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• 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 Sims 3 charms your socks off at first but soon reveals its disappointing limitations. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA Games, Virtual Life, Miscellaneous - virtual life, Realistic

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.1 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 11 reviews

The Bottom Line: Battlefield 2142's new Titan mode is an exciting addition to the Battlefield series, though for the most part 2142 offers up minor improvements over its predecessor. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA DICE, Action, Action - first person tactical shooter, Science-fiction, 1 Player

• 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: The Sims Bustin' Out makes good, solid improvements over its predecessor and stands on its own as a great version of The Sims for consoles. Read review

Specs: Teen, Maxis, Strategy, Virtual Life, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.0 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The Harry Potter film tie-ins end on a low note with this short, tedious, and conceptually vapid cover shooter. Read review

Specs: Teen, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.8 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Everything or Nothing is a really great game--perhaps the best James Bond game ever made. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA Redwood Shores, Action, Third-Person Shooter, Modern, 1-2 Players

• 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: Renegade makes great use of the source material, yet it's suitable both for C & C fans and for those who enjoy team-based multiplayer competition in general. Read review

Specs: Teen, Westwood Studios, Action, First-Person Shooter, Sci-Fi, 1-64 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.0 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The Harry Potter film tie-ins end on a low note with this short, tedious, and conceptually vapid cover shooter. Read review

Specs: Teen, Action, Action - adventure

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: While Batman Begins is still worthwhile for Batman fans, the gameplay feels too much like a mishmash of several other well-known gaming franchises and ends up overly simplistic. Read review

Specs: Teen, Eurocom Entertainment Software, Action, Action - beat-em up, Fantasy, 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: The PS2 game makes solid additions and a few improvements to The Sims' basic gameplay--but that gameplay has aged. Read review

Specs: Teen, Edge of Reality, Virtual Life, Miscellaneous - virtual life, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: The game's wide-open levels actually encourage players to explore, giving the series a fresh feel compared to past games. Unfortunately, a very brief campaign and no online multiplayer means the fun doesn't last long. Read review

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

• 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: You may have to decide whether or not a few hours of great single-player gaming and some new but not earth-shattering multiplayer features are worth 30 bucks. Read review

Specs: Teen, Dreamworks Games, Action, First-Person Shooter, Historic, 1-32 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Japanese history buffs will definitely love this game, and even novice players will appreciate the game, with its stunning visuals and sounds. Read review

Specs: Teen, Koei, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Historic, 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: Teen, Electronic Arts, Simulation, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Seasons doesn't add a lot of groundbreaking stuff to The Sims 2. And you know what? That's actually OK. Read review

Specs: Teen, Maxis, Simulation, Miscellaneous - virtual life, Realistic, 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: Teen, EA Bright Light, Action, Action - adventure

• 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: The gameplay might not be anything special, but The Simpsons Game delivers more than enough laughs to make it worth a look. Read review

Specs: Teen, Electronic Arts, Action, Action - adventure, Adventure - third person adventure, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.8 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Everything or Nothing is a really great game--perhaps the best James Bond game ever made. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA Redwood Shores, Action, Third-Person Shooter, Modern, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.8 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: This is a pick-up-and-play action extravaganza, a comic book version of WWII. Read review

Specs: Teen, Digital Illusions, Action, First-Person Shooter, Historic, 1-16 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: Everything or Nothing is a brief yet satisfying action game that faithfully captures the look and feel of a typical James Bond movie. Read review

Specs: Teen, Griptonite Games, Action, Third-Person Shooter, Modern, 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, Electronic Arts, Compilation, Miscellaneous - virtual life

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: The single-player campaign doesn't get cooking until the last two levels, but those two levels combined with solid multiplayer make it worth enlisting in Airborne. Read review

Specs: Teen, Electronic Arts, Action, Action - first person shooter, Realistic, Historical, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 6 reviews

The Bottom Line: The single-player campaign doesn't get cooking until the last two levels, but those two levels combined with solid multiplayer make it worth enlisting in Airborne. Read review

Specs: Teen, Electronic Arts, Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Black & White 2 tinkers with the original's formula by adding more structure and story, though at the expense of its open-ended nature. Read review

Specs: Teen, Lionhead Studios, 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: Teen, The Sims Studio, Virtual Life

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.9 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: The new college life experience is something of a letdown, but the new items and strategic options more than make up for it. Read review

Specs: Teen, Maxis, Strategy, Virtual Life, Realistic, 1 Player