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Greg Howson

Own goal

There are some things that money can't buy, says the ad, but for everything else there is a credit card. Sadly one thing money can buy is the execrable FIFA Street. The shocking "freestyle football" game is the number one selling game in the UK. I blame the Easter holidays - how many disappointed kiddies will have had their gaming dreams shattered by this travesty? How many will buy/be bought fewer titles as a result? And while I'm ranting about the charts - the lack of Resident Evil 4 stock is embarrassing. Didn't Capcom realise that practically every Gamecube owner who hadn't imported would be dusting off their consoles in preparation?

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