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• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 6 reviews

The Bottom Line: Plenty of original, funny, visually stunning, and fun-filled moments await in Kameo: Elements of Power, which is the first Xbox 360 action adventure game, as well as a standard-setter. Read review

Specs: Teen, Rare Ltd., Action, Action - adventure, 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: Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters offers predictable beat-'em-up fun and little else. Read review

Specs: Teen, Double Helix Games, Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.0 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: There's nothing fantastic about this movie tie-in. Read review

Specs: Teen, Visual Concepts, Action, Action - adventure, Science-fiction, 1-4 Players

• 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: The bullets are plentiful in this crazy, colorful shoot-'em-up. Read review

Specs: Teen, Cave, Action

• 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: It comes to a halt too frequently, but when it's speeding along, Need for Speed: The Run makes cross-country racing a joy. Read review

Specs: Teen, Black Box, Driving, Racing / driving - GT/street

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Teen, Haemimont, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - tycoon, Strategy / tactics / wargame - city building

• 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: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron offers some entertaining action, lots of explosions, and few surprises. Read review

Specs: Teen, High Moon Studios, Action, Action - third 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, NetherRealm Studios, Action

• 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: Vibrant visuals and agile action help Shattered Dimensions capture the excitement and appeal of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Read review

Specs: Teen, Beenox, Adventure, Action - adventure, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.8 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: Though it plays nearly identical to Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 3 is a fantastic game with top-notch production values. Read review

Specs: Teen, Treyarch, Action, Action - first person shooter, Historical, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 1 review

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:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.5 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is an exciting and action-packed way to experience Middle-earth, provided that you have the patience and fortitude to shoulder a few frustrating burdens. Read review

Specs: Teen, Pandemic Studios, Action, Action - adventure, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 11 reviews

The Bottom Line: Though definitely an improvement over its predecessor, this boxing game isn't without a few problems. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA Canada, Sports, Sports - boxing, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.9 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Blazing Angels has nice looks, but the action doesn't distinguish itself in any way. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ubisoft, Simulation, Simulation - WWII flight, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• 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: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Morbid investigations of murders compete with bland adventure-game staples in this uneven adventure game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Frogwares, Adventure, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Driver: San Francisco's inspired shift mechanic and wealth of action-packed content make it an absolute blast that revives the franchise. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ubisoft Reflections, Driving

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.5 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Halo Wars is a fun strategy outing for fans of the universe, but it feels simplistic and short alongside other games in the genre. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ensemble Studios, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame, 1-6 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.0 stars Terrible

  Overall score: 2.0 (1.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Childish minigames and saw-it-coming plots make NCIS a mockery of its TV inspiration. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ubisoft, Adventure

• 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: Several new faces and game mechanics make SoulCalibur V the most robust chapter in this 3D weapon-based fighting series. Read review

Specs: Teen, Project Soul, Action, Action - fighting

• 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: Smackdown vs. Raw is showing its age, but there's plenty of fight left in this old superstar. Read review

Specs: Teen, Yuke's, Action, Sports - wrestling, Realistic

• 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: UFC Undisputed 3 raises the bar for MMA games and is harder to put down than a heavyweight champ. Read review

Specs: Teen, Yuke's, Action, Action - fighting, 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: Stylish combat that is as challenging as it is exciting provides the backbone for this great role-playing game. Read review

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

• 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: This sci-fi sequel seems like it should have everything you need in a shooter, but a shocking number of design missteps suck out much of the fun. Read review

Specs: Teen, Capcom, Action, Action - third person shooter, Science-fiction, 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 (13+), Games - miscellaneous / entertainment / educational, Miscellaneous - rhythm music