Search results for "Namco"

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

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

The Bottom Line: Raging Blast captures the look of Dragon Ball but leaves out much of the excitement. Read review

Specs: Teen, Spike, Action, Action - fighting

• 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, Inti, Action, Action - adventure

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.5 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: With Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, a respected series takes a nose-dive. Read review

Specs: Teen, Project Aces, Action, Action - fighting, 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:
  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:
  3.0 stars Good

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

The Bottom Line: Aside from the name, this street racer has little to distinguish itself from an already crowded field. Read review

Specs: Teen, Eutechnyx, Driving, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Aside from the name, this street racer has little to distinguish itself from an already crowded field. Read review

Specs: Teen, Eutechnyx, Driving, Racing / driving - GT/street, 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:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.2 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.5 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, 1-4 Players

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

The Bottom Line: The branching family tree adds a measure of replay value, but the game is average enough that few will want to play it through more than once. Read review

Specs: Teen, Namco, Role-Playing, General Role-Playing, 1 Player

• 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:
  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:
  3.5 stars Very good

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

The Bottom Line: Overlooking its problems won't be easy, but if you manage to, you'll find that Dead to Rights is an intense and challenging game. Read review

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

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Katamari Damacy is far and away one of the strangest, most original games to come along in years. Read review

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

• 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

• 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: Pac-Man World 2 is a great platform game overall, one that anybody who's into the lighthearted style of the game would do well to check out. Read review

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

• 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: If you like playing video games to release tension, and you don't care about good stories or online multiplayer modes or any of that stuff, definitely rent this one or something. Read review

Specs: Mature, WideScreen Games, Action, Action - fighting, Action - 3D shooter, 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: Maze Madness adds puzzle-solving to the classic Pac-Man formula, but the lack of difficulty makes it best suited for inexperienced or younger players. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Full-Fat, Puzzle, 1-4 Players

• 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: It's not for those with short attention spans, but patient players who aren't squeamish should enjoy Sniper Elite's tense and methodically paced action. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rebellion, Action, 1-2 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: Namco Museum: 50th Anniversary is a good choice for people who don't already own Namco's earlier collections. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Backbone Vancouver, Action, 1-2 Players

• 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: Ridge Racer V all but ignores most of the gameplay refinements that the series has seen over the years, returning to the general driving style of games like Ridge Racer and Ridge Racer Revolution. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Namco, Driving, 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:
  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: 6.6 (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:
  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:
  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:
  4.0 stars Excellent

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

The Bottom Line: Though a few technical concessions have been made to fit the game onto a PSP, the charm of the series still shines brightly. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Namco, Action, Action - adventure, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.5 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Digimon World: Data Squad is a crushingly repetitive and generally joyless role-playing game. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Bec, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Action - adventure, 1 Player

• 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: With its beefy cast, impressive Scenario Campaign mode, and expansive customisation options, Tekken 6 is the new heavyweight in the fighting game arena Read review

Specs: Teen, Namco Bandai Games, Action, 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:
  2.5 stars Average

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

The Bottom Line: Mage Knight DS is based on some good design ideas derived from an interesting tabletop wargame, but they're drowned out by a poor interface and weak presentation. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Big Blue Bubble Inc., Strategy, 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:
  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

• 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, Action

• 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:
  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:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2 reviews

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

The Bottom Line: This accessible snow-sports game doesn't improve on its predecessor as meaningfully as it might have, but is a lot of fun nonetheless. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Bandai Namco Games, Sports, Sports - skiing, Sports - snowboarding

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.5 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: A bland first-person shooter mode does little to freshen up the stale taste of this aging light-gun series. Read review

Specs: Teen, Nex Entertainment, Action, 1-2 Players