 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £17.99 / Used from: £5.95 Stunning scenery and deep gameplay. This shall suck you in for weeks at a time. Don't expect to see the end of it, especially with all the downloads. 10/10
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 | Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £17.99 / Used from: £4.99 Beautiful environments with solid gameplay. Introducing new elements to the genre that work surprisingly well. Also an online feast. 10/10
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 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £5.93 The real gun simulator. Contains a brilliant blend of dusty Mexican streets and Vegas glamour. Superb controls and memorable set pieces. Online is not for the casual! 9/10
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 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £5.95 / Used from: £2.24 Similar to above, but more military and traditional with its settings. Another visual feast with well made gameplay. Again, not really for the casual. 9/10
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 | Call of Duty 3 (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £24.98 / Used from: £10.00 It's an old formula but it still works. Over the top set pieces and film clichés. Hardly authentic, but it's still a blast. More casual online, feeling more closer to the Battlefield series. 8/10
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 | Call of Duty 2: Game of the Year Edition (Xbox 360)
Also remembered it being longer than the above. Inferior graphically, and the online's nothing special, but the set pieces are bigger than ever. Arguably stronger missions than the sequel. 8/10
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 | F.E.A.R (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £7.96 An 'old-skool' FPS experience. The weapons feel fantastic due to the superb sound and lighting, which continues through into the settings. Online perhaps lacking, but still fun. 8/10
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 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £34.95 / Used from: £4.50 An interesting addition to the series. Smooth visuals and handable controls, with an unusual and compelling structure. Online is amusing, though maybe more was expected. 8/10
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 | Condemned (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £6.00 One of few games able to scare me, though mainly by being jumpy. Awesome sounds and threatening environments and enemies. Short lived but unique. 8/10
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 | Viva Pinata (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £3.97 This isn't just for kids. Has a surprising amount of depth, and of course, some excellent visual design. For Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing fans. 8/10
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 | Tony Hawk's Project 8 (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £5.45 Best Hawk's in years. More of the same but a true free roamer and endless goals, both new and classic. For fans of Hawk's better times. 8/10
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 | Hitman: Blood Money (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £15.90 / Used from: £5.99 A stylish and flexible assassination game. Some nice new additions, as well as the same multiple ways to complete. Not perfect, but quite deep. 8/10
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 | Kameo: Elements of Power (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £7.90 / Used from: £2.99 A pretty and charming adventure game and a return to form for Rare. Short and sweet, but certainly worth the price. Fantastic imagination throughout. 8/10
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 | Fight Night Round 3 (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £5.19 Simply the best boxing game available. One of the few sports game I can really get hooked to. Great feel of connection, and some pretty detailed visuals too. 8/10
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 | Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £14.10 / Used from: £4.86 First major game of 2007, and most recent on this list. Its a short and, being Capcom, fairly difficult game unless on easy mode. However it has some epic visual treats and it feels quite unique.
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 | Perfect Dark Zero (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £2.78 A solid and playable FPS, but no classic like the N64 original. Still worth a play, but has been bettered by recent efforts. Cool guns as always though. 7/10
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| Saints Row (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £24.95 / Used from: £3.50 A good effort for sure, but littered by bugs, glitches and unbalanced difficulty. Shame, but worth playing for a good few hours, and a hint at what's to come from GTA IV. 7/10
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 | MotoGP 06 (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £22.86 / Used from: £4.12 As good a bike simulator could be. Great speed, tough but accomplishable controls and solid online. A solid racing game. 7/10
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 | Burnout: Revenge (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £11.99 It's been dumbed down, and it's a chore to complete due to the mass of repetitive events, but still, it's Burnout, and Road Rage never looked as good. 7/10
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 | Dead Rising (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £11.00 You'll either love it to bits for its solid design and hilarious gameplay, or hate it like me for its dated save system, poor A.I and typical Capcom high difficulty. Most love it. 7/10
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 | Project Gotham Racing 3 (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £3.99 Havent played or completed it so can't rate it, though I know it's a superb racing experience as always. I'd probably give it a 9, but some reason I missed this one out, so am waiting for Forza 2.
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 | Prey (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £3.48 Only played the demo, which was okay. I've heard it's pretty good, but not the best FPS on 360 by far. I'd probs give it a 7 from what I've read about it.
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 | Test Drive Unlimited (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £8.99 A fantastic idea, but the execution was not. Havent played it proper, but I've heard it has quite a few flaws. Still, drifting around Hawaii with a pack of real people is an entertaining prospect.
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 | Just Cause (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £6.85 Only played demo, but I've heard it has problems. Though I did read that the real fun comes from your own imagination on what to get up to, like in GTA. Nice detail in scenery for its scale though.
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