TOP 10s

Games consoles

01 Sony PS3 40GB from £300

Stuff says

The new stripped down PS3 costs the same as the Xbox 360 Elite – and still packs that fantastic Blu-ray player
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02 Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite £300.00

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Evolution not revolution is the name of the Xbox Elite’s game with an HDMI-out and bigger hard-drive the bait for anyone who managed to resist the original’s charms

03 Nintendo Wii £180.00

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Nintendo Wii games consoles Nintendo’s little white box is determined to inject fun back into gaming – but can it overcome the might of the PS3 and Xbox 360’s next-gen power?
Preview: The latest flagship iPod has got the multi-touch interface, the gorgeous widescreen and awesome Wi-Fi without the phone bills and long wait. iPhone? Pah!

05 Guitar Hero World Tour £130.00

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Guitar Hero now rocks out with guitar, bass, drums and vocals. But can it beat Rock Band?

06 Nintendo Wii Fit £70.00

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It’s promising to get us fit, but can Nintendo’s 21st century Stepmaster tear us away from playing Grand Theft Auto 4 in our pyjamas?
Microsoft has already nailed the joypad thing with their superb 360 controller. Does this Xbox Live-friendly microphone continue it peripherals form?
This is the bargain-basement version of a big, fat AV receiver - designed to cut down the tangle of wires in your home, and work extra-well with Xbox 360

09 Logitech Chillstream £25.00

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This is - unsurprisingly - the first joypad with a built-in fan that cools your hands as you play on your PC. It's a decent enough joypad - but can it dry out hands moistened by online Halo?

10 Blaze Sega Megadrive £35.00

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Can Blaze's latest take on the classic Sega console sate our appetite for retro gaming?