GTA San Andreas is the greatest game ever made, no doubt. You can do everything in this game! This game is a big improvement on the already brilliant GTA Vice City. You play Carl Johnson, a gangsta who lives in Liberty City (Where GTA 3 was set) who goes back to his home town San Andreas when his mother dies, he is reunited with his old homies and some old enemies like the crooked cop Tenpenny (Who is voiced by Samuel L Jackson) and not before long he is taking part in dangerous, thoroughly enjoyable andetimes a little frustrating, missions. The missions have you going from robbing banks, to racing, to blowing up ships, to massive shootouts and even driving remote control planes! There is so much to do in this game it will take you a very long time to do everything and get that special feeling when you complete a game 100%. But even without doing the missions or sidequests, just wandering around doing what you like is really good fun. The city of San Andreas is huge with loads to explore and do and it is an absolute crime if you do not buy this game and you deserve to locked up in prison and have the key thrown away because this game is SO BRILLIANT!

Rating: ***** (wish there were more stars)

Platform: Playstation 2

Average price: £40

Everyone who's anyone has heard of Halo, one of the greatest games ever made, now that game has a sequal, Halo 2. You return as the great Master Chief with the task of saving the universe again from the merciless covenant who will stop at nothing to kill all human's and destroy earth after the Master Chief destroyed the Halo in the original Halo. But this time there is a twist to the story, you play as a covenant elite who has been branded a heretic and must now do all that the prophets demand or he will be killed. This is a great addition to the story and gives you a view of the two species and how differnet they are, but as you progress through the game you will see that there goal is the same, get to the index first and take control of a newly found Halo. The levels are huge with incredible detail and graphics and have you driving all sorts of new and classic vehicles, killing the Food(they're back!) and anything else that gets in your way. There are incredible developments in the story such as betrayal and shocks all theway through the game. Halo had the title of best game on Xbox but now it must hand it over to Halo 2 which will probably take the title of greatest game ever made aswell. If you have an Xbox then you must get this game!

Rating: *****

Platform: Xbox

Usual price: £40.00

Here are the release dates for the 3 main consoles(PS2, Xbox and Gamecube) and also PC.

Playstation 2:

January 2005:

Jan 10 - RPM Tuning - Kemco
Jan 11 - Mercenaries - LucasArts
Jan 11 - Suikoden IV - Konami
Jan 11 - The Getaway: Black Monday - SCEA
Jan 11 - Virtua Quest - SEGA
Jan 17 - Ford Mustang: 40th Anniversary Edition - Global Star
Jan 17 - The Punisher - THQ
Jan 18 - Fullmetal Alchemist & the Broken Angel - Square Enix
Jan 25 - Playboy: The Mansion - ARUSH Entertainment
Jan 26 - Classified: The Sentinel Crisis - Global Star

February 2005:

Feb 1 - Fear Factor: Unleashed - ARUSH Entertainment
Feb 1 - MAGIX Music Maker: Deluxe Edition - MAGIX
Feb 1 - Monster Jam 3 - Ubisoft
Feb 1 - Savage Safari Hunt - Crave Entertainment
Feb 1 - SEGA Ages: Phantasy Star Trilogy - Conspiracy Ent.
Feb 1 - Winning Eleven 8 - Konami
Feb 8 - Constantine - SCi Entertainment Group
Feb 8 - Death by Degrees - Namco
Feb 8 - Motocross Mania 3 - Global Star
Feb 8 - NBA Street V3 - Electronic Arts
Feb 8 - Outlaw Volleyball Remixed - Global Star
Feb 8 - Rave Master International - Konami
Feb 8 - Shadow of Rome - Capcom
Feb 8 - SLAI: Phantom Crash - Konami
Feb 8 - Winnie the Pooh: Rumbly Tumbly - Ubisoft
Feb 8 - Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim - Konami
Feb 10 - Champions: Return to Arms - Sony
Feb 14 - MX vs. ATV Unleashed - THQ
Feb 15 - Brothers in Arms - Ubisoft
Feb 15 - Gran Turismo 4 - Sony
Feb 15 - King of Fighters 02/03 - SNK NeoGeo
Feb 15 - NanoBreaker - Konami
Feb 15 - Robots - Vivendi Universal
Feb 15 - SEGA Classics Collection - SEGA
Feb 15 - Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga - Atlus Software
Feb 15 - Tenchu: Fatal Shadows - SEGA
Feb 15 - Xenosaga Episode II - Namco
Feb 21 - Wild ARMs: Alter Code F - Agetec
Feb 22 - Ghost Master: The Gravenville Chronicles - Empire Int.
Feb 22 - Project: Snowblind - Eidos Interactive
Feb 22 - Tekken 5 - Namco

March 2005:

Mar 1 - 25 To Life - Eidos Interactive
Mar 1 - Cold Fear - Ubisoft
Mar 1 - Digimon World 4 - Bandai
Mar 1 - Kessen III - KOEI
Mar 1 - MVP Baseball 2005 - Electronic Arts
Mar 1 - NARC - Midway
Mar 1 - Notorious: Die to Drive - Ubisoft
Mar 1 - Pariah - Groove Games
Mar 1 - Samurai Legend Musashi - Square Enix
Mar 1 - Super Monkey Ball Deluxe - SEGA
Mar 3 - Darkwatch - Sammy Studios
Mar 3 - The Shield - Sammy Studios
Mar 8 - Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Capcom
Mar 8 - Enthusia Professional Racing - Konami
Mar 8 - FIFA Street - Electronic Arts
Mar 8 - MLB 2006 - Sony Computer Entertainment
Mar 8 - Rugby 2005 - Electronic Arts
Mar 8 - TimeSplitters: Future Perfect - Electronic Arts
Mar 9 - Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters - Natsume
Mar 14 - The Fast and the Furious - Universal Interactive
Mar 14 - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory - Ubisoft
Mar 15 - Dragon Ball Z Sagas - Atari
Mar 15 - ESPN MLB 2K5 - SEGA
Mar 15 - God of War - Sony Computer Entertainment
Mar 15 - Rise of the Kasai - Sony Computer Entertainment
Mar 15 - Stolen - Hip Interactive
Mar 15 - World Tour Soccer 2006 - Sony
Mar 21 - EA Sports Fight Night Round 2 - Electronic Arts
Mar 22 - The Mummy: The Animated Series - Hip Games
Mar 29 - Red Ninja: End of Honor - Vivendi Universal
Mar 31 - Virtual Pool: Tournament Edition - Global Star
Apr 15 - Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 - Capcom

May 2005:

May 5 - Star Wars: Episode III - LucasArts

Xbox:

January 2005:

Jan 11, 2005 - Mercenaries - LucasArts
Jan 11, 2005 - Tork: Prehistoric Punk - Ubisoft
Jan 18, 2005 - The Punisher - THQ
Jan 25, 2005 - Oddworld Stranger's Wrath - Electronic Arts
Jan 25, 2005 - Playboy: The Mansion - ARUSH Entertainment

February 2005:

Feb 1, 2005 - Animaniacs: Great Hunt - Ignition Entertainment
Feb 1, 2005 - Demon Warrior - O~3 Entertainment
Feb 1, 2005 - Monster Jam 3 - Ubisoft
Feb 1, 2005 - Operation Flashpoint - Codemasters
Feb 8, 2005 - Constantine - SCi Entertainment Group
Feb 8, 2005 - Ford Racing 3 - Empire Interactive
Feb 8, 2005 - Iron Phoenix - Sammy Studios
Feb 8, 2005 - Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death - Evolved Games
Feb 8, 2005 - NBA Street V3 - EA Sports
Feb 10, 2005 - Mortifilia - XS Games
Feb 14, 2005 - Chicago Enforcer - Kemco
Feb 15, 2005 - Brothers in Arms - Ubisoft
Feb 15, 2005 - Dai Senryaku VII: Modern Military Tactics - Kemco
Feb 15, 2005 - MX vs. ATV Unleashed - THQ
Feb 15, 2005 - Spy vs. Spy - Gathering
Feb 15, 2005 - Top Gear: RPM Tuning - Kemco
Feb 22, 2005 - Project: Snowblind - Eidos Interactive
Feb 22, 2005 - Street Fighter Anniversary Collection - Capcom
Feb 28, 2005 - Phantom Dust - Majesco
Feb 28, 2005 - The Roots - Cenega

March 2005:

Mar 1, 2005 - Cold Fear - Ubisoft
Mar 1, 2005 - Dead to Rights II - Namco
Mar 1, 2005 - Digimon World 4 - Bandai
Mar 1, 2005 - DOOM 3 - Activision
Mar 1, 2005 - Jade Empire - Microsoft
Mar 1, 2005 - NARC - Midway
Mar 1, 2005 - Notorious: Die to Drive - Ubisoft
Mar 1, 2005 - Pariah - Groove Games
Mar 1, 2005 - Star Wars: Republic Commando - LucasArts
Mar 1, 2005 - Worms 3D - SEGA
Mar 3, 2005 - Darkwatch - SEGA
Mar 3, 2005 - Super Monkey Ball Deluxe - SEGA
Mar 3, 2005 - The Shield - Sammy Studios
Mar 5, 2005 - Far Cry Instincts - Ubisoft
Mar 8, 2005 - Close Combat: First to Fight - Global Star
Mar 8, 2005 - TimeSplitters: Future Perfect - Electronic Arts
Mar 8, 2005 - WWE WrestleMania 21 - THQ
Mar 14, 2005 - Unreal Championship 2: Liandri Conflict - Midway
Mar 15, 2005 - Dragon Ball Z Sagas - Atari
Mar 15, 2005 - ESPN MLB 2K5 - SEGA
Mar 15, 2005 - King of Fighters 2002 & 2003 - SNK NeoGeo
Mar 15, 2005 - Red Ninja: End of Honor - Vivendi Universal
Mar 15, 2005 - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory - Ubisoft
Mar 22, 2005 - Stolen - Hip Interactive
Mar 22, 2005 - The Mummy - Hip Interactive

April 2005:

Apr 1, 2005 - Advent Rising - Majesco
Apr 1, 2005 - Area 51 - Midway
Apr 1, 2005 - Capcom Fighting Evolution - Capcom
Apr 1, 2005 - Forza Motorsport - Microsoft
Apr 1, 2005 - Medal of Honor: Dogs of War - Electronic Arts
Apr 1, 2005 - Motocross Mania 3 - Global Star
Apr 1, 2005 - Virtual Pool Tournament Edition - Global Star
Apr 1, 2005 - Winning Eleven 8 - Konami
Apr 4, 2005 - Predator: Concrete Jungle - Vivendi Universal
Apr 5, 2005 - 25 To Life - Eidos Interactive
Apr 5, 2005 - Outlaw Tennis - Global Star
Apr 15, 2005 - Metal Slug 4 & 5 Combo - SNK Playmore
Apr 26, 2005 - LEGO Star Wars - Giant Interactive Entertainment

May 2005:

May 3, 2005 - Sid Meier's Pirates! - Atari
May 5, 2005 - Star Wars: Episode III - LucasArts

June 2005:

June 6, 2005 - West Coast Choppers - Global Star
June 15, 2005 - StarCraft: Ghost - Blizzard

Gamecube:

January 2005:

Jan 11, 2005 - Resident Evil 4 - Capcom
Jan 11, 2005 - Virtua Quest - SEGA

February 2005:

Feb 8, 2005 - TimeSplitters: Future Perfect - Electronic Arts
Feb 8, 2005 - Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death - Evolved Games
Feb 8, 2005 - NBA Street V3 - EA Sports
Feb 15, 2005 - Mortal Kombat: Deception - Midway
Feb 15, 2005 - Star Fox Assault - Nintendo
Feb 15, 2005 - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 - Ubisoft
Feb 15, 2005 - World Championship Pool 2004 - Jaleco Ent.

March 2005

Mar 1, 2005 - Geist - Nintendo
Mar 1, 2005 - Stolen - Hip Interactive
Mar 14, 2005 - Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - Nintendo
Mar 15, 2005 - Dragon Ball Z Sagas - Atari
Mar 15, 2005 - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory - Ubisoft

April 2005:

Apr 1, 2005 - Killer 7 - Capcom
Apr 1, 2005 - Medal of Honor: Dogs of War - Electronic Arts

June 2005:

Jun 1, 2005 - Advance Wars: Under Fire - Nintendo
Jun 1, 2005 - Fire Emblem: Souen no Kiseki - Nintendo
Jun 1, 2005 - The Legend of Zelda GCN - Nintendo
Jun 6, 2005 - StarCraft: Ghost - Blizzard