Search results for "Square Enix"

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The Bottom Line: Nearly 17 years since she raided her first tomb, Lara Croft is back in a fantastic reboot of the series. Read review

Specs: Mature, Crystal Dynamics, Action

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  4.0 stars Excellent

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

The Bottom Line: Crazy stunts, a huge and gorgeous gameworld, and a playful attitude make Just Cause 2 a lot of fun. Read review

Specs: Mature, Avalanche Studios, Action

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Specs: Games - action, Action - first person shooter

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The Bottom Line: Nearly 17 years since she raided her first tomb, Lara Croft is back in a fantastic reboot of the series. Read review

Specs: Mature, Crystal Dynamics, Action, Action - adventure, Fantasy

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  4.0 stars Excellent

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

The Bottom Line: This sequel is slow to show off its best features, but once it does, you won't want to stop playing. Read review

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

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  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 entertaining strategy sequel is a big improvement over the console original, and 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

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  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.0 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 8 reviews

The Bottom Line: Square Enix's laborious online role-playing game is a step backward for the genre. Read review

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

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  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
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The Bottom Line: Frequently frustrating combat and an annoying central character prevent The 3rd Birthday from making the most of its unusual mechanics. Read review

Specs: Mature, HexaDrive, Action, Action - third person shooter, 1 Player

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  2.0 stars Mediocre

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

The Bottom Line: Tedious quests and dull, infuriating combat make this one fantasy adventure whose monsters you won't want to hunt. Read review

Specs: Mature, Access Games, Action, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, 1 Player

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  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.5 (2.5 stars)
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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

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  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 6 reviews

The Bottom Line: This chapter in one of the world's most popular role-playing series features an inspired look, boldly redesigned strategic combat, and a long, engaging story. Read review

Specs: Teen, Square Enix, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - console-style RPG, Fantasy, 1 Player

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The Bottom Line: Nearly 17 years since she raided her first tomb, Lara Croft is back in a fantastic reboot of the series. Read review

Specs: Mature, Crystal Dynamics, Action, Action - adventure, Fantasy

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: This simple real-time strategy game isn't original, but it's a lot of fun. Read review

Specs: Teen, Wargaming.net, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time

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  2.5 stars Average

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

The Bottom Line: This dreary action role-playing game has its worthwhile moments, but they're separated by countless hours of fetch-quest tedium. Read review

Specs: Mature, Cavia Inc., Role-Playing, Action - adventure

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Specs: Teen, Square Enix, Role-Playing, Online games - RPG (MMORPG), 1 Player

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  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, 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

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Specs: Mature, Eidos Montreal, Action, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Science-fiction, 1 Player

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  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

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  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

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  4.0 stars Excellent

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

The Bottom Line: Crazy stunts, a huge gameworld, and a playful attitude make Just Cause 2 a lot of fun despite its annoyances. Read review

Specs: Mature, Avalanche Studios, Action, Action - adventure

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  3.5 stars Very good

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

The Bottom Line: Though each game is showing its age a bit, the combined package is still worthwhile for old-school RPG fans and patient neophytes. Read review

Specs: Everyone, TOSE, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - PC-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: 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

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Quantum Conundrum's nutty interdimensional experiments don't go off without a hitch, but this inventive first-person puzzler still produces some enjoyable results. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Airtight Games, Puzzle

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Parasite Eve II is a consistently good-looking action-adventure game that adopts its predecessor's cinematic style to an even more impressive effect. Read review

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

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
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The Bottom Line: The PC version of this fun and fascinating role-playing game is far superior to its Xbox 360 counterpart. Read review

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

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

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Final Fantasy XIII-2 doesn't capture Lightning in a bottle, but it's still a fun and heartfelt role-playing adventure. Read review

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

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  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
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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

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  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
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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

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
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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

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
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The Bottom Line: Star Ocean might not be compelling enough to play through twice, but the first time is as engaging as any RPG you're likely to play. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Tri-Ace, Role-Playing, General Role-Playing, 1 Player

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.1 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: When it's at its best, Final Fantasy X-2 is every bit as poignant, endearing, and engrossing as its forebears. Read review

Specs: Teen, SquareSoft, Role-Playing, Console-style RPG, Fantasy, 1 Player

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is a deep and involving RPG that offers dozens of hours' worth of entertaining tactical battles. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Square Enix, Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Fantasy, 1-2 Players

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  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

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  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

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  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: While this online role-playing game may have been a hit for the PC and PlayStation 2, it feels very awkward and entirely out of place on the Xbox 360. Read review

Specs: Teen, Square Enix, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Grimoire of the Rift returns you to Ivalice for a gratifying but tired tactical strategy romp. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Square Enix, Strategy, Role playing game (RPG) - console-style RPG, Fantasy, 1 Player

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Fast-paced shooting action helps the Space Invaders series celebrate its 30th anniversary in style. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Taito Corporation, Action, 1 Player

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
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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