2008's best games cost less than $20

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A dozen fantastic titles, all priced under $20 (£10) a piece

CASTLE CRASHERS
On XBLA | Out Summer 2008

Footage and screenspromise tounge-in-cheek humour, vicious combat and supremely imaginative boss creations - like the slavering, bug-eyed beast above. And the instantly-gratifying Golden Axe-esque action appeals mightily in this age of dreary forumites whining thatall games aren't 100-hour epics. It's bound to be value for money, too - Alien Hominid is just 800 Microsoft points ($10 or approx £6.80).

AUDIOSURF
On PC | Out Now

Essentially, AudioSurfis a high-score chasing mouse-controlled racer. But that doesn'tdo it justice at all. AudioSurf raises its game by building tracks in response to your own MP3 library,laying out ribbonyrace stripsin time with any tune you import. You then zip along the strips, collecting coloured lozenges and competing against players around the world while smiling in joy. And it's only $9.95 or approx £5.06!

MULTIWINIA
On PC | Out 2008

Multiwiniais developer Introversion's adaptation of its own Darwinia, an intriguing action/RTS/puzzle game. With Multiwinia, players will be able to undertake huge versus battles in the game's 'Jurrassic Park for polygons' world, or team up for co-operative missions and challenges. Darwinia costs £10 or $20 right now, so expect the same forMultiwinia. The appeal of the game is almost impossible to describe in mere words, so try this dose of footage instead:

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Ben Richardson is a former Staff Writer for Official PlayStation 2 magazine and a former Content Editor of GamesRadar+. In the years since Ben left GR, he has worked as a columnist, communications officer, charity coach, and podcast host – but we still look back to his news stories from time to time, they are a window into a different era of video games.