Holiday gift guide for gamers

Best gaming gifts and gadgets to buy this holiday season

2010 was a bumper year for gaming. From January onwards, there has been an avalanche of great video games and gaming peripherals vying for gamers' dollars. In the following slideshow, we highlight some of the best products of the year for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii, Sony PSP and Nintendo DS. If you're stumped on what to get your gaming buddy this Christmas, make sure it's something from this list. To read our in-depth review, click on the image for each product.

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Square Enix Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

While it isn't necessarily revolutionary or groundbreaking, the latest installation in Square Enix's long-running Dragon Quest series makes some ambitious strides thanks to its co-op adventuring and impressive 3D handheld graphics.

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  • 16th July, 2010
  • Heidi Kemps
  • Square Enix
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  • Fun and well-designed multiplayer, superb visuals and music, charming setting and world design, excellent localisation
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  • Slow going at several points, quite grind-heavy at times, may leave those not interested in multiplayer out in the cold.

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