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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 (Xbox 360)
List Price: ?24.99
Amazon Price: ?20.48
Used Price: ?7.93
Customer Review: What no Achievement Points
I initially downloaded Tiger Woods 07 on XBOX Live and really enjoyed the demo. Unfortunately I couldn’t find this version in Malaysia, however I did manage to locate the 06 version and decided to buy. The big difference, in fact the only difference, that I noticed between the two versions is the graphics. Whilst the graphics on 06 are very good - on 07 they are simply stunning with a huge improvement in face detail. The game itself - I have really enjoyed playing. I notice that there have been complaints about the Power boost being on the left bumper button - I don’t have a general problem with this and have got used to the swing with my left thumb and bashing the bumber with my index finger of my right hand. The only issue I have is due to the button configuration if you use power boost it is virtually impossible to use the right hand joystick to draw or fade the shot. It is like some bizzarre form of finger twister! For me the two drawbacks have been that I have yet to find anyone playing online (I have had the game a month). I do not know if this is because everyone has upgraded to the newer versions or there is a problem with the EA server. The other drawback is that despite having played this game for going on 30 hours I have not achieved any Achievement Points - I have completed most of the challenges - I have completed a round 4 under par. I have 8 holes in One, over 100 birdies - this is frustrating as it appears the level set to get Achievements has been set ridicuously high. Despite all the above comments - I do enjoy the game - and I suppose if you are looking for a golf experience i.e difficult, frustrating and requiring lots and lots of practice - this is the game for you.
Customer Review: Decent golf game in HD
Not much more needs to be said about the drawbacks of this version - fewer courses than the xbox version, fewer game modes. I’d like to say that the game is still a decent way to spend a few hours. The graphics look way better than the previous generation, there are regular tournaments on Xbox Live, and it has all the modes I would realistically expect from a golf game. The one gripe is the use of the Left Bumper for the power shot and spin button - this requires some finger acrobatics for a right handed person and can frustratingly interfere with the swing. All in all, worth a play, especially at the bargain prices this is now available at. For a full price game, go for the 07 version, which has more features and better controls and targetting.

Viva Pinata (Xbox 360)

In a nutshell:
Ex-Nintendo developer Rare is bringing a rather different style of game to the Xbox 360 as you tend a virtual garden to attract and tame magical talking pi?atas. It may sound twee but its ability to addict is far more powerful than its cutesy graphics suggest.

The lowdown:
Unlike most first party Xbox games this is not an action game, but a gentler, more family friendly, simulation in the tradition of Animal Crossing. The basic premise is that you have a plot of land that you can turn from an overgrown mess into a beautiful garden. In so doing it will attract a range of 60 different pi?atas who, depending on how you treat them, will then decide to live there. For something as simple as a pi?ata worm you just have to have a patch of earth for them to play in but other pi?atas are a lot more demanding, while others first need to be tamed from their aggressive wild state.

Most exciting moment:
Not only can you accessorise your pi?atas with items bought from Xbox Live Marketplace but you can also swap items and pi?atas with other friends that own the game online.

Since you ask:
Viva Pi?ata has been conceived as a Pokemon style cross media franchise from the off, with all kinds of toys and merchandise already planned, as well as a new 4Kids cartoon series.

The bottom line:
At last there’s an Xbox 360 game the whole family can play and enjoy.
HARRISON DENT

List Price: ?44.99
Amazon Price: ?39.98
Used Price: ?13.99
Customer Review: One of the best games on xbox 360
This has GOT to be one of the best games on Xbox 360. A lot of people think it’s for little kids, but it’s for everyone. I know loads of people over the age of 13 that love the game, and I do too! It’s got great graphics, and it’s the most imaginative, colourful game I’ve ever played. It doesn’t get tiresome, and theres always something to do. Collect Pinatas, unlock to shops, characters, upgrades and items, become a great gardener, collect coins and much more! When you get to level 13 ish, you start doing factory challenges as well, where the Pinata Central are relying on you to get Pinatas. If your not sure about getting this game, theres a brilliant new demo on the xbox live marketplace, it might be 1.3gb but it’s worth the wait and you can just delete it anyway. It’s also rewarding with some easy achievements, and some a bit harder. Don’t rate it till you’ve tried it, this game is one of the best out there!
Customer Review: wow!
was always interested in this game, and bought it about a week ago, and love it! at one point i spent seven hours playing, straight! easy achievements too, got 880 after a week, but can imagine it getting boring after to complete the game, but still, well worth the money!!

Digital AV Cable - Component (Xbox 360)
List Price: ?12.99
Amazon Price: ?9.98
Customer Review: Worth a look
I have been looking for a Microsoft cable for ages, but decided enough was enough and bought this cable instead. I have a HDTV, and I am genuinly pleased with the much improved picture quality compared to the standard scart connection. I would certainly recommend it to anyone who can't wait for the Microsoft cable to become avalible.
Customer Review: HD-TVs are not all equal
This cable is not compatible with all HD-TVs. Your TV must have a digital composite input (green-blue-red) not a single high-def. connection to take advantage of high-def. mode. You can use it as a standard connector cable with red-yellow-white input (or get an adaptor to use this in a scart socket). Check in your TV manual if you are not sure, alternatively get the VGA cable instead.

Prey (Xbox 360)
In a nutshell:
Although it was announced more than a decade ago this demonstrates that the best things really do come to those that wait, with the most original and technically advanced first person shoot `em-up in years.

The lowdown:
Although it was conceived at a time when 3D graphics cards were still optional the basic idea behind the Prey portal technology is still the same as it ever was, allowing you to instantly step from one world to another in the game. You can even create the portals yourself as you battle grotesque enemy bosses in one area and jump back to another to recover. The game casts you as a Cherokee Indian with a number of magical powers such as spirit walking that let you explore the game world as a spirit, and deathwalk which replaces the normal need for intrusive quick saves with an innovative mini-game set between the worlds of the living and the dead.

Most exciting moment:
Not only is the portal technology amazing but the game’s use of gravity is equally inspired with gravity escalators that run up and across ceilings and some excellent zero gravity sections where you pilot spaceship pods and explore a tiny rotating planetoid.

Since you ask:
Originally intended only for the PC, the Xbox 360 version is being developed by British team Venom Games, who previously created Rocky Legends for Ubisoft, and features an 8 player multiplayer mode.

The bottom line:
Looks like being one of the top predators in the shoot `em-up world.
Harrison Dent
List Price: ?24.99
Amazon Price: ?9.96
Used Price: ?7.49
Customer Review: You get what you pay for.
So Ive played about half of the game and its far too dull to keep me engrossed. Theres nothing spectacular about this game I can think of that makes me want to play it anymore, if it wouldn’t cost me more too return it than the money I’d get back I would no longer own the title.
Customer Review: well worth the money
Before buying the game it might be a good idea to play the demo which is available at the XBox Live marketplace. Looks like many elements of the game are borrowed from science fiction movies dating back as far as ‘Dark Star’ (the bouncing beach ball in the movie). I think the story is nice and there is some surprising little puzzles in the game. If you like Scifi and saving the world from time to time then you should consider buying this game, I think it’s worth the money.

Licensed Wired Controller (Xbox 360)
(Venom) Xbox 360 Power Controller Licensed To Play!Features:
List Price: ?24.99
Amazon Price: ?22.47

XBOX360 UK 3 Pin AC POWER ADAPTOR/ POWER BOX This is a perfect replacement for the original XBOX360 Power Adapter

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