The annual Xbox Ultimate Game Sale enters its final day today, making this your very last chance to grab one of the discounted games at a massively discounted price. With the knock downs ranging from 20% to a massive 80%, those with an Xbox Live Gold subscription will also be able to bag themselves an extra few quid off. While there's a massive list of games on sale, here's our pick of the best of the bunch:
Xbox One Sale
Far Cry 4
Plenty of heffalumps, no sign of woozles
In this sequel to Far Cry 3, explore the massive open world of Kyrat. Playing as Ajay Ghale, whilst on a journey to fulfil your mother's dying wish you find yourself mixed up in a civil war with the aim of overthrowing the dictator of Kyrat, Pagan Min. This first person adventure includes a variety of different weapons in order to defend yourself from man and wildlife alike, the option to have a second player drop in and join you at any time (although sadly, online only), and new ways to travel such as a gyrocopter or on the back of an elephant! Check out our full review
SAVE 50% WAS £54.99, NOW £27.50
OR get it with the Season Pass which includes an exclusive single player mission, a Player vs Player mode, and two extra Campaign modes.
SAVE 50% WAS £74.99, NOW £37.50
ScreamRide
Part racing game, part destruction fest, and part upgraded, modernised version of RollerCoaster Tycoon, ScreamRide is a throwback to an era where there were more than just shooters to play with. With plenty of levels to play through, and unlockable leaderboards to give the game a sense of achievement and competition, ScreamRide takes you through all the stages of coaster design, from building it, to riding it, and, er, destroying buildings with it. So why not sit back and watch your rollercoaster in action, and find out whether it's a thrilling success or a hilarious failure. For more, here's our full review
SAVE 40% WAS £29.99, NOW £17.99
Telltale Games Bundle
A mega collection of story driven point and click adventures from plot powered masters Telltale Games, this bundle includes the following games, in which every choice you make has an effect on the game's characters and plot:
The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season and The Walking Dead: Season Two
Set in the same world as the TV series, explore the land, meet new people and trigger events with the constant threat of zombies looming over you.
A dark and violent take on Fairytales and legends, find out what life is like to be Bigby Wolf, Sheriff of the mysterious Fabletown.
Tales from the Borderlands (Episodes 1-2 available now, Episodes 3-5 to be released periodically)
Set in the world of Pandora, after the events of Borderlands 2, play as Rhys and Fiona who are on their way through a land riddled with gangsters and bandits.
Game of Thrones - A Telltale Game Series (Episodes 1-3 available now, Episodes 4-6 to be released periodically)
Set in the same world and at the same time as the TV series, you control one of five family members or servants of the House Forrester, not yet introduced in the TV Series, with all the action (and romance) you'd expect.
SAVE 40% WAS £69.99, NOW £41.99
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Deluxe Edition
This includes the full family friendly co-op adventure, Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham - a LEGO take on the Caped Crusader (and other assorted DC comic superheroes, heroines and villains), as good and bad come together to save Earth from the evil villain Brainiac.
It also includes the full Season Pass which nabs you six extra levels, with extra characters, vehicles and achievements and more to unlock.
SAVE 67% WAS £57.49, NOW £18.97
Xbox 360 Sale
Fable Trilogy
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This trilogy is a compilation of classic British role playing games, consisting of Fable Anniversary (a remake of the very first game), Fable II and Fable III. Each with their own unique world to explore, and plenty of moral decisions to be made, the Fable games specialised in moulding both the world, and your character to the actions you chose, turning you into a hero or villain depending on your moral choices.
SAVE 67% WAS N/A, NOW £14.84
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed Revelations and Assassin's Creed III
Here's something to keep us busy whilst we wait for the upcoming London based assassin fest, Assassin's Creed Syndicate!
Explore 16th Century Italy (Brotherhood), 16th Century Constantinople (Revelations), and 18th Century America (Assassin's Creed III) as a deadly assassin! In Assassin's Creed Brotherhood and its sequel Revelations you play as Ezio, first of all in his fight against the Borgia family and then on his journey to unlock the secrets of a mysterious vault. Assassin's Creed III introduces us to the main character Connor as we find ourselves fighting to save his homeland, setting him on the path to becoming a Master Assassin.
SAVE 40% WAS N/A, NOW £5.39 PER GAME
The Orange Box
This collection features five games: Half-Life 2 and its continuations Episode One and Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.
Half-Life 2 is a first-person shooter where you take on the role of scientist Gordon Freeman set in the war-torn fictional location of City 17 in a fight for survival.
Team Fortress 2 is a multi-player, team-based first-person shooter with a heavy reliance on character classes and teamwork. With nine different classes to choose from, each with different strengths and weaknesses, you're bound to find one to fit your play style.
Portal,meanwhile, is easily the best of the bunch, and is a first-person action and puzzle game in which you play as Chell - an unvoiced test subject who's challenged by an artificial intelligence by the name of GLaDOS to complete a series of challenges. With a very special way of thinking required to find your way through the levels, it's up to you to use the portal gun to teleport yourself and various objects from one place to another, as every time you fire your portals gun, you create a passage to your other portal. It's confusing to explain, but a lot easier to pick up and play - and hey, there's always the promise of cake when you're done!
SAVE 67% WAS N/A, NOW £4.94
