Search results for "Namco"

• CNET Editor rating:
  5.0 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.9 (5.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Tekken 3 is the best PlayStation game to come along in a long time. Read review

Specs: Teen, Namco, Action, 3D Fighting, 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: Jakks Pacific Namco - Plug and play TV game

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Sniper Elite offers a lengthy single-player game full of tense and rewarding moments, but it requires a lot of patience to truly enjoy. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rebellion, Action, 1 Player

• 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: One of the best names in flight combat delivers another standout installment in Ace Combat X for the PSP, which has its own story and well-designed gameplay twists. Read review

Specs: Teen, Access Games, Simulation, Simulation - modern jet flight, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.8 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Mamodo Fury packs a number of gameplay modes and plenty of familiar characters, but it all feels wasted on this shallow and frustrating fighting game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Mechanic Arms, Action, 1-4 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: Excellent visual style does little to mask Magna Carta 2's middling story and annoying AI. Read review

Specs: Teen, Banpresto, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG

• 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: One Piece Grand Adventure feels like a beefier version of One Piece Grand Battle, but it's still not a very compelling brawler. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ganbarion, Action, Action - adventure, 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: Naruto's latest outing is yet another simplistic, mediocre brawler. Read review

Specs: Teen, Namco Bandai Games, Adventure, Action - adventure

• 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: The King of Iron Fist tournament returns in Tekken Tag Tournament 2, a well-executed and punishing fighter. Read review

Specs: Teen, Namco Bandai Games, Action, Action - fighting, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Mark of Chaos captures the fantasy combat of the Warhammer franchise in a beautiful way, but it's marred by some technical issues and a basic strategic campaign. Read review

Specs: Mature, Black Hole Games, Strategy, 1-6 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.5 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Dark Souls is an extraordinary role-playing game that transports you to an awesome and menacing world you may never forget. Read review

Specs: Mature, From Software, Role-Playing, 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: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations improves on the series' fun and flashy fighting mechanics, but drops a few features along the way. Read review

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

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.5 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: All the gore in the world can't disguise Splatterhouse's laundry list of clumsy mechanics. Read review

Specs: Mature, Namco Bandai Games America, Action

• 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: Ultimate Ninja Impact delivers an unexciting action game adaptation of the current Naruto storyline. Read review

Specs: Teen, Racjin, Action, Action - adventure, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.5 stars Poor

  Overall score: 3.0 (1.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Ridge Racer offers incredibly poor value, with a lack of compelling content to back up its competent arcade racing credentials. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Namco Bandai Games, Driving, Racing / driving - rally / offroad, Realistic

• 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: Raging Blast 2's good looks and fan service can't conceal the shallow combat at its heart. Read review

Specs: Teen, Spike, Action

• 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:
  4.0 stars Excellent

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

The Bottom Line: Enslaved is an affecting adventure that makes strong use of its characters and story to create a believable world. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ninja Theory, Action, Action - adventure

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.2 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: SRS tries to deliver an authentic street racing experience, but really only delivers an unexciting series of races. Read review

Specs: Teen, Eutechnyx, Driving, GT/Street Racing, Realistic, 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: What We Ski lacks in high-speed thrills it makes up for with varied challenges, charming visuals, and a great control scheme. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Bandai Namco Games, Sports, Sports - skiing, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.2 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: This fighting game is even more addictive and exciting than the original Tekken was when it first exploded onto the PlayStation back in 1995. Read review

Specs: Teen, Namco, Action, Action - fighting, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.1 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: If you've played any recent Ridge Racer game, you know exactly what to expect in Ridge Racer 6--a slick, fast-moving racing game with interesting handling characteristics. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Namco, Driving, Racing / driving - GT/street, Realistic, 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:
  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, Sports, Miscellaneous - rhythm music

• 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: The battles in Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi look intense and exciting, but dull mechanics prevent the gameplay from channeling any of that excitement. Read review

Specs: Teen, Spike, Action, Action - fighting, Fantasy

• 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: The battles in Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi look intense and exciting, but dull mechanics prevent the gameplay from channeling any of that excitement. Read review

Specs: Teen, Spike, Action, Action - fighting, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.5 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Dark Souls is an extraordinary role-playing game that transports you to an awesome and menacing world you may never forget. Read review

Specs: Mature, From Software, Role-Playing, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.9 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: Ace Combat Zero may not do anything particularly different or better than its predecessors, but it still delivers some excellent dogfighting and a good story tying it all together. Read review

Specs: Teen, Namco, Simulation, 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: A new campaign featuring orcs and dark elves is the only noteworthy addition in this expansion for Warhammer: Mark of Chaos. Read review

Specs: Mature, Black Hole Games, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, 1-6 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Beautiful Katamari includes few surprises, but it does offer up more of the enchanting gameplay and charming atmosphere the series is known for. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Now Production, Action, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Soulcalibur returns with the same deep fighting system and a new online mode that makes it an easy game to recommend. Read review

Specs: Teen, Namco, Action, Action - beat-em up, 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: Namco Museum is an impressive collection of classics that span the entire history of arcade gaming. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Namco Bandai Games, Compilation, Miscellaneous - kids / children's games & entertainment, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  5.0 stars Perfect

  Overall score: 10.0 (5.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Think state of the art. Read review

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

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: It comes with a few annoyances, but Gods Eater Burst's monster hunting is enjoyable enough to differentiate itself from the crowd. Read review

Specs: Teen, Bandai Namco Games, Action, Action - adventure

• 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:
  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:
  3.0 stars Good

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

The Bottom Line: By evening out the presentation and focusing the story, New Vision transforms the Eureka Seven series from painful to playable. Read review

Specs: Teen, Namco Bandai Games America, Action, Action - adventure, Science-fiction, 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: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Tales of the Abyss is still an entertaining role-playing game, but poor 3D makes this handheld version slightly disappointing. Read review

Specs: Teen, Bandai Namco Games, Role-Playing, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.8 (2.0 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