| This year has been a bumper year for the | | | | 'character driven storyline' game and you control |
| PlayStation 3, especially with the release of the | | | | the main character Nathan Drake through |
| Slim version. With Christmas coming soon, many | | | | gunfights, treasure hunting, and jumping trucks |
| game publishers are pushing their products to the | | | | with fully destructible landscapes, as he tries to |
| consumer. In the UK the following games will | | | | tries to solve the mystery of Marco Polo's last |
| probably in many peoples Christmas stockings, | | | | voyage. There are more puzzles to solve, with |
| and are recommended purchases for anyone | | | | stealth and parkour based tatics to help you deal |
| planning to give a PlayStation 3 game as a | | | | with the enhance artificial intelligence. Also, you can |
| present. | | | | now play with a friend with the multiplayer co-op |
| Shooter: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | | | | mode. This game will make you think a bit, rather |
| The sequel, has already broken many sales | | | | than being just an all out action game. |
| records, making $310 million in the first 24 hours | | | | Action: Assassins Creed II |
| of its launch. This is a combat game where you | | | | Another sequel with more depth and a deeper |
| join an anti-terrorist squad out to stop Russian | | | | plot. You play Ezio Auditore who want to bring |
| ultra nationalists. The missions will make you travel | | | | revenge on the perpetrators responsible for |
| from Rio de Janeiro, Afghanistan and Russia, as | | | | disgracing his family in 15th Century Italy. The |
| where you can be powering a snow-mobile down | | | | game is more freeform than it's predecessor, |
| a sheer cliff, or piloting a drone as you cower | | | | allowing you to roam around the cities meeting |
| under a kiosk in a bullet-ridden petrol station. The | | | | historical figures such as Lenardo da Vinci, and |
| other major aspect of this game is the | | | | visit landmarks such as St Mark's Basillca. The |
| multi-player combat that is played by connecting | | | | missions have more variety and the combat has |
| to the Playstation network. So make sure, you or | | | | been improved with a bigger range of weapons. |
| the person you are buying this game for, has an | | | | Racing: Need for Speed: Shift |
| internet connection. | | | | For those who cannot wait for Gran Turismo 5 to |
| Sports: FIFA 10 | | | | be released, Need for Speed Shift is a worthwhile |
| Since most parents and kids are into football in | | | | alternative as offers many features that make |
| the UK, FIFA 10 will be a popular present. This | | | | this installment of Need for Speed franchise a |
| football action game has great graphics, physics | | | | level above the previous versions. The in car |
| and a much improved control system with the | | | | cockpit view makes this more of a simulation |
| new 360 degree dribbling. The AI ensures team | | | | rather than arcade. The display for example, will |
| mates and opponents stay close to the ball, and | | | | blur the cockpit, and zooms in the road ahead, as |
| move with purpose. The multi-player option allows | | | | it try to recreate your eyes focusing on the |
| you to all play on the console, or if you have | | | | distance as you speed up. The cars are faithfully |
| internet connection, play with someone halfway | | | | rendered in an improved graphics system, so NFS |
| across the world if you want. | | | | is good choice for those who want a racing game |
| Action and Puzzle: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | | | | for Christmas. |
| This sequel to Drakes Fortune, is termed as a | | | | |