Walk this way

Sony Ericsson's Walkman phones stand head and shoulders of every other music phone - but most of the Irish networks have been reluctant to sell them (Why? Maybe not cheap enough or they make the other phones in the range look ordinary? Who knows). Happily, O2, Three and Meteor are now selling at least one Walkman on contract or pre-pay.

The latest evolution is the W850i 3G phone (available on Three). If you don't need 3G, perhaps you'd be better off with the excellent W810i predecessor but the newcomer is worthy of consideration. Read the full Sony Ericsson W850i review in today's paper.

In games, F.E.A.R. (X360) sees the paramilitary meet the paranormal in a sizzling reheat of the PC shooter from last year. Reservations about aiming notwithstanding, F.E.A.R. delivers a pulse-pounding trawl through a sci-fi nightmare.

Sonic Rivals sensibly eschews the car-crash 3D of more recent Sonics to go back to basics in this PSP outing and proves that old-school two-dimensional twitch gaming still has much to offer.

Call of Duty 3 hits the Wii with great expectations of emulating the PC/mouse aiming combo via the Wiimote - but even prolonged play shows that pointing at the screen to shoot never gets comfortable.

Superman Returns (X360) was delayed for six months due to quality reasons but should really have been shelved indefinitely.