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• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: Though not as polished as it could have been, SimCity 4 is still a complex and detailed strategy game that can entertain you for hours on end. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Maxis, Strategy, City Bulding, Modern, 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: Though not as polished as it could have been, SimCity 4 is still a complex and detailed strategy game that can entertain you for hours on end. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Maxis, Strategy, City Bulding, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: There's very little that's truly new in Tiger Woods 07, but it's still a good game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Redwood Shores, Sports, Sports - golf simulation, Realistic, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.5 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Tiger Woods 12 for the PC is a cut-rate and buggy golf sim that shares little more than a name with its superior console counterparts. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Electronic Arts, Sports, Sports - golf simulation, Realistic, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.8 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Madden 2005 is just a bit too much like last year's Madden for comfort--but it's still a truly excellent game of football all around. Read review

Specs: Everyone, BudCat, Sports, Football Sim, Realistic, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.9 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: NBA Live 07 isn't much different from last year's game, and the numerous bugs and glitches make it not much fun to play. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Sports, Sports, Sports - basketball simulation, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: SimCity 3000 is a stable, attractive, finely balanced game with just enough new features to satisfy veterans of the series. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Maxis, Strategy, City Bulding, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: While it has its faults, it is for the most part successful in adding first-person shooter flash to a traditional kind of game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Digital Extremes, Pinball, Pinball, Fantasy, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.3 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Fans of real-life soccer will find this the most enjoyable soccer experience on the PC to date. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Sports, Sports, Soccer Sim, Realistic, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: EA Sports has finally hit one out of the park with MVP Baseball 2005. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Sports, Sports, Baseball Sim, 1-2 Players

• 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: FIFA 06 adds plenty of new features that help make it the most realistic and accessible (and best) FIFA game to date. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Canada, Sports, Sports - soccer simulation, Realistic, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.7 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: All the wonder of the Bionicle universe has been bled dry by a vapid design, an atrocious camera system, and one noteworthy bug. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Argonaut Games, Adventure, Adventure - mystery, Fantasy, 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, EA Canada, Sports, Sports - soccer simulation, Realistic, 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: It certainly is a good arcade-style driving game, but it's nowhere near as fun as the PlayStation 2 version. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Seattle, Driving, Racing / driving - GT/street, Racing / driving - stock car, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• 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: Beyond a roster update and a couple of small additions, there's little to Madden NFL 08 on the PC to make it worthwhile to anyone who bought last year's game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Tiburon, Sports, Sports - football simulation, 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: NASCAR Thunder is a competent game that looks like it's only going to get better as time goes on. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Games, Driving, Stock Car Racing, Realistic, 1-16 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: FIFA 07 plays a fast-paced and realistic game of soccer and boasts plenty of gameplay options for solo and social players alike. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Sports, Sports, Sports - soccer simulation, Realistic, 1-2 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: It isn't quite perfect, but the latest FIFA game is a refreshing and compelling step ahead in a series that's known for its quality. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Canada, Sports, Sports - soccer simulation, Realistic, 1-16 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: Import racing fans should definitely check out Need for Speed Underground. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Black Box, Driving, GT/Street Racing, Realistic, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.5 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: While Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup is a decent first effort at simulating the chosen sport of wizards, it falls short of its promise primarily because of sluggish controls. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Electronic Arts, Sports, Other Sports, Fantasy, 1-2 Players

• 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: Prisoner of Azkaban is a great game for younger kids, and it's fun for less-discriminating older fans of Harry Potter too. Read review

Specs: Everyone, KnowWonder, Adventure, Fantasy Action Adventure, Fantasy, 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: Its laborious pacing and artificial-intelligence issues not withstanding, NFL Head Coach is a worthwhile first attempt at a football-management simulation. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Tiburon, Sports, Sports - football management, Realistic, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: As good as Madden NFL 07 generally is, it's hard not to feel like it's time for the series on the PC to evolve beyond its current vision. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Tiburon, Sports, Sports - football simulation, Realistic, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone, EA Canada, Sports, Sports - football simulation, Realistic

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

Specs: Everyone, Kuju Entertainment, Simulation, Simulation - train, 1 Player