Lewie's Weekly Deals - The 15% off everything at Zavvi super-post
Gosh. There's lots on offer this week. Dozens of cheap games for you to consider, including heavily discounted pre-orders for some of the biggest games of 2011. As always, SavyGamer is your up-to-date source of videogame bargains.
This week's deals are after the break.
MicroBot, Xbox 360 - 400 MS Points
I was quite surprised to see this on half price promo already. It's sort of like what an indie game would look like if it were made by EA with an obviously bigger budget compared to similar games. It's a twin stick shooter, but instead of being in space, you're in a human body. It seems to have divided opinion, but I certainly enjoyed it enough to finish it, even persevering through some of the rubbish insta-death laser-filled latter levels. It's very pretty, and has a lovely upgrade system, so I say it's worth roughly £3.50 worth of anyone's virtual currency.
Earth Defence Force: Insect Armageddon, Xbox 360/PS3 – £24.99 delivered
EDF! EDF! EDF! That's the chant of the Earth Defence Force. This is the follow up to EDF 2017, and will probably be bloody brilliant. It's so far confirmed to have spiders, jetpacks, guns and aliens in it, and has got online co-op in addition to the offline co-op from the last game. Strap up and shoot those alien scum as if all life on earth depended on it.
Nintendo 3DS – £199.85 delivered
Just shy of two hundred quid seems to be the best price for 3DS right now. There's still two months for retailers to try to compete for your pre-orders, but right now shopto is the cheapest. If you're planning on getting a 3DS, you'll no doubt want to take a look at the software pre-orders coming up in the deal of the week.
Deal of the week
15% off practically everything at Zavvi
Follow the instructions here to get as many coupons for 15% off at Zavvi as you want. These coupons are only valid for items up to £100, and they expire at the end of March, but apart from that there's no other restrictions. Here's some examples of the mega-bargains you can get right now using these 15% off coupons:
PC
- Dragon Age Origins [Ultimate Edition] – £15.26 delivered
- Dawn of War II & Chaos Rising – £8.46 delivered
Xbox 360
- Resonance of Fate – £8.37 delivered
- 2,100 MS Points – £13.47 delivered
PS3
- Prince Of Persia Trilogy: HD – £15.17 delivered
- Demon’s Souls – £12.62 delivered
- Valkyria Chronicles – £10.92 delivered
PSP
- Valkyria Chronicles II – £12.62 delivered
DS
- Ghost Trick – £21.12 delivered
The coupons work on pre-orders too, making lots of future high profile PC releases all around the £20 mark, and almost all 3DS games just £25.37. With these pre-orders, you won't be charged until just before the game ships, so if you see a better price between now and release day, you can always cancel this one and order the cheaper price. Zavvi's prices are pretty good, but the store's track record for shipping times and customer services isn't fantastic. Here's the highlights of the cheap pre-orders that the 15% off coupons will get you:
PC
- Dawn Of War II: Retribution [Complete Edition] – £29.62 delivered
- Batman: Arkham City – £23.76 delivered
- Dawn Of War II: Retribution [Collector's Edition] – £23.67 delivered
- Mass Effect 3 – £23.67 delivered
- Crysis 2 [Limited Edition] – £22.91 delivered
- The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings [Collectors Edition] – £57.76
- The Witcher 2 [Premium Edition] – £21.21 delivered
- Rage – £21.12 delivered
- Total War: Shogun 2: Total War [Limited Edition] – £21.12 delivered
- Duke Numem Forever – £21.12 delivered
- Test Drive: Unlimited 2 – £20.27 delivered
- Brink – £20.27 delivered
- Football Manager 2011 – £15.26 delivered
- Dungeons – £15.17 delivered
- Lucius – £12.62 delivered
Xbox 360
- Test Drive: Unlimited 2 – £31.41 delivered
- Brink - £29.62 delivered
- Marvel VS Capcom 3: Fate Of Two Worlds – £28.77 delivered
- Raiden Fighters Aces – £12.62 delivered
PS3
- Portal 2 – £33.87 delivered
- Killzone 3 – £32.26 delivered
- The Last Guardian, PS3 – £32.36 delivered
- InFamous 2 – £32.26 delivered
- Test Drive: Unlimited 2 – £31.41 delivered
- Brink - £29.62 delivered
- Marvel VS Capcom 3: Fate Of Two Worlds – £28.77 delivered
- ICO & Shadow of the Colossus HD – £23.76 delivered
DS
- Pokémon Black/White, DS – £23.67 delivered
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem – £19.85 delivered
3DS
- Asphalt 3D - £25.37 delivered
- Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy - £25.37 delivered
- Batman - £25.37 delivered
- Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D - £25.37 delivered
- Dead or Alive: Dimensions - £25.37 delivered
- DJ Hero - £25.37 delivered
- Dragon Ball - £25.37 delivered
- Driver: Renegade - £25.37 delivered
- FIFA - £25.37 delivered
- Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars - £25.37 delivered
- Gundam - £25.37 delivered
- Hollywood Crimes - £25.37 delivered
- Kid Icarus: Uprising - £25.37 delivered
- Kingdom Hearts - £25.37 delivered
- LEGO: Pirates Of The Caribbean - £25.37 delivered
- LEGO: Star Wars III: The Clone Wars - £25.37 delivered
- Madden - £25.37 delivered
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater - £25.37 delivered - Nintendogs and Cats - £25.37 delivered
- Pac-Man and Galaga - £25.37 delivered
- Professor Layton And The Mask Of Miracle - £25.37 delivered
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 - £25.37 delivered
- Rabbids 3D - £25.37 delivered
- Rayman fucking 2 again - £25.37 delivered
- Resident Evil: Mercenaries - £25.37 delivered
- Resident Evil: Revelations - £25.37 delivered
- Ridge Racer - £25.37 delivered
- Saints Row - £25.37 delivered
- Samurai Warriors: Chronicles - £25.37 delivered
- Sims 3 - £25.37 delivered
- Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - £25.37 delivered
- Star Fox - £25.37 delivered
- Super Monkey Ball - £25.37 delivered
- Super Street Fighter IV - £25.37 delivered
Also of note:
- DeathSpank, Xbox 360 – 600 MS Points
- DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, Xbox 360 – 600 MS Points
- Battlefield 1943, Xbox 360 – 600 MS Points
- Mass Effect 2, Xbox 360 – £6.81 delivered
- Alien Vs Predator (2010), PC – £4.99 delivered (Registers on Steam)
- Red Faction: Armageddon, PC – £22.99 delivered
- Homefront, PC – £22.99 delivered
Remember to keep your eye on SavyGamer.co.uk for gaming discounts throughout the week, and you can hassle me on twitter if there’s ever a specific game you’re after for cheap.