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Great Games, Hidden Gems, All Platforms...PART II
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (Nintendo DS)Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (Nintendo DS)
Buy used from: £14.50
Some interesting (if not exactly groundbraking) additions to the series and a good looker to boot. Great gothic stlye and tons of dark mythical beasts to battle as always.
Okami (PS2)Okami (PS2)
Buy new: £8.85 / Used from: £8.89
Beautiful, and not just for a ps2 title. Large Zelda style action/adventure RPG with a rich japanese mythology theme. Brilliant, highly reccomended.
We Love Katamari (PS2)We Love Katamari (PS2)
Buy new: £59.95 / Used from: £24.25
Wierd and definately a love it or hate it title but absolutely brilliant in my opinion. A whole world lies within. literally.
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (Wii)Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (Wii)
Buy new: £22.00 / Used from: £9.75
A lot of people have moaned about the controls on this one but like all games practice makes perfect and I can't imagine playing it any other way. Loads to do and every Kombatant is present - brutal!
Champions of Norrath (PS2)Champions of Norrath (PS2)
Buy new: £37.95 / Used from: £12.24
Expertly crafted hack and slash 'em action RPG. Stunning Graphics, great sounds and thousands of things to collect and try out .
Champions: Return To Arms (PS2)Champions: Return To Arms (PS2)
Buy new: £39.95 / Used from: £13.99
The next in the champions series - more of the same but a heck of a lot more. Not going to break the mould but as near perfect as this kind of game gets.
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (Xbox)Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (Xbox)
Buy used from: £14.74
Decent console builder sims are few and far between which is a shame but this one is a little gem, Available for most systems and tons to do. fun to let your t-rex's loose and hear the screams.
Baldur's Gate Compilation (PC DVD)Baldur's Gate Compilation (PC DVD)
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £9.00
Massive and emmersive collection of some of the best PC RPG's available to man. Bargain basement price for pure quality.
MajestyMajesty
Buy new: £4.88 / Used from: £3.49
Great little game where you get to build and control a whole fantasy kingdom, Get the gold edition if possible, includes the northern expansion pack.
42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo DS)42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo DS)
Buy new: £15.00 / Used from: £11.45
Something for the casual gamers out there - tons to do and nice to pick up and play every now and again. Some of the A.I. can be a bit rudimentary and unfair but not unbeatable. nice.
Mario Strikers Charged Football (Wii)Mario Strikers Charged Football (Wii)
Buy new: £16.94 / Used from: £8.40
Limited appeal in single player but an absolute blast in multi - will have you and your mates shouting at each other and the TV with outraged glee.
Commodore 64 - Plug n Play TV GamesCommodore 64 - Plug n Play TV Games
Anybody who was around to enjoy the games on this when they first appeared will love this beauty, some great retro classics on here - firelord is one of my faves.
The Suffering (Xbox)The Suffering (Xbox)
Buy used from: £3.06
Dark and twisted with three endings and creatures by Stan Winston (Predator etc). Also includes an interesting documentary about a messed up real haunted prison. Cool and creepy as a haunted cucumber
Ratchet & ClankRatchet & Clank
Buy new: £29.95 / Used from: £6.49
Great begining to a brilliant modern platform series. Fun characters and dialog and hugely inventive weaponry.
Startopia (PC)Startopia (PC)
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £1.48
Amazing space station builder sim with great alien races to attract and fun things to build and do. Space colony is also a decent little title for anyone who has played and loved this.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £3.00
Great fun and massive, if you can get passed the sad overblown ghetto theme and chatter this is a real winner with a great soundtrack.
Harvest MoonHarvest Moon
Buy new: £44.95 / Used from: £26.01
For me this was the last time this series was actually fun and not an easy and cheap rehash of former entries in the series. Hugely unique and absorbing.
Goblin Commander Unleash The Horde (GameCube)Goblin Commander Unleash The Horde (GameCube)
Buy new: £22.99 / Used from: £9.95
Available on most systems - another decent little console sim - funny creatures and enjoyable while it lasts. Nowhere near as good as the dungeon keeper duo on PC though. Overlord looks similar also.
Disciples II GoldDisciples II Gold
Enjoyable and emmersive demons versus angels battle and build sim. Tons to do with all the add ons and some great spells and creatures.
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy (Xbox)Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy (Xbox)
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £0.01
Brilliant action shooter where you can burst peoples heads with your mind them launch them into the distance. Fun on a bun and a decent looking title. Try second sight as well for more psychic evil.
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (GameCube)Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (GameCube)
Buy used from: £9.94
More inventive that nearly everything the genre has offered since. Scary as hell. Tons of characters and times through history to explore - a real A class winner.
Resident Evil 4 (Wii)Resident Evil 4 (Wii)
Buy new: £13.25 / Used from: £12.50
A breath of fresh air for the series and the genre. Great looking and tons to do. The head shots are almost as satisfying as a nice shotgun dismemberment in gears of war...almost.
Burnout: Revenge (Xbox 360)Burnout: Revenge (Xbox 360)
Buy used from: £11.97
Never has crashing your car been so much fun. An absolute blast on and offline.
Trauma Center: Second Opinion (Wii)Trauma Center: Second Opinion (Wii)
Buy new: £19.48 / Used from: £8.49
Tense and challenging surgery sim - better than the DS version which in itself was a great game. Perhaps a little too clean for it's own good. Could have done without the anime silliness but still top