Search results for "Square Enix"

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.4 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Apparently, there is no stone that Square is willing to leave unturned, because this game is nothing more than a tired rehash of almost everything that's come before it. Read review

Specs: Everyone, SquareSoft, Driving, 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: A Zelda killer it's not, but considering what's being offered here, it should more than make up for any unfortunate comparisons. Read review

Specs: Everyone, SquareSoft, Adventure, Action - fighting, Action - adventure, Fantasy, 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: If you have two, or better yet three, friends with the requisite hardware and the interest and will to learn how the game works, then you're definitely going to enjoy Crystal Chronicles. Read review

Specs: Teen, Square Enix, Role-Playing, Action RPG, 1-4 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: Never before have technology, playability, and narrative combined as well as in Final Fantasy VII. Read review

Specs: Teen, SquareSoft, Role-Playing, 1 Player

• 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: Expect to finish the game all the way through in no more than 15 hours. Read review

Specs: Mature, SquareSoft, Role-Playing, 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: This gritty cover-based shooter is better than its predecessor, but as a package, it's light on content. Read review

Specs: Mature, Io Interactive, Action, Action - third person shooter

• 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: The vibrant world and exciting story of this action game are at odds with its repetitive and frustrating gameplay. Read review

Specs: Teen, Square Enix, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - third person, Fantasy

• 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: War of the Lions proves that even a decade-old game can pack quite a punch. Read review

Specs: Teen, Square Enix, Strategy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: The epic story of love, betrayal, and redemption is reborn better than ever in glorious 3D. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Matrix Software, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - console-style RPG, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Dragon Quest VIII is a charming classic-style RPG that doesn't stint on difficulty, graphical beauty, or fun. Read review

Specs: Teen, Level 5, Role-Playing, 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, Tantalus Interactive, General, Miscellaneous - virtual life

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Teen, Square Enix, Role-Playing, Online games - RPG (MMORPG), 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: Frustrating platforming and a tepid narrative mar this journey into classic Kingdom Hearts realms. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Square Enix, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Mature, Eidos Montreal, Action, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Science-fiction, 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: This slick and fun strategy sequel bridges the gap between complexity and accessibility. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Gas Powered Games, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, 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: Ironically, the first game in the Front Mission trilogy to arrive in North America may actually be the best one to introduce the series to a new audience. Read review

Specs: Teen, SquareSoft, Strategy, General Strategy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  5.0 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.6 (5.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: While a fairly short game, the depth and density of the story and gameplay contained in Vagrant Story give it an intensity missing from most longer games. Read review

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

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The Bouncer makes a great showpiece for the PlayStation 2. Read review

Specs: Teen, DreamFactory, Action, 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: Ultimately, those most likely to enjoy Front Mission 4 are already Front Mission fans. Read review

Specs: Teen, Square Enix, Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Sci-Fi, 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: Infinite Undiscovery feeds your need for narrative, but it's ultimately a shallow, flawed experience. Read review

Specs: Teen, Tri-Ace, Role-Playing

• 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: Project Sylpheed is a short and needlessly complicated space shooter that gets by on its cutscenes more than its gameplay. Read review

Specs: Teen, Game Arts, Action, Action - scrolling shooter, Science-fiction, Fantasy, 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: Army Corps of Hell captures the devilish combat of its setting but is too repetitive to sustain that appeal. Read review

Specs: Mature, Entersphere, Inc., Strategy

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: A storyline based on Norse mythology isn't the only thing that's unusual and original about this tough, complex, and action-packed Japanese role-playing game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Tri-Ace, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - console-style RPG, Fantasy, 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: Dungeon Siege III is a fun but unambitious dungeon crawler that fails to live up to the games that came before it. Read review

Specs: Teen, Obsidian Entertainment, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, 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: Mindjack's chilling vision of the future is smothered by awkward controls and poor storytelling. Read review

Specs: Mature, FeelPlus, Action, Action - third person shooter

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Games - action, Action - third person shooter, Realistic

• 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: Final Fantasy IX serves as a coda to the series as you know it - it's a summation of everything that players have enjoyed about the past ten years of Final Fantasy games. Read review

Specs: Teen, SquareSoft, Role-Playing, General Role-Playing, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: This game undeniably caters to existing fans of Kingdom Hearts, and those people will get the most out of Chain of Memories. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Jupiter Corporation, Role-Playing, Adventure - mystery, Fantasy, 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: The PlayStation 3 version of this intergalactic quest has a few extra surprises that fans of Japanese role-playing games will appreciate. Read review

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

• 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: Final Fantasy flavorings keep this dungeon crawler enjoyable for fans in spite of some tiresome and frustrating elements. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, h.a.n.d. Inc., Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Key new features make this the definitive version of Tactics Ogre and the best tactical role-playing game on the PSP. Read review

Specs: Teen, Square Enix, Strategy, 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: Square Enix, Role-Playing, 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: Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth is a solid port of a one-of-a-kind role-playing game that is endlessly appealing to genre fans who are looking for something different, but it's a bit too dense for everyone else. Read review

Specs: Teen, TOSE, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action 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: Games - role playing game (RPG), Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Fantasy

• 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: Blowing stuff up is the only enjoyable part of Front Mission Evolved, a mediocre third-person shooter featuring giant mechs. Read review

Specs: Teen, Double Helix Games, Action, Action - first person shooter, Science-fiction

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Teen, Square Enix, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - console-style RPG, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker feeds that compulsive need to customize as many monsters as you can and is great if you don't mind a little level grinding. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, TOSE, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - console-style RPG, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 6 reviews

The Bottom Line: Rocket Slime is a simple adventure packed with personality, puns, and an oddly endearing hero. Read review

Specs: Everyone, TOSE, Action, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Fantasy, 1-16 Players

• 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: This role-playing/fighting hybrid is more than just fan service: it is a fun and flashy game that keeps on giving. Read review

Specs: Teen, Square Enix, Action, Role playing game (RPG) - console-style RPG, Fantasy, 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: Meager difficulty diminishes much of Heroes of Ruin's adventurous charm. Read review

Specs: Teen, n-Space, Action, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Fantasy, 1 Player