Halo: Reach – take up arms in the battle to get a bargain price

Halo: Reach launched at midnight after a jet-pac stunt in Trafalgar Square yesterday. Hailed by the Guardian journalist Steve Boxer as the masterwork of the developer, Bungie, it is the swan song for the Halo series. The basic game, collector's edition and even a legendary edition are available in various outlets. Below we focus on the basic game and collector's edition. Armour up, prepare yourself for Reach and join the Noble team as we uncover the best prices; these change rapidly, so if you spot better value, please add your comment below. Standard edition RRP £49.99 If you are a new online customer to Tesco, you can redeem vouchers to get 15% off entertainment orders, making the game £32.05. If you buy an Xbox Live 2100 points card (£16.71), which allows you to try out new and retro games or expand your existing games with premium content, then Tesco will reduce Halo to £28 – which adds up to £44.71 for both (or £38 with the 15% off). If you have used Tesco online services before, the best price is offered by Simply Games at £33.85. Halo: Reach is also available in-store at Sainsbury's for £34.99. Argos is selling the game for £36.99, but if you trade in one of your old games you may be entitled to get money off your purchase. For example, if you trade in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, you will get the game for £26.99. See the website for details of games and trade-in prices. Collector's edition RRP £59.99 The collector's edition includes the games disc housed in a recovered Oni black box, an exclusive elite armour set for use in multiplayer modes, an artefact bag containing Dr Halsey's personal journal and other classified documents and effects that unravel long-held secrets from the Halo universe. It is best priced at Simply Games , where it is selling for £46.85.