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Games console buyers need to negotiate several pitfalls, not least the high street bundle of doom According to a report by the US market analysts Rockhopper Research and Peanut Labs (and with names like those we must take everything they say seriously) video game consoles will be among this ...
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There are slim pickings for Wii owners when it comes to Autumn releases – but dig a little deeper and you'll see there are a few interesting titles out there I must admit I was a tad jealous of Keith and Greg getting to sift through the Xmas Xbox and PS3 picks – on the face of it, there are ...
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Wii; £39.99; cert 7+; Ubisoft Bwaaaaaah! What's that noise? Just the rabbid in your Wiimote rattling about and bouncing off the walls, probably because you've spraypainted him orange, stamped on some tattoos, put his head in a vice, and topped the whole thing off with an octopus hat. You'd be ...
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Wii, £39.99, cert 3+, Rising Star Games The Harvest Moon series has been going for 10 years now and its first outing on the Wii seems like the perfect opportunity for developer Natsume to blow the cobwebs off a solid, enjoyable but increasingly staid set of mechanics. Sadly, within minutes of ...
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Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility
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Xbox 360/PS3/Wii/PC; £39.99; cert 16+; Ubisoft James Cameron himself has emphasised the closeness between his first post-Titanic blockbuster and the accompanying game, pinpointing sharing of computer-generated assets and the game's role in fleshing out Avatar's back-story. This raised hopes ...
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Modern Warfare 2 is still mowing down all before it – and that sneaky assassin turned out to be no threat at all Leisure software charts compiled by GfK Chart Track © 2009 ELSPA (UK) Ltd Games Xbox Wii PlayStation PC Handheld guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited ...
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Wii, £49.99 with two microphones, £29.99 game only, cert 12+, Nordic Games Following the success of the SingStar and Lips series on the rival consoles, a spot of Wii karaoke always looked as inevitable as Christmas. What's so surprising, however, is that the resulting game, We Sing, is so ...
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Wii; £29.99; cert 16+; Rising Star Games At a time when the Wii's Achilles heel is its lack of good quality third-party titles that aren't lightgun games, it's depressing to come across a new release that suffers from a total failure to harness any of the trump cards Nintendo's machine holds ...
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Wii; £39.99; cert 3+; EA Aren't animals cute? This phrase effectively sums up the rationale behind this fun but limited sim-game from EA. If you've ever wanted to scratch a hippo's ears and make it purr like a kitten, this is probably the closest you'll ever get. Perhaps the best way to ...
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Plus PS3 to grow most in 2010? I've been using the Wii a lot recently. Mainly, it has to be said, trying out some "kids" games for an upcoming post. But I'm also planning to pick up the new Mario at some point, possibly when I can drag myself away from Dragon Age and Assassin's Creed II. Yes, ...
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Modern Warfare 2 continues to kill the opposition, but it had better watch out for that assassin sneaking up behind Leisure software charts compiled by GfK Chart Track © 2009 ELSPA (UK) Ltd Games Wii PlayStation Xbox Nintendo Sony Microsoft guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & ...
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Xbox 360/PS3/Wii/DS, £29.99 - £39.99, cert: 7+, Warner Bros Someone at Lego really deserves a bonus. They're not the most obvious toy company to embrace the world of video gaming but not only have they done it, they've done it well and continue to put their own highly endearing spin on family ...
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Rock Band
Almost 30 years on from his arcade debut, the plucky Italian plumber's still going strong The creation of Mario was, most likely, one of those moments of accidental genius which warrant little scrutiny or examination. A small sprite needs a few distinguishing features to mark him out from the ...
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Wii; £39.99; cert 3+; Nintendo In many ways, Super Mario Bros Wii is a confusing release for Nintendo's eponymous hero as he approaches middle age. For, although it borrows elements from just about every previous game, some may find its resolutely retro approach a missed opportunity for a ...
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New Super Mario Bros
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If we told you a certain war game is at No.1, would you be surprised? Leisure software charts compiled by GfK Chart Track © 2009 ELSPA (UK) Ltd Games Wii PlayStation Xbox guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & ...
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Wii; £39.99; cert 3+; Ubisoft There are certain pursuits I'd never have experienced were it not for video games: for example, those of nation-building, prostitute-murdering, and being a paperboy. Shaun White's Snowboarding: World Stage, a sequel to last year's World Tour, introduces me to ...
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Shaun White Snowboarding
Xbox 360/PS3/Wii/DS/PSP/PC; £19.99-£39.99; cert 7+; Activision As James May is currently proving on BBC2, old-school toys are fun and packed with charm. That won't come as any surprise, of course, to anyone who's played any of LEGO's forays into the video game world. Combining famous movie ...
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When is a game not a game? FarmVille, a "social game" available on Facebook, is dividing opinion across the web as users and pundits flock to criticise its somewhat cynical nature and praise its unprecedented success. Since its release in June, nearly 60 million people have downloaded the ...
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It seems that the Wii Fit has not been consigned to the space below the stairs - for Wii Fit Plus has jumped to No.1 in a good week for Nintendo Leisure software charts compiled by GfK Chart Track © 2009 ELSPA (UK) Ltd Games Wii PlayStation Xbox PC guardian.co.uk © Guardian ...
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The lead designer for Codemasters' Formula 1 2009 on the Wii, Ned Waterhouse of Sumo Digital, talks about the platform's charms and challenges Codemasters' first use of its newly acquired Formula One license is F1 2009, out later this month on the Wii and PSP. Sumo Digital – risen from the ...
