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Speed Racer
Speed Racer
13:01 - 14 May 2008

Format: Wii (also on Nintendo DS) Age rating: 3+ Price: £29.99 FED up with Mario Kart on the Wii yet? No, of course you re not, but if you re looking for something else to do with the Wii wheel that came bundled with the game, then Speed Racer will certa... Full Story »

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News: Rubik’s Cube: the videogame

12:59 - 14 May 2008

WITH more than 300 million copies sold, Rubik s Cube is one of the most popular (and annoying) puzzle games ever invented. Not surprisingly, then, someone s had the bright idea to use the iconic puzzler as the inspiration for a couple of videogames. Rubik... Read More »

Fourth instalment is simply grand

10:33 - 15 May 2008

Grand Theft Auto IV Format: Xbox 360 Price: £49.99 Simply put, Grand Theft Auto IV is the biggest, most-detailed, most-addictive game that has ever been released. This could well be the game against which all others will from hereon be judged. In GTA IV y... Read More »

Silent Hill: Origins

13:01 - 14 May 2008

Price: £24.99 Format: PS2 Age rating: 18+ THIS modern day house of horrors will have you constantly on the edge of your seat, but more from frustration than fear. It s a prequel to the spooky adventure series and sets out to explain how the small town of... Read More »

Hannah Montana: Music Jam

13:00 - 14 May 2008

Price: £29.99 Format: Nintendo DS Age rating: 3+ WHILE the story mode is as plodding as you d expect – you live the life of a teenager who s secretly a pop star – it s the music creation side of the title that makes it truly stand out. A virtual drum kit... Read More »

Art of Murder: FBI Confidential

13:00 - 14 May 2008

Price: £9.99 Format: PC Age rating: 16+ THIS third-person point-and-click crime drama follows the adventures of FBI agent, Nicole Bonnet, as she attempts to solve a series of grisly murders. Set in New York City and Cusco, Peru, the storyline is competen... Read More »

News: Pure as driven mud

12:59 - 14 May 2008

IF you re a fan of off-road racers – or quad biking games in particular – then you might want to check out Disney s latest entrant in the mud-splattered field. Featuring some of the most breath-taking photo-realistic environments we ve ever seen in a raci... Read More »

The pick of this week's cheats

12:58 - 14 May 2008

Wii Fit - Nintendo Wii SELECT your Mii and you ll be taken to the statistics screen. Click on the character running on a treadmill and you ll unlock the Ultimate Balance Test. The Spiderwick Chronicles - PS2 HOLD down L1 and L2 at any ti... Read More »

News: Conan comes of age

12:58 - 14 May 2008

AFTER four years of development, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures has entered beta testing ahead of its 23 May release. This massively multiplayer online role-playing game can accommodate hundreds of players simultaneously and is based on Conan the Cimme... Read More »

One for the fans

10:38 - 08 May 2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles Format: Nintendo DS Price: £29.99 THE Spiderwick Chronicles is another DS game based upon a children s adventure movie and after the disappointment of The Golden Compass my hopes were not high. Thankfully it s not too dire and fa... Read More »

 

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