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• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: A colorful cast of comic characters enlivens this fun and technically uneven sequel. Read review

Specs: Teen, Vicarious Visions, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, 1-4 Players

• 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: Major technical problems blemish this enjoyable and sophisticated adventure through the western wastes. Read review

Specs: Mature, Obsidian Entertainment, Role-Playing

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.5 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: All the gore in the world can't disguise Splatterhouse's laundry list of clumsy mechanics. Read review

Specs: Mature, Namco Bandai Games America, 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: Bully's enhanced rerelease is raucously entertaining, but you may need to look past some frustrating glitches to get the most out of it. Read review

Specs: Teen, Rockstar Vancouver, Action, Action - adventure, Realistic, 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: Teen, Activision, Driving

• 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: Web of Shadows is a fast-paced, soaring superhero adventure that delivers just about everything a Spider-Man game should. Read review

Specs: Teen, Shaba Games, Action, Action - adventure, Science-fiction

• 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: The MK and DC crowds are a surprisingly good combo, but questionable roster balancing keeps this enjoyable fighter from achieving greatness. Read review

Specs: Teen, Midway, Action, Action - fighting, Action - beat-em up, 1-2 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: An uproariously fun and enjoyable post-Apocalyptic adventure that is a little too familiar at times. Read review

Specs: Mature, Vigil Games, Action, Action - adventure, Fantasy

• 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: Skylanders reinvents Spyro for a new generation with its innovative tie-in toys, but it needs more content to offer true value. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Toys for Bob, Action, Miscellaneous - kids / children's games & entertainment, Fantasy

• 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: Ezio and Altair make graceful exits in Assassin's Creed: Revelations, another great historical adventure. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Montreal, Action, Action - adventure, Fantasy

• 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: Strategy and action merge in this complex and exciting sequel. Read review

Specs: Teen, Eidos Interactive, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon has lots of explosions and destruction, but not quite enough variety to keep things moving. Read review

Specs: Teen, Vicious Cycle, Action

• 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: An interesting time-shifting mechanic and fun-to-shoot weapons can't make up for the rest of TimeShift's run-of-the-mill first-person shooter gameplay. Read review

Specs: Mature, Saber Interactive, Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 5 reviews

The Bottom Line: This great fighting game nails the look and feel of the UFC and demands strategy as well as quick reflexes. Read review

Specs: Teen, Yuke's, Action, Action - fighting, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• 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: An addictive, strategic combat system makes Star Ocean: The Last Hope worth playing despite its cliche storyline and annoying characters. Read review

Specs: Teen, Tri-Ace, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Bayonetta is simultaneously gratuitous, ludicrous, and marvelous, but that's precisely why it's such a wild and fun adventure. Read review

Specs: Mature, PlatinumGames, Action

• 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: Best enjoyed after beating GTAIV, this superb double-pack of episodic content shows you sides of Liberty City you never knew existed. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rockstar North, Action, Action - adventure

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: Homefront's engrossing vision of the future and gratifying competitive multiplayer outweigh its squandered potential and workaday game mechanics. Read review

Specs: Mature, Kaos Studios, Action, Action - first person shooter

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: With its great multiplayer action and fleshed-out single-player campaign, Bad Company really isn't bad at all. Read review

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

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: This first-person action game hits you like a sledgehammer with its astounding, stunningly creepy presentation, but it sacrifices opportunities for more shocks and surprises by settling for repetition. Read review

Specs: Mature, Monolith Productions, Action, Action - first person shooter, 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: Games - action, Action - first person shooter, Science-fiction

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: This open-world action game set in Manhattan is proof that even viral outbreaks can be incredibly fun if they're done right. Read review

Specs: Mature, Radical Entertainment, Action, Action - adventure, Adventure - third person adventure, 1 Player

• 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: There's not much new about Cars for the Xbox 360 to justify its higher price or late arrival, but it's still a good, solid driving game for a younger audience. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Rainbow Studios, Driving, Racing / driving - arcade, Racing / driving - rally / offroad, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.0 stars Terrible

  Overall score: 2.5 (1.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Ugly, boring, and brazenly priced, MIB: Alien Crisis is an absolute embarrassment. Read review

Specs: Teen, FUN Labs, Action, Action - adventure, Science-fiction, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

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

The Bottom Line: Raging Blast 2's good looks and fan service can't conceal the shallow combat at its heart. Read review

Specs: Teen, Spike, Action