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• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: If you've never experienced Counter-Strike before, this new version of the classic team-based PC shooter may cause you to wonder what, exactly, all the fuss is about. Read review

Specs: Mature, Valve Software, Action, First-Person Shooter, Modern, 1-16 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: Nightcaster is a game that aims for the sky but comes up a little short. Read review

Specs: Teen, Jaleco Entertainment, Adventure, Fantasy Action Adventure, 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: While Grabbed by the Ghoulies may present itself quite well, the dull gameplay that hides behind the great graphics and sound really hurts the experience. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Rare Ltd., Action, Beat-'Em-Up, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  5.0 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.7 (5.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 reviews

The Bottom Line: Not only is this easily the best of the Xbox launch games, but it's easily one of the best shooters ever, on any platform. Read review

Specs: Mature, Bungie Software, Action, First-Person Shooter, Sci-Fi, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.4 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 94 reviews

The Bottom Line: Despite a rather short campaign and a disappointing storyline, Halo 2 is an exceptional shooter that frequently delivers thrilling, memorable, and unique moments in its online, co-op, and single-player modes. Read review

Specs: Mature, Bungie Software, Action, First-Person Shooter, Sci-Fi, 1-16 Players

• 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: While Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding is visually impressive and loaded with options, its technical merits are drastically undermined by its shoddy gameplay. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Indie Built, Sports, Snow Sports, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.1 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: This is easily the best driving game currently available for the Xbox, and no Xbox owner should be caught without it. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Digital Illusions, Driving, Rally / Offroad Racing, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Conker: Live & Reloaded definitely has some quirks, and even a few legitimate problems, but the whole of the experience is a great one. Xbox owners would do well to give it a go. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rare Ltd., Action, 1-2 Players

• 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: While it may not offer the sophistication of other racing games on the market, OutRun2 has an old-school sensibility that makes it both appealing and addictive. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Sumo Digital, Driving, Simulation - car racing, 1-4 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: Once you climb The Crusaders' steep learning curve and experience the wild frenzy of its massive battles, all the game's complexity pays off in spades. Read review

Specs: Mature, Phantagram, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Fantasy, 1 Player

• 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: Despite the game's uneven presentation, Links 2004 is still a good choice, especially for Xbox owners to whom online play is of paramount importance. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Indie Built, Sports, Golf Sim, Realistic

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.4 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Tao Feng looks and sounds just fine, but it doesn't have a strong enough fighting system to make it a viable option for fans of the genre. Read review

Specs: Mature, Studio Gigante, 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: Games - 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: Everyone, WildTangent, Music Maker, Music Maker

• 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: While Fever 2004 is technically the best in the series, it doesn't have the quality or quantity of features, the rock-solid gameplay, or high level of polish of its competitors. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Microsoft Game Studios, Sports, Football Sim, 1-4 Players

• 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: If you're going to buy one game with your Xbox Live starter kit, MechAssault is the one to get. Read review

Specs: Teen, Day 1 Studios, Simulation, Third-Person Shooter, Sci-Fi, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: The nine new maps are outstanding, making one of the best-ever multiplayer shooters even better. Read review

Specs: Mature, Bungie Software, Action, 1-16 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.2 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: Forza Motorsport is a stylish and challenging game that is easily one of the best racers on the Xbox. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Microsoft Game Studios, Driving, Racing / driving - GT/street, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: If you like the idea of a snowboarding game you can play online, Amped 2 suitably fits the bill. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Indie Built, Sports, Snow Sports, Realistic, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: While there's definitely a deeper overall package, it still lacks captivating gameplay, or characters you can even begin to care about--the two things you need most in creating an enjoyable platformer. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Artoon, Action, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.6 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Fable is an imaginative game that's got enough remarkable, unique moments in it to make it shine. Read review

Specs: Mature, Big Blue Box, Role-Playing, Action RPG, Fantasy, 1 Player

• 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: If the setting of Jade Empire appeals to you, along with the promise of a good storyline and some open-ended role playing, then you'll be more than satisfied with BioWare's latest game. Read review

Specs: Mature, BioWare, Role-Playing, Action - adventure, Adventure - mystery, 1 Player

• 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: Anyone who isn't an Xbox Live beta tester desperate for something other than a sports game should really look elsewhere. Read review

Specs: Teen, Presto Studios, Action, Party, 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: Mature, Microsoft, Action, General Miscellaneous

• 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 - adventure, Fantasy