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Game: Space Invaders Extreme From: Square Enix/ Taito For: PSP Price: £19.99 Out: Now

SO where were you in 1978? Me and my maroon corduroy keks — thanks Mam — were pressed against the window of our local arcade watching the big lads break fresh video gaming ground. Read

Racing game the pits

IF, like me, you harbour ambitions to run your own racing team one day, the chances are you’ll be tempted by Kalypso’s latest offering, Racing Team Manager. Read

Sins of a Solar Empire

Game: Sins of a Solar Empire From: Kalypso/Ironclad For: PC RRP: £29.99 Rating: 7+ Out: Now Read

Pool Party

Game: Pool Party From: SouthPeak For: Wii RRP: £19.99 Rating: 3+ Out: Now Read

Wall-E game is robotic rubbish

AS another summer blockbuster hoves into view, another film- to-game adaptation appears. Read

Race Driver: Grid

DISCOVER a stunning world of motorsport, brought vividly to life in Race Driver: GRID from racing maestros Codemasters, who have a long and distinguished record in the field. Read

Kung Fu Panda

“LEGEND tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend.” So begins Kung Fu Panda, the game spin-off from the new Dreamworks animated film. Read

Lego remake clicks in place

BUILDING on the success of Lego Star Wars, comes Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures. Read

Rise of the Argonauts

AN ancient Greek tale by now familiar to anyone with a TV for the past 25 Christmases — Jason and the Argonauts — is still engrossing watching, mainly thanks to the cinematic genius of Ray Harryhausen. Read

Monster stunts and shunts

MONSTER JAM is based on the world-famous monster truck racing competition of the same name, featuring large — very large — trucks with gigantic tyres. Read

Aces of the Galaxy

SPACE. The final frontier, where no one can here you scream, and — it seems strange to say — also the setting for an old-school shooter set in the future! Read

Dream Pinball 3D

I’M more of a pinball hazard than a wizard but, since playing my first game of bagatelle some time back in the last century, I’ve always been drawn to the bally table’s flashing lights and electronic cacophony. Read

Stark contrast in Iron Man game plot

IRON MAN the movie was released to great hype, creating a stir at the box office . . . and much the same excitement was anticipated for the game’s release. Read

Ship Simulator update will sink without trace

Game: Ship Simulator 2008: New Horizons From: Lighthouse Interactive For: PC Price: £19.99, plus original game Rating: Three+ Out: Now Read

Review: Condemned 2

THE original Condemned, where you played forensics expert Agent Ethan Thomas on the trail of brutal serial killers, was notable for its violent, grisly, bloody and memorably shocking gameplay. Read

Haze

Game: Haze Read

Viking: Battle for Asgard

“MEN of the North, I have returned for my revenge. Asgard will be mine! Beware Legions of Hel – I, Skarin, shall skewer your spleens upon my spear.” Read

Fading Shadows for the PSP

WARNING, if it’s instant gaming gratification you’re after — enough speed, thrills and spills to leave your brain parked in neutral — give this a miss. Read

Join hunt for puzzling adventure

IT’S the turn of the 20th century and the aptly-named Professor Samuel Hunt is back on the adventure trail, this time in search of the Lost Sword of Toledo. Read

Imperium Romanum

AH, the glory that was Rome, or in this case, a kind of Sim City Rome. Read

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