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The Bottom Line: Dead Island: Riptide is a lot of the same and ultimately falls short of a what a great sequel should be made of. Read review

Specs: Mature, Techland, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Robust and challenging single-player modes, strong online multiplayer, and gorgeous visuals make this a must-have for any fighter fan. Read review

Specs: Teen, Capcom, Action, Action - fighting, Fantasy, 1-2 Players

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  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0.0 stars out of 2 reviews

Specs: Everyone, Activision, General

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the big, bold, and beautiful sequel you hoped for and is sure to bewitch you for countless hours. Read review

Specs: Mature, Bethesda Game Studios, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - first person, Fantasy

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: MotoGP 08 is meat-and-potatoes racing with enough challenge to keep two-wheeled gearheads busy for weeks. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Milestone S.r.l, Driving, Racing / driving - motorcycle motocross, 1 Player

• 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: Anyone looking for thrilling action with refined control and a great premise need look no further than Freedom Fighters. Read review

Specs: Teen, Io Interactive, Action, Tactical Third-Person Shooter, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: If you have any interest whatsoever in off-road racing you'd do well to take this beautiful and thrilling game for a spin. Read review

Specs: Teen, Codemasters, Driving

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: The PC version of Max Payne 3 is every bit as savage and satisfying as its console predecessors. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rockstar Studios, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.5 stars Abysmal

  Overall score: 1.4 (0.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Ambulance Driver is a horrible mistake of a game that should never have been made. Read review

Specs: Teen, Antidote Entertainment, Driving, Simulation - car racing, Simulation - medicine, Realistic, 1 Player

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  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.5 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: This 3D real-time strategy game features enough dazzling visuals for several games of its type, but it's hampered by its been-there-done-that gameplay and poor unit intelligence. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Charybdis, Strategy, General Strategy, Science-fiction, 1-4 Players

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  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Dishonored reminds us a lot of the last BioShock game, with a bigger focus on stealth. Read review

Specs: Mature, Arkane Studios, Action, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Role playing game (RPG) - first person

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The best computerized version of Risk yet. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Hasbro Interactive, Strategy, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Master of Orion III is a disappointing follow-up to the two most significant space empire games ever. Read review

Specs: Teen, Quicksilver Software, Inc, Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Sci-Fi, 1-8 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: The engine simulates Civil War warfare about as well as a round peg fits into a square hole. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Erudite Software Inc., Strategy, General Strategy, 1-8 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: Fun combat and a steady flow of rewards make this journey a massively enjoyable one, especially with some fellow mercenaries along for the ride. Read review

Specs: Mature, Gearbox Software, Action, Action - first person shooter, Science-fiction, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 20 reviews

The Bottom Line: The single-player campaign is over in a flash, but the high quality of that campaign and its terrific multiplayer options make Call of Duty 4 a fantastic package. Read review

Specs: Mature, Infinity Ward, Action, Action - first person shooter, Historical, Realistic, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The 3D golf mode adds an interesting and fun twist to what would have otherwise been a straightforward management strategy game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Cat Daddy Games, Strategy, Tycoon, 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's a satisfying re-creation of the struggle that defined the 20th century. But because it lacks a challenging AI, it eventually falls apart as anything other than a multiplayer game. Read review

Specs: Fury Software

• 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:
  3.5 stars Very good

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

The Bottom Line: Pro Pinball is one of the most realistic pinball simulations in the computer gaming circuit. Read review

Specs: Empire Interactive, Pinball, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: World at War provides a very rewarding way to relive WWII from the perspective of its top leaders. Read review

Specs: Teen, 2By3 Games, Strategy, 1-5 Players

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  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

Specs: Everyone, AWE Games, Action, Miscellaneous - kids / children's games & entertainment, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.1 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Settlers III combines city building and combat, focussing primarily on the former. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Blue Byte, Strategy, General Strategy, 1-8 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: 5.6 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: 25 to Life is a lifelessly generic shooter that, at times, feels like Max Payne without the fun. Read review

Specs: Mature, Avalanche Software, Action, Action - third person shooter, 1 Player