Search results for "Activision"

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  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
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The Bottom Line: The popular console game hits iOS devices with Skylanders Battlegrounds: Mobile Starter Pack. Read review

Specs: Games, Apple iOS

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  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.1 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 8 reviews

The Bottom Line: Rome: Total War is the very definition of an epic strategy game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Creative Assembly, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Historic, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 9 reviews

The Bottom Line: Call of Duty: Black Ops offers an engrossing campaign and the most feature-rich competitive multiplayer on the Wii. Read review

Specs: Mature, Treyarch, Action, Action - first person shooter

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Apache: Air Assault faithfully captures all the nuance of piloting an attack helicopter while including plenty of extras to keep fanatics coming back for more. Read review

Specs: Teen, Gaijin Entertainment, Simulation

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  3.5 stars Very good

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

The Bottom Line: The PC version of Spider-Man: The Movie succeeds mostly in capturing the essence of Marvel Comics' popular superhero. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Gray Matter, Action, Third-Person Shooter, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.0 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: For many reasons, XXX just does not work as a handheld game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Digital Eclipse, Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: This trigger-happy safari may be too exuberant for its own good, but there's still some fun to be had in these hunts. Read review

Specs: Teen, Activision, Sports, Sports - hunting

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• Average user rating: 0.0 stars out of 2 reviews

Specs: Everyone, Activision, General

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 reviews

The Bottom Line: GoldenEye 007 is an entirely new and incredibly fun shooter that doesn't rely on its prestigious pedigree to provide thrills. Read review

Specs: Teen, Eurocom Entertainment Software, Action, Action - first person shooter

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Modern Warfare 3 sticks to its competitive, cooperative, and single-player guns and reminds you why the series is one of the best in the business. Read review

Specs: Mature, Infinity Ward, Action, Action - first person shooter

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  3.5 stars Very good

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

The Bottom Line: Apache: Air Assault faithfully captures all the nuance of piloting an attack helicopter while including plenty of extras to keep fanatics coming back for more. Read review

Specs: Teen, Gaijin Entertainment, Simulation, Simulation - helicopter flight, Realistic

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

Specs: Teen, Treyarch, Action, Action - adventure, Science-fiction, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 17 reviews

The Bottom Line: Call of Duty: Black Ops bears the series' standard superbly, delivering an engrossing campaign and exciting competitive multiplayer. Read review

Specs: Mature, Treyarch, Action, Action - first person shooter

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• Average user rating: 1.5 stars out of 6 reviews

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games, Simulation, Action - platformer

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  3.5 stars Very good

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

The Bottom Line: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron offers some entertaining action, lots of explosions, and few surprises. Read review

Specs: Teen, High Moon Studios, Action, Action - third person shooter, Science-fiction

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: This belated port successfully brings the greatness of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare to the Wii. Read review

Specs: Mature, Treyarch, Action, Action - first person shooter, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Performance and control issues make the PC version of Spider-Man 3 more problematic than its Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 counterparts. Read review

Specs: Teen, Beenox, Action, Action - adventure, Science-fiction, 1 Player

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

Specs: Mature, Treyarch, Action, Action - first person shooter, Realistic

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  3.5 stars Very good

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

The Bottom Line: Some flashy action, a playful sense of humor, and a clean visual style bring this otherwise straightforward beat-'em-up to life. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Beenox, Action, Action - adventure, Science-fiction, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: By sticking to the series' strengths, Modern Warfare 3 delivers some of the best competitive, cooperative, and single-player shooting in the business. Read review

Specs: Mature, Infinity Ward, Action, Action - first person tactical shooter

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 31 reviews

The Bottom Line: While not as remarkable as the technology that fuels it, the game itself is put together well enough to make Doom 3 legitimately great, all things considered. Read review

Specs: Mature, id Software, Action, First-Person Shooter, Sci-Fi, 1-4 Players

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 9 reviews

The Bottom Line: Impressive controls, exciting multiplayer, and a dramatic campaign make Call of Duty: World at War a great success. Read review

Specs: Mature, Exakt, Action, Action - first person shooter, Historical, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: Call of Duty: Black Ops bears the series' standard superbly, delivering an engrossing campaign and exciting competitive multiplayer. Read review

Specs: Mature, Treyarch, Action, Action - first person shooter

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

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Toys for Bob, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: The Movies proves to be an accessible and good-spirited tycoon game, and its moviemaking tools offer a surprisingly deep amount of control. But the disconnection between these elements is noticeable. Read review

Specs: Teen, Lionhead Studios, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - tycoon, 1 Player

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

Specs: External, Game console, Guitar controller, Wireless

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 5 reviews

The Bottom Line: Modern Warfare 2 boasts an exhilarating campaign, engaging cooperative play, and addictive multiplayer, but the high price and limited multiplayer features may tarnish its appeal. Read review

Specs: Mature, Infinity Ward, Action, Action - first person shooter, Realistic

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: As a refinement of the Age of Empires legacy, Empires offers enough that's new to even appeal to those who aren't card-carrying RTS fans. Read review

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

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: Most anyone who plays games would more than likely be very impressed with Call of Duty's authentic presentation, well designed and often very intense single-player missions, and fast-paced, entertaining multiplayer modes. Read review

Specs: Teen, Infinity Ward, Action, First-Person Shooter, Historic, 1-32 Players

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  3.5 stars Very good

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

The Bottom Line: Prototype 2 on the PC is almost identical to its console counterparts, which makes for a brutal and exciting adventure. Read review

Specs: Mature, Radical Entertainment, Action

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  2.5 stars Average

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

The Bottom Line: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance is a competent though flawed handheld shooter. Read review

Specs: Teen, n-Space, Action, Action - first person shooter, Realistic

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

Specs: Mature, Treyarch, Action, Action - first person shooter

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: This expansion is for those who already played Medieval and want more of the same. The Vikings campaign is great fun, and the Vikings themselves are a blast to play. Read review

Specs: Teen, Creative Assembly, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Historic, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The 3D golf mode adds an interesting and fun twist to what would have otherwise been a straightforward management strategy game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Cat Daddy Games, Strategy, Tycoon, Realistic, 1 Player

• 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: While it offers an interesting and varied campaign, Big Red One doesn't quite nail down the intense feel of World War II infantry combat. Read review

Specs: Teen, Treyarch, Action, Action - first person shooter, Historical, 1 Player

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

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Etranges Libellules, Action, Action - adventure

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 20 reviews

The Bottom Line: The single-player campaign is over in a flash, but the high quality of that campaign and its terrific multiplayer options make Call of Duty 4 a fantastic package. Read review

Specs: Mature, Infinity Ward, Action, Action - first person shooter, Realistic, Historical, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Transformers: The Game is a big, loud, shallow action game that severely lacks in content. Read review

Specs: Teen, Traveller's Tales, Action, Action - adventure, Science-fiction, 1 Player

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  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 reviews

The Bottom Line: There's a good game in Quake 4, but it's buried under several layers of highly disappointing graphical performance issues. Read review

Specs: Mature, Raven Software, Action, Action - first person shooter, Science-fiction, 1 Player

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  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.5 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.5 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: The controller may fit the bill, but Rapala Tournament Fishing just isn't the big catch that virtual anglers were hoping for. Read review

Specs: Everyone, MagicWand, Sports, Sports - fishing, Realistic, 1 Player