If you’re hoping to hibernate with some great games this winter, we’ve got a stellar PS4 deal for you.Tesco is offering a seriously bargain bundle that gets you a 1TB Sony PlayStation 4, Lego Star Wars, No Man’s Sky, and the Force Awakens on Blu-ray for just £299. And if you enter the code TDX-HTNK at checkout (before September 25), you’ll get another £25 off – that’s just £274.Buy Now: Sony PS4 bundle at Tesco for £299We gave No Man’s Sky a 7/10 score, praising its technical achievement, and fun exploration mechanic. Here’s our verdict:“No Man’s Sky is a good game. Sean Murray and Hello Games’ vision of creating a vast universe on a scale unseen in video games has no doubt been achieved, and will certainly provide everyone who plays it with something unique."We gave Lego Star Wars an 8/10 score, praising its slick Lego gameplay, new puzzle and combat mechanics, brilliant flying sequences, and fantastic humour. Here’s out verdict:“What could have been a cash-in is another classic Lego game.
The gameplay is strong, with its new, more sophisticated puzzles, stronger combat, and brilliant flying sequences, while the visuals are absolutely brilliant, with the old camera issues on the decline. Yet it’s in the humour that you can really feel the awesome power of the Force. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a smile-generating, laughter-brewing machine, and you’d really have to hate the movie not to love the game."On Amazon, the Sony PlayStation 4 (1TB) has a 4.6/5 score based on 315 user reviews. The new menu is user friendly and works with a variety of plug-ins for streaming TV and music. I loved the PS3. So this summer I decided to upgrade to the next generation, the PS4. And in no way was I disappointed. It is an upgrade from the PS3 in every way.”“I wanted to upgrade from PS3 to PS4 for ages and I’m not disappointed. Love playing on this console, the graphics are mind-blowing. Setting up is very easy and it’s very quiet."This is a great deal, mainly because you’re getting so many goodies with it.
Plus, this is the larger 1TB PS4, which marks it as excellent value for money.Here’s a breakdown of what all the individual components of this deal would cost you if bought from Amazon:That totals £360.12, but Tesco’s bundle is just £274 (and £299 without the code). That means you’re saving £86.12 overall, which is nothing to scoff at.Buy Now: Sony PS4 bundle at Tesco for £299Related: PS4 Pro vs PS4Watch: PS4 Pro vs Xbox One SHave you spotted any great tech deals recently? Let us know in the comments.Experience the epic adventures of Star Wars™, from Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace to Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, through the fun and whimsical world of LEGO. Will you succumb to the dark side of the Force™ or will you become a Jedi Knight? Start your adventure in The Phantom Menace, where you’ll duel Darth Maul with your Lightsaber and use the Force to access secret areas and overcome obstacles. Play as your favorite Star Wars characters such as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Yoda and more!
*Episode I is free to download. Episodes II – VI and other content are available via in-app purchase.* Get the game on the App store 36 story mode levels + bonus content From the Trade Federation’s “negotiations” with Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace to the space battle above Endor in Return of the Jedi, play the most memorable and exhilarating scenes from your favorite episodes. Also unlock special bonus content featuring Bounty Hunter missions, a special Challenge Mode, Arcade Levels, and more! Play as your favorite Jedi Knight or Sith Lord! There are over 120 playable characters to unlock, including Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Han Solo, and Boba Fett. Which side of the Force will you use? Both dark and light side characters have their own unique Force abilities. Will you use a Force Throw to defeat the Jedi or choose your Lightsaber and Force Push to take down the evil Empire. Smash objects into LEGO bricks and switch characters on the fly as you play through different story levels.
Create your own Star Wars character mash-ups like Han Windu and Lando Amidala! Switch between “Classic” and “Touch Screen” controls to find the play-style that suits you bestLEGO released its first wave of LEGO Star Wars Rogue One sets in October, but we’ve decided to wait until both our readers and we ourselves have had a chance to see the movie, released in most countries on December 16. We’ll be reviewing all of the current Rogue One sets, starting today with 75152 Imperial Assault Hovertank, which includes 3 minifigs with 385 pieces and retails for $30. Now that the movie is out, we’ll be talking about the movie’s characters and plot in our Rogue One LEGO set reviews, so come back and read our review later if you want to remain spoiler-free. But if you’re just interested in our recommendation now before you see the movie, this is a great value and I recommend the set heartily to any Star Wars fan. The set comes in four numbered bags, with an 80-page instruction booklet spanning 133 steps.
Unlike many recent sets, the first bag includes the set’s hero minifig, the blind warrior-monk Chirrut Îmwe. Like most small to mid-sized LEGO sets geared toward the core 7-12 age range, the build is modular, with sections that correspond to the bags. The first bag includes the parts for the tank’s main body, without the side sections or rear cargo deck. The flick-fire missile shooters are so well-integrated into the build that they’re one of the first bricks you place on the first plates. It’s a mostly studs-up build, with Technic pin holes to attach future sections from subsequent bags. The second bag includes the left-hand propulsion section, with its tensor field radiator channels attached as a sub-assembly. Like several of the Force Awakens LEGO sets, the hovertank includes clear Technic flywheels so that the vehicle can appear to levitate (but more on this point later). The third bag — you guessed it — adds the mirror-image right section, and the tank begins to come together.
Bag 3 also includes both of the Imperial tanker minifigs. Both side sections have plenty of detail, including the sponson-mounted laser cannons, and they’re small enough that the pair don’t feel particularly repetitive to build. The fourth and final bag includes the rear cargo deck and orange kyber crystal transport crate, along with the rear radiator vanes. The most interesting part of the build, from a technique standpoint at least, is the kyber crystal crate. The crate is built studs-out, with a removable lid for storage. Obviously to prevent spoilers about the nature of the cargo (kyber crystals to power the Death Star’s primary weapon), the LEGO set designers didn’t include any LEGO crystals in the set. Instead, the lid opens and there’s room to store a blaster and a pair of macrobinoculars. First and perhaps most importantly, the vehicle in the movie is not a hovertank. According to DK’s Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide, the TX-225 “Occupier” combat assault tank comes in two variants — a repulserlift version and one on conventional tracks.
The Occupiers in service on Jedha were all GAVAw variants with tracks. (The nod to the GAVr repulserlift variant almost seems like an attempt by the author — head of story development at Lucasfilm — to retcon hovertank toys like this one back into the Star Wars universe.) Of course, attempting to fit working continuous track into a set that’s pretty close to the right scale would have been essentially impossible for the LEGO designers, so it’s hard to fault the inaccuracy. The tank has numerous play features, including the sponson-mounted laser cannons, which are integrated nicely into the propulsion sections with arches, and move up and down so Imperials can take out Rebels on terraces above street level. The interior has space for both of the minifigs, seated behind each other. The forward angled plating doesn’t open on the movie vehicle, but opens so you can place the minifigs. One major design failure is the roof hatch, which uses a standard 6×8 trapdoor mechanism.
While it’s useful for placing the rear minifig, a significant plot point in the movie occurs when the tank commander in his cupola gets shot (preventing him from continuing to fire his antipersonnel blaster), but the old-style trapdoor precludes proper placement of the minifig. If the designers could do it for the Rogue One LEGO AT-ST (75153), I’m confident they could have found a solution here. Commander cupola conundrums and GAVw/GAVr variant nerdery aside, the finished model looks pretty great, rolls nicely, has well-integrated missile shooters, and includes enough play features to keep the average 11-year-old kid (or 42-year-old Star Wars geek) amused for at least a few minutes. The set includes three minifigs — Chirrut Îmwe and two identical tank crew Stormtroopers (presumably a driver or gunner and the commander). Chirrut Îmwe carries his lightbow, powerful enough to take down a TIE fighter, as well as his walking stick. Chirrut’s robes are made from standard LEGO cloth, and wrap around his waist.
His back is also fully printed, and he has a dual-sided head with alternate expressions. The tank crew minifigs also have front and back printing, with a new helmet mold (as well as new designs for their torsos and legs). The head underneath the helmet is the current standard Stormtrooper head. New Stormtrooper variants are always interesting, if you’re into that sort of thing, but the hero here is obviously Chirrut Îmwe, currently unique to this LEGO set. Like the AT-ST, this set is heavily underpriced for a Star Wars set, at only $30 for 385 pieces and three figs. It’s not a particularly challenging build, and there are certainly flaws in its design from an accuracy standpoint (like the missing tracks and commander’s hatch). But overall this is actually quite a fun little set, with one of my new favorite Star Wars characters and a final model that’s fun to roll around. Plus, there’s good value for the money, particularly when the set is on sale for even less than $30.