Search results for "Activision"

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 2 reviews

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

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Ultimate Spider-Man would serve as a worthwhile rental for any comic fan, but only the most vehement of webheads ought to consider it for purchase. Read review

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

• 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: Hidden Evil is yet another in the long line of Star Trek games that fail to deliver on the potential of their license. Read review

Specs: Teen, Presto Studios, Adventure, General Adventure, 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: A colorful cast of comic characters enlivens this fun and technically uneven sequel. Read review

Specs: Teen, Vicarious Visions, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Teen, Creative Assembly, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame, Historical, 1-8 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: A few unique touches are overshadowed by crushingly dull gameplay in this perfunctory animated movie tie-in. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Edge of Reality, Action, Action - adventure, Fantasy, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Guardian's Crusade never pretends to be anything besides an enjoyable RPG. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Tamsoft, Role-Playing, General Role-Playing, 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: Spider-Man 3 is a slick beat-'em-up that uses the touch screen in ways that actually enhance the experience of playing the game. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Vicarious Visions, 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, WayForward, Action, Miscellaneous - kids / children's games & entertainment, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.5 stars Poor

  Overall score: 3.5 (1.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Busted controls and stripped-down gameplay make Tony Hawk Ride an overpriced fiasco. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Robomodo, Sports

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.6 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: A new two-player cooperative mode really helps round out the experience, and those amazing good looks survived the translation to the Xbox well intact--along with pretty much everything else. Read review

Specs: Mature, Vicarious Visions, Action, Action - first person shooter, Science-fiction, 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: There was potential here, but dreadful graphics and poor artificial intelligence make this a battle best avoided. Read review

Specs: Teen, Sand Grain Studios, Action, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Realistic, Historical, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.0 stars Terrible

  Overall score: 2.0 (1.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: World War II shooters simply don't get worse than Battle for the Pacific. Read review

Specs: Teen, Cauldron Ltd., Action, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Realistic, Historical, 1 Player

• 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: Minor frustrations and inconsistency compound a game that's not very good in the first place, making it one of the least appealing platformer choices currently on the market. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Krome Studios, Action, Miscellaneous - kids / children's games & entertainment, 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: Ice Age may be kid-friendly, funny, and faithful to the movie, but it's also repetitive and over too quickly. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Activision, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.9 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: United Offensive is an excellent expansion that takes the intensity of Call of Duty and ratchets it up even higher. Read review

Specs: Teen, Gray Matter, Action, First-Person Shooter, Historic, 1-32 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.4 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: On the Xbox 360, this short Old West action adventure feels old all right. And its fairly fun shooting action is dragged down by a slapdash presentation. Read review

Specs: Mature, Neversoft Entertainment, Action, Action - first person shooter, Action - adventure, Realistic, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Gun sets you loose in the Wild West, where you can shoot your way through a very brief but entertaining storyline and undertake some decent side missions while you're at it. Read review

Specs: Mature, Neversoft Entertainment, Action, Action - first person shooter, Action - adventure, Realistic, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: The tacked-on motion controls and lack of online support take some of the shine off this otherwise dependable superhero adventure. Read review

Specs: Teen, Vicarious Visions, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Fantasy, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Anyone with an interest in classic gaming will find plenty of reasons to pick up this compilation. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Contraband Entertainment, Compilation, Compilation, 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, Red Cap Entertainment, Strategy, Tycoon

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.7 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Cabela's 4x4 Off-Road Adventure 3 is simply too quirky, too slow-paced, and too repetitious to be enjoyable for most racing fans. Read review

Specs: Teen, Activision Value, Driving, General Driving, 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: The well-realized license in this third-person shooter can hide the myriad problems for only so long. Read review

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

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Raven improves upon the great work it did with the X-Men Legends games, with a lengthy adventure that touches upon nearly every last corner of the Marvel Universe. Read review

Specs: Teen, Vicarious Visions, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Fantasy, 1-4 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, Adrenium, Action, Action - adventure, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.4 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Over the Hedge on the GBA is a simple puzzle game best suited for very young children. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Vicarious Visions, Action, Action - adventure, 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: External, PC, Game console, Guitar controller, Wired

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.4 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The poorly optimized GameCube version robs the original of most of its visual style and slows the pace considerably, resulting in a mediocre mission-based driving game with poor handling. Read review

Specs: Teen, Stealth Studios, Driving, Mission-based Driving, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Commander Keen was always better suited to a platform where instant save games could make up for its frantic gameplay and cranked difficulty. Read review

Specs: Everyone, David A. Palmer Productions, Action, General Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.9 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Experienced and discerning gamers would do well to steer clear of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, as the game is simplistic and light. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Traveller's Tales, Action, General Adventure

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: External, Game console, Guitar controller, Wireless, AA type

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.2 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Anyone looking for basketball, arcade-style or otherwise, would be better served by NBA Street, NBA 2K3, or just about any other GameCube basketball game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Black Ops Entertainment, Sports, Basketball 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: Games - miscellaneous / entertainment / educational, Miscellaneous - rhythm music

• 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: THUG2 hangs on to the great gameplay of the previous games, makes a few minor tweaks, and wraps it all up in a new Bam Margera-centric package. Read review

Specs: Teen, Neversoft Entertainment, Sports, Skateboarding, Realistic, 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, Activision, Sports

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone, Now Production, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: X-Men Legends II is a lengthy and fun adventure that anyone with a PSP and an interest in superheroes or beat-'em-up games will certainly enjoy. Read review

Specs: Teen, Vicarious Visions, Role-Playing, 1-4 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, Digital Eclipse, Action, Action - fighting, Action - adventure, Science-fiction

• 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: 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

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone, Activision, Sports, Sports - fishing