If, like everyone else, you’re looking to get value for money, then you can’t go wrong with Dragon Age: Origins. This epic RPG from the makers of Mass Effect will easily see you through the new term, if you let it.
The set up isn’t anything particularly new; the land of Ferelden, a fairytale place with the usual assortment of elves and dwarves, is under threat from a swarm of “Darkspawn”, a big mean army of ugly creatures. You choose to play as either a human, elf, or dwarf, then pick …

Game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Platform: PS3/360/PC
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Infinity Ward
Players: 1-4
Release: Out Now
Let’s be honest, you were always going to buy Modern Warfare 2, regardless of what other people say. The original blew pretty much everyone on the planet away with an intense single player, and of course, an incredibly addictive online mode that no one can stop playing. Does 2 have any hope whatsoever of living up to the mammoth expectations laid upon it?
The single player picks up 5 years after the original as a shocking turn of …

Batman: Arkham Asylum
Platform: PS3/360/PC
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Developer: Rocksteady Studios
Players: 1
Release: Out Now
It can be hard to make a great comic book game, history proves that. The Spider-man games managed to capture the feel of web-slinging around New York, but other elements weren’t as polished, and Superman’s history with the medium has been pretty rocky. Forget all that though, because here comes everybody’s favourite caped crusader with his latest title. Last year Batman rocked the cinema with The Dark Knight, can he do the same to the video game world?
You get a …

Game: Dead Space: Extraction
Platform: Wii
Publisher: EA
Developer: Vicarious Visions
Players: 2
Release: Out Now
This frantic, fast-paced prequel to last year’s Dead Space has traded in the original’s third-person view for a first-person on-rails shooter similar to House of the Dead and Time Crisis. Set in the distant future on a barren planet, a human colony prepares to “crack” the land for vital resources when a strange artefact is discovered. As a team of engineers attempts to move this object, most of the colony suddenly turns insane, eventually into vicious monsters called Necromorphs that …

Game: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Platform: PS3
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Developer: Naughty Dog
Players: 1
Release: Out Now
It might be just after you take down a helicopter, or after scrambling up a train that’s literally dangling from the edge of a cliff that you realise Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is something truly special. Nathan Drake returns in this stunning sequel to 2007’s Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. Fans of the original game will remember it for many reasons; it played just like watching an Indiana Jones film, with thrilling 3rd person gunfights separated by platforming that …

Xbox 360, PS3. RRP: £49.99
Takedowns, takedowns, takedowns. That is all the description you need for this game. If three blokes surround you; not a problem. With a few simple button taps, one bloke’s head crashes into a post, one guy careers off a balcony, and the other gets to taste the metal pole he has stupidly tried adding to your facial structure. So satisfying. Set before the first film, The Bourne Conspiracy throws you straight in the action. Other than the amazing fighting controls, you can also shoot, and drive. …

X360,PS3. RRP: £129
£129.99 I hear you ask. That is the big question when it comes to this game. Is it worth spunking over a hundred quid on one game? Yes, to put in simple terms. What you get for your money is the game, guitar, microphone and the brilliantly fun drums, which alone are worth the dollar spent. Compared to the massively successful Guitar Hero, Rockband is a different class. It is a great activity to get your mates round for a quiet night in, pre-pub drink or, something to …