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• 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: Like Gary Coleman in Diff'rent Strokes, Gex is having a tough time showing off his range. Read review

Specs: Teen, Crystal Dynamics, Action, 1 Player

• 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: It comes from the creator of such classics as Star Control and Archon, and many similarities to these games can be drawn. Read review

Specs: Teen, Toys for Bob, Strategy, General Strategy, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.5 stars Poor

  Overall score: 3.7 (1.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Deathtrap Dungeon turns out to be at the low end of games for the Sony PlayStation. Read review

Specs: Mature, Asylum Studios, Adventure, General Adventure, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.3 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Unfortunately, the game starts strong, but becomes an exercise in futility on or around the second level. Read review

Specs: Teen, Core Design Ltd., Action, General Action, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.0 stars Terrible

  Overall score: 2.9 (1.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Urban Chaos is ugly and almost completely unplayable. Read review

Specs: Mature, Mucky Foot Productions, Action, 1 Player

• 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: In the end, when you take all of Omikron's various parts and add them together, the game doesn't amount to much. Read review

Specs: Teen, Quantic Dream, Adventure

• 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: Most of Tomb Raider II's improvements are cosmetic. Read review

Specs: Teen, Core Design Ltd., Action, 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: Those who lost interest in the series with Tomb Raider II may want to give it another look with the third. Read review

Specs: Teen, Core Design Ltd., Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 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: Crystal Dynamics' long-awaited sequel to Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain is a far different animal from its predecessor. Read review

Specs: Teen, Crystal Dynamics, Adventure, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.2 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: It's over a little too quickly to recommend Akuji for purchase, but it's well worth the money and time it'd take to rent it. Read review

Specs: Teen, Crystal Dynamics, Action, 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: It is an acceptable game based on its own merits, but, set against its own legacy, it is for all intents and purposes indistinguishable from those that have come before it. Read review

Specs: Teen, Core Design Ltd., Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.5 stars Poor

  Overall score: 3.6 (1.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Fighting Force 2 takes the same basic beat-'em-up ethic and melds it with a pinch of Lara Croftian camera work and a smidgen of Metal Gear-esque espionage. Read review

Specs: Teen, Core Design Ltd., Action, General Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.3 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: While those who are fans of the film might find some redeeming quality in Chicken Run, most should definitely avoid it. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Blitz Games, Action, General Action, 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, 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: Fans of the genre or those who want to pick up a decent game that will keep them coming back for more won't be disappointed. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Crystal Dynamics

• 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: While it may be a Mario Kart clone, Magical Racing Tour does put forth a unique effort in two categories: graphics and sound. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Crystal Dynamics, Driving, Kart Racing

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: K-A, Core Design Ltd., Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.9 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix is a game that successfully blends the action, survival-horror, and role-playing genres into a single outstanding product. Read review

Specs: Mature, Kronos Digital Entertainment, Adventure, General Adventure, 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, Lankhor, Driving, 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: Sucking the blood out of hapless prisoners and townspeople is pure Playstation pleasure. Read review

Specs: Mature, Silicon Knights, Role-Playing, Horror Action Adventure, Horror, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.3 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Core gamely attempts to mix things up by throwing in some wicked physical hazards, cool-looking ninja spells, and simple puzzle elements, but it's not enough to make Ninja more than a prospective rental. Read review

Specs: Teen, Core Design Ltd., Adventure, General Adventure, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Sword of the Berserk is the best Final Fight-type game to appear in ages. Read review

Specs: Mature, ASCII Entertainment, Adventure, General Adventure, 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: Tomb Raider Chronicles is a worthy enough "sequel" to the original and can deliver an adequate number of thrills, though nothing unique or surprising. Read review

Specs: Teen, Core Design Ltd., Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern

• 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: Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation reeks of a heartless cash-in and the game, for lack of a better term, simply has no soul. Read review

Specs: Teen, Core Design Ltd., Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 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: Tomb Raider Chronicles is a worthy enough "sequel" to the original and can deliver an adequate number of thrills, though nothing unique or surprising. Read review

Specs: Teen, Core Design Ltd., Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 1 Player