Search results for "Eidos Interactive"

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Tomb Raider: Anniversary's success is twofold; it does well by the memory of the original, and makes a dynamic action adventure game that's fun to play in 2007. Read review

Specs: Teen, Crystal Dynamics, Action, Action - adventure, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: It features a blend of stealth, covert surveillance, and high-powered firefights at secret military bases, though the game also has several significant shortcomings. Read review

Specs: Mature, Innerloop, Action, Tactical First-Person Shooter, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: Tomb Raider: Legend is a brief but fun adventure that just about anyone can enjoy. Read review

Specs: Teen, Crystal Dynamics, Action, Action - adventure, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: You don't need to be a fan of Batman to enjoy this excellent third-person action game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Rocksteady Studios, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.9 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Battlestations: Midway strikes just the right balance between action and strategy to create a game that's as unique as it is enjoyable. Read review

Specs: Teen, Eidos Interactive, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.1 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Hard-core Tomb Raider fans should be able to overlook some of the flaws and enjoy this new installment for its engaging storyline, death-defying action sequences, and impressive locations. Read review

Specs: Teen, Core Design Ltd., Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Action game fans ought to be able to settle in and blast their ways through Total Overdose's relatively brief campaign with reasonable levels of enjoyment. Just be prepared for one extremely cheesy ride. Read review

Specs: Mature, Deadline Games, Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Tomb Raider: Legend is a brief but fun adventure that just about anyone can enjoy. Read review

Specs: Teen, Crystal Dynamics, Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: This is probably one of the better kids' games to hit the market in a while, and that it's clever and charming enough to appeal to adults is a testament to that fact. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Traveller's Tales, Action, Miscellaneous - kids / children's games & entertainment, Fantasy, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.5 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Replacing a light gun with touch-screen support doesn't make up for Touch the Dead's contrived gameplay or its stiff, boxy presentation. Read review

Specs: Mature, Secret Stash Games, Action, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Praetorians is an excellent choice for real-time strategy fans looking for a stiff and satisfying challenge. Read review

Specs: Teen, Pyro Studios, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Historic, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Mature, Eidos Interactive, Action, Action - third person tactical shooter, Realistic, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.9 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Infernal embraces style over substance, resulting in a dull and repetitive shooting experience. Read review

Specs: Mature, Metropolis Software, Action, Action - third person shooter, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: You don't need to be a fan of Batman to enjoy this excellent third-person action game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Rocksteady Studios, Action, Action - adventure, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: A genuinely original game of tactics, planning, and precision. Read review

Specs: Teen, Pyro Studios, Strategy, Real-Time Military, Realistic

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Like its predecessors, Thief: Deadly Shadows features a memorable protagonist, a great setting, and some very interesting missions. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ion Storm, Action, Fantasy Action Adventure, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: ( stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: If any game offers the chance to understand just how impossible the heroic events of war movies would be to accomplish, Commandos 3 is it. Read review

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Xbox owners looking for a genuinely tough, original game should check out Commandos 2. Read review

Specs: Teen, Pyro Studios, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Historic, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: This is probably one of the better kids' games to hit the market in a while, and that it's clever and charming enough to appeal to adults is a testament to that fact. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Traveller's Tales, Action, Miscellaneous - kids / children's games & entertainment, Fantasy, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.9 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Overly linear missions and noninteractive 3D action get in the way of the deep political strategizing of Republic's later levels. Read review

Specs: Teen, Elixir Studios, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Action game fans ought to be able to settle in and blast their ways through Total Overdose's relatively brief campaign with reasonable levels of enjoyment. Just be prepared for one extremely cheesy ride. Read review

Specs: Mature, Deadline Games, Action, Action - third person shooter, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Strategy and action merge in this complex and exciting sequel. Read review

Specs: Teen, Eidos Interactive, Strategy

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.7 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Though based on a great series of innovative tactical action/puzzle games, Commandos Strike Force comes off as just another middling World War II shooter, despite some good ideas. Read review

Specs: Teen, Pyro Studios, Action, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Realistic, Historical, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Crash 'N' Burn plays decently, but it will leave fans of high-impact arcade racing wondering where the rest of the game is. Read review

Specs: Teen, Climax Group, Driving, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Chili Con Carnage is light on depth and fairly brief, but it's a raucous good time all the same. Read review

Specs: Mature, Deadline Games, Action, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Like Gary Coleman in Diff'rent Strokes, Gex is having a tough time showing off his range. Read review

Specs: Teen, Crystal Dynamics, Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.1 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Despite its intriguing premise, Braveheart's assorted play mechanics coexist about as peacefully as the Scottish clans depicted in the game. Read review

Specs: Mature, Red Lemon Studios, Strategy, General Strategy, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.2 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Even if you like the basic premise and action of the game, a number of very serious flaws quickly sap its entertainment value. Read review

Specs: Mature, Io Interactive, Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.7 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: 25 to Life is a lifelessly generic shooter that, at times, feels like Max Payne without the fun. Read review

Specs: Mature, Avalanche Software, Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Traveller's Tales delivers a short but inviting adventure that makes deft use of both of its almost arbitrary licenses. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Traveller's Tales, Action, Action - adventure, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Tomb Raider: Legend delivers a solid platforming experience that manages to mix in a healthy dose of the gunplay and puzzles that the console versions contained. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Human Soft, Action, Action - adventure, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: This is probably one of the better kids' games to hit the market in a while, and that it's clever and charming enough to appeal to adults is a testament to that fact. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Traveller's Tales, Action, Miscellaneous - kids / children's games & entertainment, Fantasy, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.3 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Unfortunately, the game starts strong, but becomes an exercise in futility on or around the second level. Read review

Specs: Teen, Core Design Ltd., Action, General Action, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Imperial Glory is a good Total War clone that packs a lot of unfulfilled potential. Read review

Specs: Teen, Pyro Studios, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame, Historical, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.5 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Looney Tunes: Cartoon Conductor is light on challenge and heavy on cartoon mayhem. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Amaze Entertainment, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Crash 'N' Burn plays decently, but it will leave fans of high-impact arcade racing wondering where the rest of the game is. Read review

Specs: Teen, Climax Group, Driving, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: While the underlying stealth action is mostly unchanged from the previous Hitman games, a diverse sequence of imaginative scenarios gives Blood Money its own fair share of violent thrills. Read review

Specs: Mature, Io Interactive, Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.6 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Hitman 2 fixes virtually all of the problems of its predecessor and stands tall on its own merits as an outstanding action game. Read review

Specs: Mature, Io Interactive, Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Hitman: Contracts delivers some time-tested and sometimes highly entertaining stealth action, which any fan of the genre might as well check out. Read review

Specs: Mature, Io Interactive, Action, Third-Person Shooter, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Final Fantasy VIII for the PC is a completely inadequate conversion of the attractive yet problematic console role-playing game. Read review

Specs: Teen, SquareSoft, Role-Playing, Console-style RPG, 1 Player