The Co-Op mode alone makes this an essential purchase and now with the ability to take vehicles out for a spin and create new characters, Lego Star Wars II is every bit as great as we would have hoped.

There are literally no flaws and everything is constructed and delivered with beauty and grace.

Both complex, yet brilliantly simple, deep but immediately playable, and long-term habit forming whilst retaining the ability to kill you in seconds. It makes heroin look like sherbet dip.

The depth of the game, the amazing eye candy, the attention to detail and the gameplay are all top notch. When you get into it it’s a hard game to put down.

The number of realms, the number of races and classes of fighters available will mean the game will take a long, long time to complete, and even then the fun isn't over.

The RTS game of the year...If it the single player was a bit longer and the cutscenes had been improved then this would be the perfect RTS but as it is its still damn impressive.

Fahrenheit features a fascinating, ever evolving storyline that really does change in real time depending on your actions.

Fahrenheit features a fascinating, ever evolving storyline that really does change in real time depending on your actions.

Not only do you have a game that you can play with friends, but one that can be played solo with goals that make the game last a long time.

A spectacular gem of a game that’s for once suitable for just about anyone.

Sacred sets out to be little more than you’re typical hack and slash feast but with gorgeous graphics and a storyline/sound effects to match, but why shouldn’t we all devour it anyway?

Fun and enjoyment wise nothing has touched Galactic Civilization II this year and we’ll be surprised if that stance changes in December. Stardock and Paradox have without doubt created a hugely enjoyable and highly customizable space simulation that deservers every ounce of your attention.

Gears of War cuts straight to the chase and its innovative controls are so intuitive that you’re fighting at full speed before you even realize it.

Fiendishly addictive to newcomers and realistic enough for advanced players, World Class Poker with T.J Cloutier is an essential purchase for anyone wanting to take their game further.

The tracks themselves are not performed by the genuine artists but they are so good as to be near as damnit.

Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? is unique, compelling and in the long run, ultimately rewarding. The end result is a game that whilst graphically inept, deserves to be scooping up awards at the end of the year regardless.

The Co-op play, the online multiplayer and everything associated with the single player campaign is more than worth the asking price.

Elite Beat Agents is wonderfully original in its own right and features some of the best presented and lavish comic strip animations seen in some time.

Game of the year for the PS3? Oh yes!

Simply put, World in Conflict is a blockbuster of almost epic proportions.

So there you have it, a wonderful (and re-playable) single player adventure with a pretty decent multiplayer side attached... Rare have pulled it off all over again.

Fahrenheit features a fascinating, ever evolving storyline that really does change in real time depending on your actions.

What Lionhead have done is truly given us the real control we have craved for all this time... The Movies is simply dripping with style and substance, and will reward you long until the inevitable expansion packs hit the street.

Graphically this is a first class show. The surroundings have a real feeling of depth and detail, and your interaction with it is fluid and realistic.

Visually, Sly 3 is an abundance of originality and colour, making excellent use of the PS2’s now aged hardware.

If you have enough people around you'll find the [multiplayer] experience just as engrossing as the single player game.

You should love the stunning views and the ability to climb nearly all the buildings in the three cities as well as of the countryside sections.

You should love the stunning views and the ability to climb nearly all the buildings in the three cities as well as of the countryside sections.