No sane gamer is going to head out and buy this as their new console, but we'd advise 360 and Wii owners not to forget about Dre - there's some truly superb games still coming out for PS

Classic gaming for the whole family, with roots in literature.

Nvidia’s long-awaited 3D kit finally arrives and when it works, it’s every bit as good as we’d hoped it would be.

A creepy, original and innovative horror adventure. Also, Frictional Games has fixed the weird control system.

Turn-based space strategy is back, and better than ever before.

The Tribes series has always attracted a core of loyal gamers, but it has never been the runaway success it deserved. The original game was ahead of its time, delivering an innovative multiplayer game which relied heavily on team coordination and strategy.

We're big fans of Creative Assembly's Total War series. Like the original games, you have the option of playing through various campaigns, or jumping straight into the tactical game with historical scenarios or custom battles.

The follow up to Rise of Nations packs strategic punch.

Chess games are always a bit tricky to review. Surely not too much can have changed since the last release? Still, like many sports titles, developers are always looking for added extras to tempt us to put aside a perfectly good version and splash out on an upgrade.

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Welcome to the first zombie movie we’ve seen that’s actually any good. Left 4 Dead finally gets gaming away from the trigger-point mechanic: you have no idea if a dozen zombies are around the corner, or one, or none.

The scope of events in Beijing 2008 is somewhat admirable, given that many previous Olympic titles have tended to concentrate on running and swimming events

Pure fun in a box. Get some friends round and swing your Wiimote until the early hours

This is a pretty decent little webcam – it's just that, without games to fool around with, it feels like a low-end PC webcam plugged into your Xbox. EyeToy this ain't

The latest Grand Theft Auto has all the hallmarks of a classic and is the perfect excuse to invest a PS3 or Xbox 360

Evil has never been so much fun.

Sci-fi strategy with a killer twist. Imagine any creature, make it, and send it into battle.

ForFast action; neat RPG elements; huge galaxyAgainstRepetitive; linear; dull storyline and voice acting

The latest in the Total War series promises to deliver a strategy gaming experience drenched in detail.

In space, no-one can hear you scream "why can't they just make it like Elite?!"