but playability wise this version is top.