For some reason FirstPlay have reviewed some of the most disappointing games of last year, with verdicts on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, and Tony Hawk: Shred. Thankfully, much more satisfactory are the PSN reviews of Funky Lab Rat and Pac-Man Championship Edition DX.

There’s also footage of the first hour of Dead Space 2, a guide to tuning in Gran Turismo 5, an online review of Call of Duty: Black Ops, an introduction to MUBI, and screenshot galleries of Dungeon Siege III and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine.

As always, this episode can be purchased for 99p, or you can save some money by taking out a 90-day subscription for £8.99.

Download size of Episode 40 = 1133MB

The complete contents of this week’s episode are as follows:

HD Reviews and Previews

Reviews Round-up – a look at three of last year’s worst games

• Splatterhouse – just not particularly interesting – 5/10
• Tony Hawk: Shred – better than the previous Tony Hawk game, but only just – 4/10
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – a step back for the series – 4/10

First Hour: Dead Space 2 – we join Tim Clark and Nathan Ditum for their first hour playing highly-anticipated horror sequel Dead Space 2

Gran Turismo 5: Beginner’s Tuning Guide – FirstPlay’s tips on how to make the most of tuning your cars in the awesome GT5

The Last Exorcism Blu-Ray review – The Wicker Man meets The Blair Witch Project – 7/10

Network Highlights

PSN Games Reviews Round-up – a look at some recent releases on the PlayStation Store

• Funky Lab Rat – a surprisingly entertaining platformer – 8/10
• Pac-Man Championship Edition DX – successfully re-imagines the classic arcade game – 9/10
• Crazy Taxi – still fun, but hasn’t aged particularly well – 6/10

Call of Duty: Black Ops online review – better balanced and more fun than Modern Warfare 2 – 9/10

Introduction to MUBI – introducing the art house film streaming service

PSP Comics – a look at another batch of comics for your PSP

Screenshot Galleries

Dungeon Siege III – the first console release for the series is looking strong

Earth Defence Force: Insect Armageddon – one of the weirdest third-person shooters ever?

MotoGP 10/11 – Gran Turismo on two wheels? We’ll have to wait and see

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – this game could actually make Warhammer fun

Featured Downloads

• FirstPlay NFS Hot Pursuit Theme
• FirstPlay Landit Bandit Baron Avatar
• FirstPlay Landit Bandit Squid Avatar

Next Week

• LittleBigPlanet 2 review

Buy a £20 PSN card from – Amazon UK : GAME

All sales made through PS3 Attitude help our charity fund