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Games and guides
Cooking Guide
Nintendo DS
It's time to cast aside your racks of cookbooks and embrace this superb kitchen aid that will help you create over 250 recipes from scratch including the shopping part: the audio and visual aids can be voice-controlled at each stage. You can add your own notes, create shopping lists and perfect your preparation techniques for everything from a simple meal to a roast for the whole family.
My Health Coach
Nintendo DS
This electronic coach in your pocket is designed to be a fun method to help you achieve a proper balance between the food you eat and the exercise you perform. It's always at hand to fit in with anyone's daily routine, and a pedometer records your steps. Just 10 to 15 minutes' play each day with the coaching sessions, daily challenges, mini-games and quizzes will leave you feeling the difference.
Wii Fit
Nintendo Wii
(subject to availability)
Sold with the revolutionary 'balance board' that looks a bit like a pair of bathroom scales, Wii fit takes gaming to a new dimension. As you perfect your skills astride the board, you control the action by shifting your weight around and making the on-screen avatar do your bidding. Perfect for the whole family, it enables everyone to set their own individual goals and see themselves improving every time they hop on.
Music
Coldplay Viva La Vida
This is the fourth album from Coldplay and like its predecessors, is not going to disappoint. We should all know by now that Coldplay are brilliant at what they do and this album only reiterates the point. Plenty of hits-to-be lie in wait, including the brilliant stand out tracks 42, Lost, Lovers In Japan and Yes.
THE READER PANELLISTS' VERDICT:
Rachel, 27
I've always been a big fan of Coldplay, and frontman Chris Martin's vocals in particular. No surprises then, this is yet another winning album.
Paul, 30
After the brilliant Parachutes and X&Y, I didn't think that Coldplay would be able to pull another successful album out of the bag. But it's excellent.
Philippa, 20
This is a CD that you only have to hear once to know you are going to be hooked for a long time. I love it.
Basshunter Now You're Gone – The Album
This summer's definitive Euro Dance album includes smash hit singles All I Ever Wanted and the title track. Hitting the No1 spot in eight European countries, Basshunter is Sweden's fastest selling artist since Abba.
Madonna Hard Candy
Just when you thought Madonna had reinvented herself so many times that she couldn't possibly do it again, she has. Madge's 11th studio album Hard Candy is certainly a sweet affair. This overwhelming album will leave you ready to hit the dance floor. Yes, the queen of pop is back.