 | Virtua Tennis 3 (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £13.58 / Used from: £15.00 Very good tennis game, much better than Top Spin. Like that though it got dull in single player after a short time, and it was a bit laggy on Live.
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 | Forza Motorsport 2: Limited Edition (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £18.38 / Used from: £12.96 I've got the MS Wirless Wheel so was really looking forward to this. Forza is great but for me it will never live up to Gran Turismo.
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 | Colin McRae: DiRT (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £14.98 / Used from: £11.00 I like that they've added in so many types of rallying to make the game more varied. Like Forza excellent with the wheel.
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 | Nintendo Wii Console (Includes Wii Sports)
Buy new: £179.98 / Used from: £170.00 The Wii is fun (especially with a group of people) BUT as a person who mainly plays single player or online multiplayer, there just wasn't enough to keep me interested, so I traded it for a PS3.
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 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
Buy new: £29.98 / Used from: £19.45 The Wii controls work well but like the Wii itself it didn't hold my interest. Also it's 2007 - can't we have spoken dialogue by now?
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 | Wii Play (includes Wiimote controller) (Wii)
Buy new: £27.98 / Used from: £21.84 Good value way to get an extra Wii-mote but I completed everything the game had to offer in 20 mintues. Only buy this for the extra Wii-mote.
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 | Mario Party 8 (Wii)
Buy new: £29.98 / Used from: £18.93 The best game I owned for the Wii. Actually quite fun in singleplayer, with innovative mini-games. Eventually singleplayer does wear thin though.
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 | Bioshock (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £12.98 / Used from: £10.49 Beautiful and immersive setting (the opening scene... wow!!!). Very atmospheric, and one of the best games so far this year.
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 | Sony PlayStation 3 Console (60GB Premium Version)
Buy used from: £373.99 Only got this recently - immediately impressed with it techincally but so far the only decent exclusive game I've played is Gran Turismo HD Concept. Never mind the good stuff is coming...
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 | Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)
Buy new: £22.98 / Used from: £8.99 This has been well received but I think if it wasn't a launch game it wouldn't have been anywhere near as successful. Very average FPS with ok-ish graphics - that's the best I can say about it.
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 | MotorStorm (PS3)
Buy new: £17.98 / Used from: £7.99 Graphically impressive and fun but again it's a launch game that will be forgotten in the not too distant future, and the loading times are ridiculous.
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 | Halo 3: Limited Collector's Edition (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £42.50 / Used from: £17.50 I've always enjoyed the Halo games and am looking forward to seeing where the story goes. Multiplayer will be excellent for this.
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 | SEGA Rally (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £8.51 / Used from: £8.50 The return of a classic, I hope it lives up to the quality of Sega Rally 2.
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 | Army of Two (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £26.98 / Used from: £17.97 I see this being a lot like Gears of War which I loved and hopefully the co-op play will be as good as GOW's.
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 | Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £17.98 / Used from: £9.40 I like the sound of the changes they're making to this version. I've always loved PGR (+ MSR on Dreamcast) and it'll be interesting to see how bikes fit into the gameplay.
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 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £21.30 / Used from: £12.98 Pro Evo beats FIFA everytime for me - I don't care about the lack of the full Premiership license. They improve the gameplay every year and I expect this to be no different this time.
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 | Half-Life 2: The Orange Box (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £28.33 / Used from: £21.45 I've played HL-2 and Episode 1 on PC so I can't wait for Episode 2. Portal looks interesting and I can see Team Fortress 2 doing well on Live.
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 | Need for Speed: ProStreet (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £14.97 / Used from: £7.99 The jury is still out for me on this as I liked Most Wanted but not Carbon. I hope the more realistic gameplay revives the series.
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 | Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £29.95 It's a brave move to drop the overused WWII setting for modern day, but this game looks amazing. Could take Halo 3's Live crown.
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 | Mass Effect Limited Edition (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £42.50 / Used from: £24.99 I was a massive fan of Star Wars KOTOR and BioWare rarely get it wrong. If I could only buy one more game this year, it would be Mass Effect.
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 | Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360)
Buy new: £42.48 / Used from: £9.95 I've read some negative comments about this recently, but I fully expect Ubisoft to iron these out and really revolutionise the stealth genre.
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 | Unreal Tournament 3 (PS3)
Buy new: £24.66 / Used from: £15.99 The only PS3 game due out this year I'm anticipating, but I may wait for the 360 version because Live is much better than the PSN.
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 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Xbox 360)
This is taking a completely different direction to the rest of the series which will be interesting to see.
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