Customer Rating 5

This new instalment still features the animated charm and hand-drawn art that has featured in the previous Professor Layton titles, as well as lots of brand new content. Brand-new mini games and all-new episodes can be unlocked as you progress through the game. Each episode offers you a glimpse into the life of some of the interesting characters that you meet while solving the case.

As well as guiding Layton through this captivating new storyline, you can also get to grips with three new mini games. Lay a train track for a small model train to pass through all the stations and reach the goal, or juggle verbs to get the right performance on stage. The third new mini game involves you guiding a fish around an obstacle course to collect golden coins.

However, if you are new to the series, this is the perfect time to join the millions of existing players across Europe, so be sure that Professor Layton and the Spectre's Call is at the top of your Christmas wish list this festive season.

Professor Layton and the Spectres Call on Nintendo DS Features:

Over 200 new puzzles to solve
Fourth instalment in the popular Layton series, and a prequel to the first game, which shows the player how Layton met his young apprentice, Luke.
New puzzles to enjoy; all puzzles use the Touch Screen.

Age from 7 years.

Join Sackboy and Sackgirl on the starting grid for a new kart racing adventure in Little Big Planet Karting.

• Play: Race through an ever-changing world of content in story, battle, split screen or online multi-player racing modes.
• Create: Fire up your imagination to build your own tracks, customise your karts or even design unique power-ups and weapons.
• Share: Access millions of tracks created by the Little Big Planet community for a totally new experience every time you race.
• Age from 7 years.

PES 2013 sees the series returning to its roots, with the emphasis on the individual skills of the world's best players, and giving the player the total freedom to play any style of ball, which includes for the first time full control over shots.. This follows further consultation with both football and PES fans alike, and the result is the most faithful recreation of modern day football to date, with players modeled to match the running motions, abilities and playing styles, and the flicks and turns of their real-life counterparts. Three key elements form the basis of PES 2013's innovations, with all new additions falling within the fields of PES FullControl, Player ID, and ProActive AI. PES FullControl (PES FC): Never before has a football game offered such a level of control over the way it is played: Total Freedom of Control: Pro Evolution Soccer introduced the concept of freedom of movement, the new 'PES FC' in PES 2013 goes further with total freedom over ball control. Dynamic First Touch: PES 2013 introduces subtle ways to receive the ball, from traps, gently lifting it past an attacker to run on to or a variety of other moves. First touch is everything and players can trap the ball using the R2 button, killing the speed of a well-hit pass and bringing it instantly under control, or using the momentum of the pass to turn a defender. Full Manual Shooting and Full Manual Passing: PES 2013 offers fully manual passing and for the first time ever manual shooting, allowing users to determine the height and power of each. Long low passes can be sent skimming across the pitch, while shooting the user has total control over where the shot is placed. Skill and precision are needed to master these, but passes can be made into open areas, allowing lone strikers to thrive, while offering an unrivalled variety in ways to score. Age from 3 years +.

Have fun getting fit or just enjoy competing with friends as you bust out all your best moves with Just Dance 3.

The global smash hit is back with new dances, new music, new soul and new moves – with 15 million copies of the previous 2 games sold, you can be sure that Just Dance 3 will will just as popular around the world.

Get your groove on to the likes of Daft Punk, The Black Eyed Peas, Gwen Stefani, Cee Lo Green, Madness and Katy Perry!

Useful info:

• 49 songs to choose from
• Age from 3 years
• Just Dance 3 for Wii

• Two player option as Mario and Luigi via local wireless
  
• Three new power ups
  
• 80 levels over eight worlds
  
• Age from 3 years
  

Based on DreamWorks Animation's new upcoming animated film, Madagascar 3: The Video Game puts players in the role of their favourite Madagascar characters, including Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, and Gloria the Hippo. In a new and original adventure, the gang travel through Europe by way of a travelling circus and must put on the show of their lives if they ever want to make their way home to New York.

Players will be able to experience the excitement of the circus by completing challenging and sometimes suspiciously zany missions given by the Penguins, performing amazing publicity stunts on some of Europe's most notable landmarks, and dazzling the crowd with circus acts fit only for a Madagascar-style Circus Extravaganza! All the Madagascar friends are along for the ride in this comedic circus adventure including King Julien, Maurice and Mort, the chimps Phil and Mason, the Penguins, plus their new circus pals Stefano the sea lion, Vitaly the Siberian tiger and Gia the jaguar.

Age from 7 years.