Search results for "Namco"

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.8 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Spawn: Armageddon is a mediocre action game carried only by its license. Read review

Specs: Mature, Point of View, Action, Fantasy Action Adventure, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

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

The Bottom Line: Slick gameplay and gorgeous visuals are among Ace Combat 6's many strengths. Read review

Specs: Teen, Namco Bandai Games, Action, Simulation - modern jet flight, 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: This enjoyable anime-inspired fighter nails the look and feel of the source material but places too much importance on mediocre minigames. Read review

Specs: Teen, CyberConnect2, Action, Action - fighting, Fantasy, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.0 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: This bot-filled sequel delivers all of the mind-numbing monotony we've come to expect from the Dynasty Warriors franchise. Read review

Specs: Teen, Omega Force, Action, Action - beat-em up, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.5 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Go Vacation is a shallow, kid-friendly minigame collection with nice open spaces and overly simplistic games. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Namco Bandai Games, Party, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

Specs: Teen, CyberConnect2, Action, Action - fighting, Realistic

• 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: Ridge Racer Unbounded is a dramatic departure for the series, but one that's filled with some gloriously destructive, fast-paced racing. Read review

Specs: Teen, Bugbear, Driving, Racing / driving - arcade, Realistic

• 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 real-time strategy game's convoluted controls make it hard to play, much less enjoy. Read review

Specs: Mature, Black Hole Games, Strategy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.2 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: It may be a bit too cute for its own good. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Namco

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  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone, Namco, Action

• 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: If you've never liked light-gun games, it won't change your mind. But, if you've grown tired of the genre, Time Crisis 3 might just bring you back in. Read review

Specs: Teen, Namco, Action, Light Gun Shooter, Science-fiction, 1-2 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: Though it features super-deformed versions of some of Namco's more recognizable characters, Pac-Man Fever is basically just another shallow party game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Mass Media, Party, Party, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.5 stars Poor

  Overall score: 3.3 (1.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: You'd think that a real-time strategy game would be a great fit for the Nintendo DS, but stay away from this one and its busted artificial intelligence and half-baked minigames. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Box Clever Interactive, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, 1-2 Players

• 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: Digimon fans will find the multiplayer worthwhile, but the dull story mode is basically just a rehashing of the previous Digimon World. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Bandai Namco Games, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - console-style RPG, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone, Namco Bandai Games America, Action, Action - adventure

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone, Various, Compilation

• 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: Team battles aren't enough to make this latest entry in the Budokai Tenkaichi series stand out from the crowd. Read review

Specs: Teen, Spike, Action

• 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: A flair for the dramatic elevates Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 above its shallow combat. Read review

Specs: Teen, CyberConnect2, Action, Action - fighting

• 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: Fans of Namco's rotund mascot should get some satisfaction out of Pac-Man World 2, but picky platformer fans may want to give it a rental first. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Namco, Action, Arcade - adventure, 1 Player

• 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: Spawn: Armageddon is a mediocre action game carried only by its license. Read review

Specs: Mature, Point of View, Action, Fantasy Action Adventure, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone, Namco, Puzzle, Puzzle, 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: Star Fox: Assault has its heart in the right place and provides some entertaining moments, but it doesn't quite measure up to the pedigree of its namesake. Read review

Specs: Teen, Namco, Action, Arcade - shooting, Adventure - mystery, Action - 3D shooter, Science-fiction, Fantasy, 1-4 Players

• 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: Namco's back catalog deserves better than this slapped-together cash-in. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Backbone Vancouver, Action, 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: Pac-Man World 3 is a platformer, characterized most notably by its fusion of classic Pac-Man moments and generic platforming gameplay. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Blitz Games, Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.5 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Smash Court Tennis 3 is a decent game that plays it safe and doesn't bring much new to table. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Namco Bandai Games America, Sports, Sports - tennis, 1-4 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: Pac-Man World 3 is a platformer, characterized most notably by its fusion of classic Pac-Man moments and generic platforming gameplay. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Blitz Games, Action, 1 Player

• 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: Bounty Hounds has a unique visual style and some appealing gameplay concepts, but the core action is too repetitive and shallow to sustain your interest for very long. Read review

Specs: Teen, Xpec, Action, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.1 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: The casino games in Payout are mostly competent, but the game spreads itself too thin and delivers almost none of the promised real-world casino atmosphere. Read review

Specs: Teen, Bits Studios, Gambling, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.0 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Pac-Man World Rally is a paint-by-numbers kart racer with almost zero in the way of unique qualities or challenges. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Smart Bomb Interactive, Driving, Racing / driving - arcade, 1-2 Players

• 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: Culdcept Saga is easy for beginners to learn, difficult for experts to master, and fun no matter who you are. Read review

Specs: Teen, Omiya Soft, Card Battle, Miscellaneous - board games, Fantasy, 1-4 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: Simplistic combat and tedious backtracking don't fully diminish the pleasures of this attractive and festive fable. Read review

Specs: Teen, Game Republic, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.5 stars Poor

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

The Bottom Line: Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire is a lazy attempt to bring the Gundam license to the PlayStation 3, and it's a disappointment in almost every way. Read review

Specs: Teen, Bec, Simulation, 1-2 Players

• 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: Great cooperative play and solid action save the latest Ace Combat game from its lackluster campaign. Read review

Specs: Teen, Namco Bandai Games, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The cheap difficulty and blandness of the story mode make Urban Reign difficult to recommend to all but the most hardcore beat-'em-up fanatics. Read review

Specs: Teen, Namco, Action, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Xenosaga Episode III is a fitting, if convoluted, end to the cinematic science-fiction role-playing trilogy. Read review

Specs: Teen, Monolith Soft, Role-Playing, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.0 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Pac-Man World Rally is a paint-by-numbers kart racer with almost zero in the way of unique qualities or challenges. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Smart Bomb Interactive, Driving, Racing / driving - arcade, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Ridge Racer DS's awkward driving and collision models feel very dated by today's standards. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Namco, Driving, Racing / driving - GT/street, Realistic, 1-6 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: The legendary fighting game series returns for a predictable outing that features largely the same excellent gameplay Soul Calibur is known for, as well as prettier graphics and some unimpressive new modes. Read review

Specs: Teen, Namco, Action, Action - 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: Gratifying, gory combat contends with aggravating design flaws in this intriguing adventure. Read review

Specs: Mature, Game Republic, Adventure, Action - adventure

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: AirBlade is a fun, entirely playable game that puts a unique twist on the current trend in skateboarding games. Read review

Specs: Teen, Criterion Games, Sports, Futuristic Sport, Sci-Fi, 1-8 Players