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Alan Wake is a thrilling action game that puts you in the shoes of the titular main character, as you battle the character's psychological demons as well as trying to uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of his fiancée. Exclusively for Windows and Xbox 360, Alan Wake mixes the gameplay of an action game with a storyline that maintains a movie-like atmosphere. Taking a mission-based style of gameplay, Alan Wake features a huge, open world in the game's setting, Bright Falls, Washington. The many mysteries that you will encounter in this expansive game world will...

Alan Wake is a thrilling action game that puts you in the shoes of the titular main character, as you battle the character's psychological demons as well as trying to uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of his fiancée. Exclusively for Windows and Xbox 360, Alan Wake mixes the gameplay of an action game with a storyline that maintains a movie-like atmosphere. Taking a mission-based style of gameplay, Alan Wake features a huge, open world in the game's setting, Bright Falls, Washington. The many mysteries that you will encounter in this expansive game world will...

Everyone wants to be a spy. It would be such a cool job – speak several languages, bed loads of pretty women, smack the odd belligerent dictator or super-villain about a bit with your bare hands... It's the life every bloke wants, let's face it. But there are several codes of honour that spies must live to. Loyalty is one of them, and to uphold these values is to pay whatever price is required. Spare a thought for secret agent Michael Thorton then, who's stuck between a rock and a hard place. He's the only person alive with knowledge on how to stop an...

Orbital Drop Shock Trooper... there, now you know what the ODST actually means. These are the shock-troops, the hardcore, the 'Helljumpers' of the UNSC forces. The next game in the unbelievably successful Halo series, ODST sees you playing one of them in the form 'the Rookie' as you do first-person battle in the town of New Mombassa. Don't expect to see Halo 3 references galore though, as ODST is set two weeks before that campaign kicked off. Also, expect challenges and the fact that you are going to have to concentrate in order to beat them... you're a rookie after all....

Split Second or Split Second: Velocity as it's also been known is a racer from Disney Interactive and Black Rock Studio (the team behind Moto GP and Pure, so it's got a good pedigree). The game is set in an unreal 'reality' TV series, giving the gamer the incentive not just to win for the sake of honour and skill, but also virtual TV fame and cash. The key to winning here – aside from handling your supped-up, highly technologised racing car (well, vehicle) is the Powerplay meter. This gaming device is built up by pulling stunts, passing other competitors...

Skateboarding games have always been something of a solitary experience. Sure, you have the multiplayer modes that add a whole heap of replay value, but besides that there's not a whole lot of the team spirit that you see in real life 'boarding. After a good run shaking up the urban sport, Black Box returns to tackle that very issue in Skate 3. The key element to this latest instalment is collaboration. You're not on your tod grinding on railings anymore – you sign yourself up to a skating crew and team up with its members to gain some territory and make your mark as the...

We bet every man has referred to himself as the Big Daddy at least once in his life. In the world of Rapture though, Big Daddy is no term of pimping endearment. No, the art deco-modelled underwater paradise is crawling with huge, walking diving suits with rivet guns and drills grafted onto their arms. And in BioShock 2, you get to play as the very first prototype. Big Daddies were never too far away from the Little Sisters that would accompany them. Set ten years after the events of the original game, girls are being snatched above water by a monster and then dumped in the...

We bet every man has referred to himself as the Big Daddy at least once in his life. In the world of Rapture though, Big Daddy is no term of pimping endearment. No, the art deco-modelled underwater paradise is crawling with huge, walking diving suits with rivet guns and drills grafted onto their arms. And in BioShock 2, you get to play as the very first prototype. Big Daddies were never too far away from the Little Sisters that would accompany them. Set ten years after the events of the original game, girls are being snatched above water by a monster and then dumped in the...

Several years in the making, Final Fantasy XIII is a testament to the sheer production value Square Enix puts into its flagship RPG series. A labour of love for almost everyone in the company, this instalment in the franchise takes equal inspiration from its last game, Final Fantasy XII and decade-old classics such as Final Fantasy VII. Starring a female character called Lightning, the game is set in the future where the world is divided into two significant areas – Cocoon, a paradise high in the sky which knows only peace and prosperity; and Pulse, the dark, dingy and...

The longer the franchise goes on, Konami still doesn't need to shout out loud and long about a new version of Pro Evolution Soccer. Console footy fans know that for all the bells and whistles and 'look at me' bluster accompanied by the other major soccer game from the other major player in football video games, Konami always comes up with the goods without a shed-load of advertising. 2006's offering is no exception: different enough from its predecessors to warrant more than a cursory glance, yet essentially the formula we've come to know and love. Madly. PES6 for the 360 is...