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Age of Empires II Gold Edition

from: Microsoft

October 04, 2002
AoE has a sound pedigree & the Conquerors' Expansion is the icing on the cake.
The facility to customise your own camaigns is irresistible & enthralling.
It has excellent graphics & a number of levels on which to play helps prevent early frustration & encourages learning.
This is ideal for both the seasoned game campaigner or the absolute beginner.
Hours of endless escapism - fabulous!

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Xbox 360 Chat Pad Inc Wired Headset

from: Microsoft

September 07, 2007
The keyboard is quite cool and novel at first, but after a few days the extra weight and bulk it added to the controller got very tiring, and it was a relief to take it out. Pulling it in and out as I needed it then just got to be a nuisance, and although I could type a lot quicker than with the controller, it was still quite limiting. On the whole I found it just got in the way too much and I used a wireless USB keyboard instead. There just seems to be so many reviews about it not getting in the way, I thought so for the first while but it adds a lot of weight and changes the shape and balance of the controller...

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Zoo Tycoon Triple Pack: Includes Zoo Tycoon, Dino Digs and Marina Mania (PC CD)

from: Microsoft

September 12, 2003
This is a great game. I have sat for countless hours playing this game, if you have a steady supply of food you may never want to move from the screen. The selection of animals is amazing and the information given about each is very helpful, especially when the hyena's never seem happy with their home! As for the added joy of Dinosaurs, Marine Animals, Yetis, Unicorns (oh, yes!) in fact I must stop writing this review to go back to playing...

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Ninja Gaiden 2 (Xbox 360)

from: Microsoft

June 06, 2008
Okay, I liked the first game and finished it on Warrior. This second game I finished on hard but hated (with a vengeance) an awful lot of it - its incredibly sloppy in places for an otherwise polished game.
Theres two types of game like this: ones where the bosses are rock hard and have little strategy, and then the others like God of war 2 which have actual tactics and challenge.
Ninja Gaiden falls into the category of just being rather difficult and more often than not simply because the camera gets stuck pointing the wrong way, and because bosses (in particular a giant armadillo) sometimes fill up the whole screen with effects making it difficult to actually fight with any precision (so they then make you fight two at once- which comes ... Read More:

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Crackdown (Xbox 360)

from: Microsoft

August 24, 2007
This is an entertaining enough game but lacks any real depth. Once the 21 bosses have been wiped out, an achievement that should have been more challenging, there is little reason to return to the game. The final 'twist' is poor too and makes little sense. A good bargain bin title.

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Zoo Tycoon 2: Zookeeper Collection Gold (PC)

from: Microsoft

October 26, 2006
This is a fantastic title, possibly one of the best creative games I have ever played - and I'm not even a kid anymore! Zoo Tycoon: Zoo Keeper Collection is a great investment, I bought it back in April, and even now it's still on my computer pretty much 24/7 and will be for a long time to come (it's now September)!

For anyone new to this format, it's basically a game where you design, build, and maintain your own zoo. There are several ways of doing this: challenge mode, where you have a specific budget and now and then you are given optional challenges to earn extra cash, for example, a company sponsor will pay you $5,000 if you breed 4 African animals in under 3 months; campaign mode, where you have to build/maintain a zoo under certain conditions, ... Read More:

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Flight Simulator X - Gold Edition (PC)

from: Microsoft

September 19, 2008
both look good have heard problems with frame rate but if you are worried download the trial version for free from microsofts site, i did this and found works fine on my dell laptop with all settings set to high (not an xps latop either!) but as above works out about £3 cheaper to buy seperate so why would you pay more to get the same?

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Gears of War (PC DVD)

from: Microsoft

November 09, 2007
like many others i had a problem with starting this game. it basically wouldn't run for more than 30 seconds. but once the problems are fixed (i used the forums) it becomes a great game. A must buy if your willing to save 30 mins of your time sorting the thing out!

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Crackdown (Xbox 360)

from: Microsoft

February 20, 2007
Right lets get one thing straight, this game is a lot of fun! In fact the most fun i've had playing a game in ages. I picked this up fairly cheap not expecting much, a few cheap thrills perhaps and i was so surprised!!
The graphics are very nice, polished and very solid. The fact you can potentially go anywhere you want in the city literally if you can see it you can get there! The gameplay is phenomenal especially after a few hours and you start levelling up!! Who would want to jump over a tower block and throw cars into crowds of people..seriously the game isnt the longest (mission wise) but the pick up and play factor is huge!! I cant put it down.
I can honestly say i preferred this to GTA, until the missions ended..yes the main game is a bit short but ... Read More:

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Xbox 360 HD DVD Player (Xbox 360)

from: Microsoft

December 01, 2006
Brilliant player, I got mine from Gamestation for £25 with 2 movies but only problem with it is that they may not be making any more new films for them.

Also just so you know you can use it on your PC It's just another plug and play item.

Out of 10 I would give it 9/10

BUY ONE!!!