Flicking through the telly-box on the weekend, this writer halted sharpish on a shopping channel by the name price-drop tv after noticing that they were flogging something remarkably similar to Neversoft and Activision's Guitar Hero.

Yes, Guitar Freaks appeared to be a complete rip-off of one of the most popular videogames of recent years; the presenter doing an awful job of demonstrating the plug 'n' play kit that included the cheapest-looking guitar peripheral you have ever seen, and packed with 15 songs that buzz out of the television like poorly constructed midi compositions.

The start price (always heavily inflated to trick gullible consumers into thinking they've got a great deal as it drops and drops until the on-screen quantity is bought) was £50. It eventually sold for £11.99 GBP (plus £1.50 call to order, £7.99 p&p), so even then we can't help thinking that its buyers were swindled.