Search results for "Acclaim Entertainment Inc."

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: It's a relatively simple action game at heart, but a solid combat system and some extremely intense and cinematic levels make The Return of the King deserving of its name. Read review

Specs: Teen, Hypnos Entertainment, Action, Beat-'Em-Up, Fantasy, 1-2 Players

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  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Creativity application, PC

• 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: It's still technically a solid game, but at this point it almost feels totally obsolete. Read review

Specs: Mature, Nex Entertainment, Action, Horror Action Adventure, Horror, 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: Everything positive that has been added to Showdown doesn't do anything to counteract the mechanical artificial intelligence and visual problems that plague much of the game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Acclaim, Sports, Wrestling, Realistic, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

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

The Bottom Line: If you're dead set on experiencing this title, you'd be better off going with the N64 version, or maybe even wait for the Dreamcast release. Read review

Specs: Mature, Acclaim, Action, General Adventure, Fantasy, 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 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Sacred is a great-looking, generally solid action RPG that provides a few interesting gameplay innovations. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ascaron Entertainment GmbH, Role-Playing, Action RPG, Fantasy, 1-16 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: MotoGP 08 is meat-and-potatoes racing with enough challenge to keep two-wheeled gearheads busy for weeks. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Milestone S.r.l, Driving, Racing / driving - motorcycle motocross, 1 Player

• 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: Painting the town red, blue, or any other color is a lot of fun in this charming Wii platformer. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Blue Tongue Entertainment, Action, Miscellaneous - kids / children's games & entertainment, Fantasy, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.5 stars Poor

  Overall score: 3.4 (1.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Heavy Metal is simply an uninteresting licensed 3D arena shooter that feels extremely rushed and won't impress anyone. Read review

Specs: Mature, Capcom, Action, General 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: While NightFire is hurt by its relatively short length, the game's single-player mode is well constructed, and its multiplayer mode is good too. Read review

Specs: Teen, Eurocom Entertainment Software, Action, First-Person Shooter, Modern, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The combination of elements from several different genres--action, strategy, and role-playing--works to keep things interesting in Cold Zero. Read review

Specs: Teen, JoWooD Entertainment AG, Action, Third-Person Shooter, Modern, 1-16 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.6 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The GBA version is a perfect conversion of the PC original, but that fact alone may limit its appeal. Read review

Specs: Mature, Stalker Entertainment, Action, First-Person Shooter, Sci-Fi

• 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: Asura's Wrath isn't much of a game, but its over-the-top, anime-style story makes it easier to overlook its shortcomings. Read review

Specs: Teen, CyberConnect2, Action, Action - adventure, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.1 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 9 reviews

The Bottom Line: Lost Planet: Extreme Condition makes shooting giant bugs every bit as fun as it should be, and even though it ends too quickly, you'll have a blast while it lasts. Read review

Specs: Teen, Capcom, Action, Action - third person shooter, Science-fiction, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

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

The Bottom Line: The newest entry in the revered series features plenty of awesome action, a great new character...and a bit of repetition. Read review

Specs: Mature, Capcom, Action, Action - adventure, Fantasy, 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: Storm of Zehir tries to be the square peg in Neverwinter Nights 2's round hole, with predictably lackluster results. Read review

Specs: Teen, Obsidian Entertainment, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - third person

• 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: The story may justify the price of admission, but there's really nothing new in Mega Man Battle Network 6 that wasn't in previous games. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Capcom, Role-Playing, Action - adventure, 1-2 Players

• 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 budget-priced Special Edition adds some notable new features to 2005's frenetic action game, and, for better or worse, defangs its notorious difficulty level. Read review

Specs: Mature, Capcom, Action, Action - adventure, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Good atmosphere and some unique mechanics make this a solid on-rails shooter. Read review

Specs: Mature, Cavia Inc., Action, Action - adventure, Science-fiction, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone, Ludia Inc., Trivia / Game Show, Miscellaneous - party

• 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: By neglecting to address the fundamental problems of the original and slicing out the online play, Monster Hunter Freedom negates the few improvements it makes to its PlayStation 2 predecessor. Read review

Specs: Teen, Capcom, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Fantasy, 1-4 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: There isn't much here that wasn't done just as well, or better, in the previous game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Capcom, Role-Playing, Action RPG, 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: This sci-fi sequel seems like it should have everything you need in a shooter, but a shocking number of design missteps suck out much of the fun. Read review

Specs: Teen, Capcom, Action, Action - third person shooter, Science-fiction, 1-4 Players

• 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: With a sharp game list and fantastic multiplayer support, Capcom Classics Collection Remixed is, all around, a very good compilation. Read review

Specs: Teen, Digital Eclipse, Compilation, Miscellaneous - arcade, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.4 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Based on Mortal Kombat: Deception, this version gains some extra characters but little else to make it worthwhile for fans of Midway's gory fighting-game series. Read review

Specs: Mature, JGI Entertainment, Action, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Ludia Inc., Trivia / Game Show

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Teen, Scientifically Proven, General

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

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

The Bottom Line: Between the various multiplayer options and the great single-player mode, Forsaken 64 comes out a real winner. Read review

Specs: Teen, Iguana Entertainment, Action, General Action, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.7 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The excitement quickly fades, leaving you with a game with unresponsive controls and lackluster action. Read review

Specs: Mature, Kuju Entertainment, Action, Third-Person Shooter, Sci-Fi, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.3 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Mutant Melee is an incredibly slapdash and barren game that has absolutely nothing to offer you. Read review

Specs: Teen, Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii, Action, 3D Fighting, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.4 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: In the end, Devil May Cry 2 is a big disappointment, and it just isn't all that entertaining. Read review

Specs: Mature, Capcom, Action, Fantasy Action Adventure, Fantasy, 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: Diehard fans of the original might enjoy Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown, but if you don't have any such emotional attachment, there are better alternatives. Read review

Specs: Teen, Cinemaware, Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Historic, 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: When X7 ventures into new territory and starts tinkering with the tried-and-true Mega Man formula, things start to go wrong. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Valuewave Co.,Ltd., Action, Scrolling Shooter

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts is a tight game that experiences a few technical difficulties along the way. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Affect, Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.6 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: On its own merits, UFC: Tapout is an excellent, original fighting game that's especially fun for two players. Read review

Specs: Teen, DreamFactory, Action, 3D Fighting, 1-2 Players

• 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: The story still stands up, but the game that has been wrapped around it simply cannot keep up its end of the bargain. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Inevitable Entertainment, Action, Fantasy Action Adventure, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.0 stars Terrible

  Overall score: 2.4 (1.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The game is a thoroughly bland cross between the simulation and arcade styles of MX games. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Acclaim, Driving, Motocross Motorcycle Racing, Realistic

• 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: What developer Climax has produced here is a simple, accessible racing game with modest goals that it, for the most part, accomplishes. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Climax Group, Driving, Rally / Offroad Racing, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.0 stars Terrible

  Overall score: 2.9 (1.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: There are so many problems with Armorines on the PlayStation that to discuss them all would be like flogging a dead horse. Read review

Specs: Teen, Acclaim, Action, General Action, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone, Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii, Adventure, General Adventure, 1 Player