Cool XBox 360 Games
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Compare prices for all Xbox 360 games in England and the UK. XBox360 game and accessory comparison.
Skimmed by lowndsy at Jul 24, 2008 Average rating: 4
Battlefield: Bad Company
Found at: www.amazon.co.uk/Battlefield-Bad-Comp...
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category: Action & Adventure
price: £39.99
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Skimmed by john at Jul 07, 2008 Average rating: 4
Beijing 2008 (Xbox 360)
Found at: www.amazon.co.uk/Sega-Beijing-2008-Xb...
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category: Sport
price: £39.98
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Appearing on next gen consoles for the first time, Beijing 2008 delivers an entertaining and immersive Olympic experience. The superior graphics capture the fine emotional detail of each event where a fraction of a second means the difference between winning and losing. The Innovative game mechanics challenge a player’s time, speed and co-ordination. Compete for glory with up to seven friends online; strive to break records as you lead your country to victory. This summer show your patriotism and bring home the gold!
38 Official Events: Across ten Olympic disciplines, represent the country of your choice and compete for honour in Track and Field, Aquatics, Gymnastics, Cycling, Judo, Table tennis, Kayaking and many more.
In depth Career and Competition modes: Organise your daily schedule and customize your chosen team with agility, power, stamina and speed for competition in over 38 events. Or in competition mode participate with up to three friends in either a single or multi-event challenge.
Innovative Gameplay Mechanics: Use a variety of controls across all the events including a time based system where timing, power and angle are essential, rhythm based play that requires skill of increasing and maintaining speed, and a targeting system to assist in aiming.
Global Online Competition: Choose your country and become a member of the Olympic team and face challenges from across all nations. A multitude of online features such as exhibition events, ghost times and leader boards will allow players to prove themselves before the world.
Capturing the Olympic Spirit: The official video game of the Beijing Olympics 2008 offers full branding, realistic recreations of the official Olympic stadiums. The game offers you a chance to soak up the atmosphere of this prestigious worldwide and bring home the gold!
Skimmed by john at Jul 07, 2008 Average rating: 4
Rock Band: Band In A Box (Instruments Edition) : Xbox 360
Found at: www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/4-/5397984...
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category: Family & Entertainment
price: £99.99
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Rock Band is an all-new platform for music fans and gamers to interact with music. The game challenges players to put together a band and tour for fame and fortune, mastering lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals. With more master recordings than any other music game, Rock Band features some of the world's biggest rock artists and spans every genre of rock ranging from alternative and classic rock to heavy metal and punk.
* Includes microphone, drums and guitar (all wired)
* Requires Rock Band game - sold separately
* Break Out Your Axe - Shred on guitar and bass like never before with the all-new Fender Stratocaster replica guitar.
* Bang The Skins - Play like a real drummer on a drum kit with four pads, a kick pedal, and real drum sticks.
* Sing Your Heart Out - Take center stage on lead vocals and bring down the house on rock's greatest anthems.
Skimmed by john at Jul 07, 2008 Average rating: 4
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy
Found at: www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/4-/3423453...
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category: Action & Adventure
price: £34.99
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When curious fishermen pull your body from Mediterranean Sea you have little clue of how you got there or even who you are. A hidden Swiss bank account number leads you to Zurich where you soon discover that not only does somebody want you dead, but you're armed with a mysterious mastery of martial arts and marksmanship to fight back.
Firearms, melee weapons, advanced fight techniques and even your surroundings are all at your disposal to weaponise, as you neutralise threats in a seamless blend of infiltration, shooting and hand-to-hand combat. Go deep into the Bourne canon as you hunt down the truth behind your fragmented past and turn the tables on the government agency that made you their number one target.
You are Bourne - hunted, driven and deadly.
* Become Jason Bourne, a 30 million dollar weapon on the loose, in action-packed original missions and sequences inspired by The Bourne Identity
* Go deeper into the Bourne mythos than ever before, experiencing Bourne as both ruthless agent and wanted assassin on the run from his own agency
* Move from firefights to fistfights in sequences that seamlessly blend shooting with hand-to-hand combat
* Employ signature Bourne techniques to weaponise, improvise, always survive - pull off heart-pounding escapes, memorable fight moves, acrobatic gun play, and devastating takedowns
Skimmed by john at Jul 07, 2008 Average rating: 4
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution : Xbox 360
Found at: www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/4-/5310225...
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category: Strategy
price: £29.99
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* Intuitive and natural control through each gamepad
* Highly detailed characters, units, buildings, landscapes and visual effects
* Integrated physics for ultra-realism
* Seamless interface to guide players through the game
* Non-stop action
* 5.1 surround sound for intense sound effects and music
Skimmed by john at Jul 07, 2008 Average rating: 3
Race Driver: Grid Special Edition
Found at: www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/4-/5984065...
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category: Driving & Racing
price: £29.99
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Grid will take players to beautifully realised and dramatic race locations over three continents to compete in an unprecedented variety of racing events. Packed with the most powerful race cars - new and classic, circuit and drift - players will compete to conquer the most prestigious official race tracks and championships and then go beyond to compete in challenging city-based competitions, through to road events and urban street races.
In Europe, race gamers will compete on the greatest official tracks in prestige Marques including Aston Martin, Koenigsegg and Pagani. Iconic cities across the U.S. - including San Francisco, Washington DC and Detroit and each with their own atmosphere and events - play hosts to diverse street races. In the Far East, Japanese racing culture sets the tone where night races, including Drift racing, take drivers through neon illuminated cities and to outlying mountain roads
Skimmed by john at Jul 07, 2008 Average rating: 3
Topspin 3 : Xbox 360
Found at: www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/4-/4992767...
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category: Sport
price: £29.99
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* Evolutionary Visuals: Players fatigue and become dirtier over time while playing at over 40 breathtaking venues including the U.S. Open, Rolland Garros and Australian Open.
* Signature Style: The world's best players such as Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, and Andy Roddick are accurately depicted like never before with actual apparel, equipment and even swing animations.
* Tennis Legends: For the first time ever, play with or against legendary figures such as Björn Borg, Boris Becker and Monica Seles.
* Unrivaled Player Creator: Customise your own player with customisable grunts and swing animations, a new free-form facial tool, tattoos, makeup and more!
* 2K Sports Online: Play against anyone, anywhere, anytime in up to four game modes including singles, doubles, quick-match and a comprehensive world tour with live stat tracking.
* All-New Soundtrack: Featuring Jamiroquai, Calvin Harris, Boys Like Girls, the Go! Team, Stone Roses and Franz Ferdinand.
Skimmed by john at Jul 07, 2008 Average rating: 3
Lego: Indiana Jones (Xbox 360)
Found at: www.amazon.co.uk/Lego-Indiana-Jones-X...
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category: Action & Adventure
price: £29.98
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Of course, pop culture’s most iconic archeologist will whip through all the classic moments with the help of a host of supporting characters including Marion Ravenwood and Short Round. Players can also mix and match the body parts of more than 60 playable characters to create new heroes just as they could in the best-selling LEGO Star Wars games.
Manufacturer's Description
interact with a world of LEGO objects and puzzles;For the first time, LEGO Indy characters are fully immersed in their environment; swim, climb, shimmy across rock ledges and pick up and carry objects;Use a variety of weapons from the environment to fight enemies (e.g., chairs, guns, swords, bottles);Unlock more than 60 playable characters, including villains and supporting characters (Marion Ravenwood, Short Round, Rene Belloq, Willie Scott, Marcus Brody, Jones Senior and Mola Ram);Character specific abilities include excavation by Satipo, an umbrella slide by Marcus Brody, and monkey access by Marion Ravenwood;Create unique playable characters like Sallah Scott or Mola Round by mixing and matching the LEGO body parts of all playable characters;Explore the globe and solve puzzles that encourage creative thinking through the use of teamwork and unique building situations only possible in a LEGO world;Cooperative gameplay encourages parents to share the legacy of Indiana Jones with their children in a fun and humorous way.
Skimmed by john at Jul 07, 2008 Average rating: 2
Rock Band: Solus (Xbox 360)
Found at: www.amazon.co.uk/Rock-Band-Solus-Xbox...
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category: Family & Entertainment
price: £39.99
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Bring the house to its feet in Rock Band
For those about to rock!
Solo Tour Mode
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Band world tour mode
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Drum like a wildman!
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Developed by Harmonix, creators of the blockbuster Guitar Hero franchise, Rock Band is an all-new platform for gamers ready to take on the challenges of the Rock & Roll lifestyle. Instruments available to players are guitar, bass, drums or vocals as they hit the road as either an aspiring superstar solo act, or for the first time in game genre history take on the true collaborative and challenging nature of music as they form a band and jam together in multiplayer action from home or around the world. Either way players will need to master their stage presence through the various game modes and polish their rock chops via the unrivalled Rock Band song list if they hope to make it out of the garage, into the clubs and finally on to the main stage.
Extensive Game Modes.
Rock Band delivers four music games in one – challenging rockers to master lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals through the five separate game modes.
* Tutorial Mode: Master the basics! No need for experience. Pick your weapon of choice and ascend from beginner to rock god.
* Practice Mode: Perfect your tune! Breakdown any part of any song at your preferred speed before hitting the main stage.
* Quickplay Mode: Instant fix of fun! Jump into any unlocked song for some quick jam time either on your own or with other players.
* Solo Tour Mode: Take it on the road! Pack up your instrument of choice and set out on the open road for a fun and challenging single player career.
* Band World Tour Mode: Conquer the world! The journey to rock stardom takes you from small town bars to world-renowned venues. Earn fame and fortune along the way to secure rock star necessities.
A Song List That Goes to Eleven!
Built on unprecedented deals with top record labels and music publishers, the mix of remastered originals and covers that make up the epic Rock Band song list puts players in the shoes of legendary artists from day one. And with the promise of additional downloadable songs and albums you are sure to be rockin’ for some time to come. A partial list of the initial song list includes:
* (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult (Master)
* Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (Master)
* Suffragette City - David Bowie (Master)
* Paranoid - Black Sabbath (Cover)
* Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones (Master)
* Mississippi Queen - Mountain (Cover)
* Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi (Master)
* Tom Sawyer - Rush (Cover)
* In Bloom - Nirvana (Master)
* Vasoline - Stone Temple Pilots (Master)
* Say It Ain't So - Weezer (Master)
* Main Offender - The Hives (Master)
* Reptilla - The Strokes (Master)
* Go with the Flow - Queens of the Stone Age (Master)
* Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters (Master)
* Enter Sandman - Metallica (Master)
* Highway Star - Deep Purple (Master)
* Epic - Faith No More (Master)
* Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet (Master)
* Here It Goes Again - OK Go! (Master)
* Creep - Radiohead (Master)
* Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones (Master)
* Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash (Master)
* Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins (Master)
* Sabotage - Beastie Boys (Master)
* The Hand That Feeds - Nine Inch Nails (Master)
* I Think I'm Paranoid - Garbage (Master)
* Wave of Mutilation - The Pixies (Master)
* Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Master)
* Celebrity Skin - Hole (Master)
* AND MANY MORE!
Skimmed by john at Jul 07, 2008 Average rating: 3
Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
Found at: www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Halo-3-Xbo...
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category: Action & Adventure
price: £27.97
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Although little is known about the single player mode, more has been seen of the multiplayer, with various beta testing schemes going on in both secret and in public. A number of new weapons and vehicles have already been revealed including a new assault rifle, the new Spartan laser anti-vehicle weapon and a new hand held shield device for Master Chief that can create a far more effective protective shield around you. New vehicles include the ATV-like Mongoose, a new variant of the Warthog and the new, more powerful, Brute Ghost.
Of course the most important new feature that every new fan is interested in is the graphics, and they are looking predictably fantastic. With lots of technobabble, new features like high dynamic range lightning and pre-computed radiance transfer means the game will not only play great but looks amazing too.
HARRISON DENT
Manufacturer's Description
The Mission: The Covenant controls Earth. The Flood is unleashed and on the loose. With the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, Master Chief is the only one who can save the human race. The entire epic story arc has led up to this moment. Master Chief, the last of his kind, is a warrior born for combat and bred for war â€" and is humanity’s only hope.
After stowing away on a Forerunner spacecraft, Master Chief, a genetically altered, cybernetically enhanced Spartan supersoldier, must race back to Earth to stop the Covenant once and for all and save mankind. With his artificial intelligence companion Cortana in the grip of the Flood’s intelligent embodiment, Gravemind, Master Chief and his allies are vastly outnumbered, but the stakes are too high to do anything but face them head-on.
In Halo 3, the third installment of the legendary epic, the war has come to a climax; the Flood continues to grow in numbers and strength, the armies of Earth are scattered and decimated, and the Covenant threatens to activate the Halo, effectively destroying all life in the galaxy. Master Chief’s mission is to stop the Covenant, destroy the impending Flood threat and, ultimately, save mankind.
Product Description
The epic saga continues with Halo 3, the hugely anticipated sequel to the highly successful and critically acclaimed Halo franchise. In this third chapter of the Halo trilogy, Master Chief returns to finish the fight, bringing the epic conflict between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire human race to a dramatic, pulse-pounding climax. Halo 3 represents the third chapter in the Halo trilogy?an international award-winning action series that grew into a global entertainment phenomenon, selling more than 14.5 million units worldwide, logging more than 650 million hours of multiplayer action on Xbox Live, and spawning action figures, books, a graphic novel, apparel, an upcoming film adaptation, and more
Skimmed by john at Jul 07, 2008 Average rating: 4
Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)
Found at: www.amazon.co.uk/Grand-Theft-Auto-Xbo...
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category: Action & Adventure
price: £39.48
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For Niko Bellic, fresh off the boat from Europe, it is the hope he can escape his past. For his cousin, Roman, it is the vision that together they can find fortune in Liberty City, gateway to the land of opportunity. As they slip into debt and are dragged into a criminal underworld by a series of shysters, thieves and sociopaths, they discover that the reality is very different from the dream in a city that worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them and a living nightmare for those who don’t.
Beginning with the 1997 release of the original Grand Theft Auto, the GTA series has been one of the most prolific, controversial and down right entertaining franchises in video games history. This pedigree of success guarantees that the highly anticipated eleventh game in the series, Grand Theft Auto IV, will garner at least as much attention if not more.
'Grand Theft Auto IV' game logo
Return to Liberty City.
Niko's Dream as it should have been
The dream as Niko expected it.
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Niko and Roman
There's always a catch.
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Niko with gun
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The Plot
Grand Theft Auto IV is a brand new adventure in the GTA universe following the experiences of Nikolai "Niko" Bellic, a new immigrant from an undisclosed eastern European country whose troubled pa st and the persuasion of his cousin Roman have brought him to the fictional Liberty City. Unfortunately, Niko’s search for the American Dream and a much needed fresh start, hits an immediate snag when the rags to riches story Roman spun to pique Niko's interest is exposed as not only a complete fabrication, but a ploy to enlist Niko’s well-known skills as a tough guy against the ample list of enemies clamouring for Roman’s debt-ridden blood.
Because Roman is the only person Niko knows in Liberty City he begrudgingly accepts his role as Roman’s protector despite the deception. But as time goes on Niko comes into his own, and his experience on the wrong side of the tracks proves more valuable than he could have ever imagined as he fights for survival and later supremacy on the crime ridden streets of Liberty City.
Game Environments
Based on several of the boroughs of New York City and parts of New Jersey, Liberty City, familiar to players of previous games in the series, has been entirely redesigned for GTA IV. Players can expect visible detail down to the weeds growing in the cracks in the sidewalk, cars and buildings of visibly different ages and a much greater level if verticality in the buildings and bridges that they are able to explore as Niko moves through the city streets. In addition, pedestrians in GTA IV are much more realistic. No longer simply moving cardboard cut-outs, these NPCs are intelligent, modern, human representations that laugh, cry, eat, drink, use cell phones and ATMs, and talking amongst themselves regardless of Niko’s interaction with them.
Gameplay
Historically GTA games have focused heavily on mission-based play, requiring successful completion of fixed tasks in order for players to progress through the game, but this has changed to a great extent in GTA IV. Players will experience an entirely new and exciting emphasis centred on the blending of on-mission and off-mission play, resulting not only in an increased sense of realism, but more interesting and unrestricted gameplay.
Features
Aside from the car jacking and a detailed city environment here are the new features for GTA IV:
* Improved combat system - Now you can use cover and also a target lock system, which allows you to take out targets with greater ease and accuracy. Plus, you can engage in some hand-to-hand combat if you can't get your hands on a piece quick enough.
* Cell phone - Not just for basic phone calls anymore. Use your in-game cell phone to receive missions via SMS, snap photos, and ZiT (tag) songs that can be downloaded exclusively on Amazon.com/mp3.
* Free time - In between missions you can take advantage of "me" time. There are gentleman's clubs, comedy clubs, bowling alleys, and bars, which all house unique activities.
* Take a break from the storyline - A variety of side missions allow you to help run a car service, "borrow" cop cars, assassinate targets, help solve problems for those on the street, or take to the air with stunt jumps that are scattered all over the city.
* Control your own fate - Throughout the game choice moments will arrive causing you to make a decision that will affect relationships and money.
Multiplayer
Give Niko a rest and create your own multiplayer "hero." GTA has added multiplayer modes allowing you to take your creation out to play online in competitive, co-op, and free form modes. Competitive mode has you fighting against the cops, jacking cars, or racing to finish odd jobs. Co-op challenges you and your friends with various tasks including Hangman's NOOSE where you are responsible for escorting a wanted kingpin to a safe extraction point. Freeform lets you and 15 others lose on Liberty City. Use this mode to hit up the bar and play virtual darts versus each other or head out to the streets and set up your own drag races. If you can dream it, you can do it in Freeform mode.
Skimmed by john at Jul 07, 2008 Average rating: 5












