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Lego Marvel Super Heroes
Starting out life as an excuse to round up all the coolest Marvel super heroes and villains and plonk them into a single game, Lego Marvel Super Heroes takes the popular co-op oriented brick 'em up to a whole new level. With a brand new story that follows a mad scramble to find powerful Cosmic Bricks that have fallen to earth, S.H.I.E.L.D's Nick Fury round up every super hero he can find, from the Hulk to Iron Man, from Mr Fantastic to, er, Rocket Racoon, to round up the Cosmic Bricks before they fall into the hands of Doctor Octopus, Red Skull and the rest of the baddies. With each character having their own special ability, the emphasis here is on teamwork, as you'll need to work together with another player, or a computer controlled team-mate to solve the puzzles in the game's levels, whether you're kick-starting electrical appliances with Thor's hammer, hurling Captain America's shield frisbee-style at a switch on a wall or melting through ice with The Human Torch. The Lego game staples are all still present and correct too, with plenty of brick-smashing, block-building and bad guy-bashing to be done too. With fully voiced cut-scenes and minimal reading required, this one could be a game for the less confident readers - and with support for two player co-operative, it's a great one for the family to play too.
Buy this if they like: Lego, Super heroes, Slapstick humour
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Ratchet & Clank: Nexus
When an evil space witch and her twin brother escape from a prison transport ship, attacking the strange cat-fox type thing Ratchet and his robot buddy Clank in the process, what starts out as a routine mission becomes an adventure across the galaxy, as you try to find your way home from an uncharted part of space, and apprehend the baddies in the process. A 3D platform game with a great sense of humour, you'll be exploring alien-filled planets, beating up baddies, and solving puzzles, only this time with a bit of a gravity-bending twist - while Ratchet's new magnetic boots let him leap through space in zero G sections, Clank has gained the ability to alter gravity, which will come in handy during his new 2D maze-like puzzle sections. Playing out pretty similarly to the LEGO games, but aimed at a slightly older audience, the dynamic duo will face a cavalcade of enemies during their adventure - but they've got plenty of weapons to help fend them off with. From a gun that spreads deadly festive cheer by turning enemies into snowmen to the tune of Jingle Bells, to a black hole launcher that fires miniature space voids that suck in everything in sight, Ratchet and clank is a game that does anything but take itself seriously - and is great pick for those from the middle to the high end of this age group. Even more so when you consider its budget (£20) price!
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Buy this if they like: Crash Bandicoot, Lego games, Turning enemies into snowmen
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Puppeteer
A theatrical styled platformer that casts you in the role of a puppet, as you take centre stage (ho ho!) in a fight against the vicious Moon Bear King, a self-proclaimed leader who likes eating children for breakfast, the Puppeteer is a cute, budget-priced pick for those who like their games a little bit different. Following a run-in with the aforementioned Moon Bear King, poor little Kutaro gets his head ripped off, but the rest of him manages to escape - and throughout the little puppet's quest to save the world, he'll pick up all manner of substitute heads, each of which has it's own useful ability. Whether it's a burger bonce that turns bog-standard sandwiches into bouncy trampolines, a luchador-like mask that gives you some powerful wrestling moves or a skeleton's skull whose only use is to make everyone on screen dance, the heads become an integral part of solving the games' many puzzles, sometimes with the help of Kutaro's only weapon - a magical pair of scissors capable of cutting through enemies and scenery. With it's bizarre mix of traditional Japanese puppet theatre and Shakespearian-style action, all wrapped up in a surprisingly solid story, Puppeteer is one for platforming fans everywhere this festive season.
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Buy this if they like: 2D platform games, Puzzles, Puppets
