UK Christmas Gift Guide 2012

Operation R2-D2

• Buy from Amazon for £18.13

Operating on a guy with a red lightbulb for a nose apparently doesn't cut it anymore. Perhaps because his most obvious abnormality was the one thing you couldn't attack with a pair of tweezers? Regardless, nowadays you can perform surgical procedures on all sorts of licensed characters and, of course, no conversation about licensed products would be complete without Star Wars.

Donkey Kong Jenga

• Buy from VideoGamesPlus via Amazon for £24

If you've ever played Jenga before, you can't help but have noticed that what the game really lacks is a compelling narrative featuring an antagonistic ape. Donkey Kong Jenga addresses this common complaint with the addition of Mario quadruplets who, as the game progresses, must climb to the top of the Jenga tower to rescue Pauline from the titular simian kidnapper.

The Metagame

• Buy from The iam8bit Store for $25.00 (plus international shipping)

Which is more tragic, Tetris or Tekken? Which is sexier, Passage or Pac-Man? These are just a couple of the countless question and answer combos that you might debate with friends during a game of Metagame: Videogame Edition. Warning: In the States of California and New York this game has been proven to cause intelligent discussion, learning, and podcasting.