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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Konami Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

The latest portable entry in Kojima's famed tactical espionage series sadly evades perfection by requiring co-op for many of its boss battles. It's worth a look for seasoned stealth fans, but frustration often trumps fun if you go at it alone.

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  • 8th July, 2010
  • Matt Cabral
  • Konami
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  • Pros:
  • Highly produced and expertly polished in almost every way, tonnes of engaging content for MGS fans of all stripes, makes most PSP games look last-gen
  • Cons:
  • Boss battles lack the inspired style the series is famous for -- worse than that, though, most are impossible to complete unless you recruit a co-op Snake

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