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The Bottom Line: It's a bit rough around the edges, but ultimately Far Cry 3 closes 2012 on an excellent note, easily making it one of the year's best. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Montreal, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: Although you can't say the same for the plot, Far Cry 2's first-person action squeezes every last drop of potential out of the unique African setting. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Montreal, Action, Action - first person shooter, Realistic, 1 Player

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Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Lexis Numerique, Simulation, Miscellaneous - kids / children's games & entertainment, 1 Player

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Though it's like a fish out of water on the PC, this straight port of a great, gruelingly fast and intense PlayStation 2 action adventure game can still be exciting. Read review

Specs: Mature, Sourcenext, Action, Action - fighting, Fantasy, 1 Player

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  3.5 stars Very good

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

The Bottom Line: Resident Evil 4's strong gameplay somehow manages to survive, despite a lazy porting job that will leave some PC owners wondering what all the fuss was about. Read review

Specs: Mature, Capcom, Action, Action - adventure, Action - third person shooter, Science-fiction, 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: By bringing together the best aspects of squad-based shooters with the freedom of a more action-oriented shooter, Brothers in Arms offers a unique gameplay experience in the unlikeliest of genres. Read review

Specs: Mature, Gearbox Software, Action, Action - 3D shooter, Historical, 1-4 Players

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Lock On clearly has the potential to be an all-time classic sim, but there are some serious problems in the retail version. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Eagle Dynamics, Simulation, Modern Jet Flight Sim, Modern, 1-32 Players

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• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 3 reviews

Specs: Everyone, Ubisoft, Board Games, Miscellaneous - board games, 1-2 Players

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: It's complex and daunting, but this rich game of exploring, city building, and trading is also tremendously captivating. Read review

Specs: Teen, Blue Byte, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Strategy / tactics / wargame - city building, Historical, 1 Player

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Specs: Everyone, Ubisoft, Strategy, Miscellaneous - kids / children's games & entertainment, 1 Player

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Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Montreal, Action

• 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: Its beautiful vision of 15th-century Rome is just one of many reasons to get lost in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. Read review

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

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.2 (2.5 stars)
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The Bottom Line: Alexander had the potential to be a quality strategy title, but poor execution makes the game not so great. Read review

Specs: Mature, GSC Game World, Strategy, 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: This intriguing real-time strategy game overcomes its feeble campaign by encouraging a different approach to battlefield tactics. Read review

Specs: Teen, Eugen Systems, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 reviews

The Bottom Line: Rainbow Six is reinvented and reinvigorated for a new age thanks to beautiful visuals and top-notch tactical shooting action. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Montreal, Action, Action - first person tactical shooter, 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: The prince's high-flying adventure is marred by camera issues and weak combat, but the excellent platforming is still loads of fun. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ubisoft Montreal, Action, Action - 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: A few flaws hold it back, but the latest Settlers game is the series' most charming to date. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Blue Byte, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - city building

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Specs: Teen, Ubisoft Romania, Action, Simulation - modern jet flight, Realistic

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 6 reviews

The Bottom Line: While the PC version of GRAW offers the most impressive and expansive campaign, the extreme system requirements and multiplayer headaches make this tactical shooter feel rougher around the edges than it should. Read review

Specs: Teen, GRIN, Action, Action - first person tactical shooter, Action - third person tactical shooter, Realistic, 1-32 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: The Eastern Realm expansion is the lone highlight of this Gold Edition of last year's The Settlers: Rise of an Empire. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Blue Byte, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: It's a Serious Sam knockoff that fails to recapture the magic. Read review

Specs: Mature, Saber Interactive, Action, First-Person Shooter, Fantasy, 1-16 Players

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The gorgeous city of Constantinople takes center stage in Assassin's Creed: Revelations, another great historical adventure. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Montreal, 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: The latest addition to the Settlers series is a blend of the fresh and the familiar. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Blue Byte, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Fantasy, 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: Lively multiplayer modes and a considerable campaign are hampered by bothersome network issues in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Paris, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.0 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Silent Hunter 5 has promise, but this buggy and unstable game needs to be sent back to the drydock for some serious refitting. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ubisoft Romania, Simulation