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• 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: Manhunt is an audacious game that backs up its extremely violent subject matter with solid stealth action gameplay. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rockstar North, Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 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: While the game does some things very well, it generally falls short of expectations. Read review

Specs: Teen, Anchor, Action, Wrestling, Realistic, 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: If you played and loved the classic Mortal Kombat fighters, Shaolin Monks is a game well worth checking out. Read review

Specs: Mature, Midway Studios - Los Angeles, Action, Action - beat-em up, Fantasy, 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: Games - action, Arcade - shooting, Action - 3D shooter, Strategy - war campaign, Historical

• 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: While NightFire is hurt by its relatively short length, the game's single-player mode is well constructed, and its multiplayer mode is good too. Read review

Specs: Teen, Eurocom Entertainment Software, Action, First-Person Shooter, Modern, 1-4 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: Ultimate Spider-Man would serve as a worthwhile rental for any comic fan, but only the most vehement of webheads ought to consider it for purchase. Read review

Specs: Teen, Treyarch, Action, Action - adventure, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Rockstar's Western-themed shooter has some great style and enough fun moments to justify the rough edges. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rockstar San Diego, Action, Third-Person Shooter, Historic, 1-2 Players

• 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: It's a fantastic package if you've missed this infectiously charming series up until now, though some of its luster has faded with time. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Sega, Action, Miscellaneous - puzzle, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.6 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: A new two-player cooperative mode really helps round out the experience, and those amazing good looks survived the translation to the Xbox well intact--along with pretty much everything else. Read review

Specs: Mature, Vicarious Visions, Action, Action - first person shooter, Science-fiction, 1-4 Players

• 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: Xbox Live subscribers willing to spend the time to learn the game's maps properly will definitely get a lot of enjoyment out of the game's online component. Read review

Specs: Mature, Nerve Software, Action, First-Person Shooter, Fantasy, 1-16 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: Curious George may be squarely aimed at a younger audience, but even they will likely tire of its overly repetitive minigames and extremely simplistic platforming. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Monkey Bar Games, Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.9 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Secret Weapons Over Normandy is a decent air combat game that takes a stripped-down, arcade-style approach to the genre. Read review

Specs: Teen, Totally Games, Action, Third-Person Shooter, Historic, 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 online multiplayer mode does a fine job of extending the game's mileage, making The Clone Wars suitable at least for a rental for the casual Star Wars fan, and worth keeping for those who really enjoyed Episode II. Read review

Specs: Teen, Pandemic Studios, Action, Small Spaceship Sim, Sci-Fi, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: It's a relatively simple action game at heart, but a solid combat system and some extremely intense and cinematic levels make The Return of the King deserving of its name. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA Games, Action, Beat-'Em-Up, Fantasy, 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: It looks like your average mech combat game at first glance, but is actually quite impressive in certain areas. Read review

Specs: Teen, Genki, Action, Mech Sim, Sci-Fi, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Deathrow's graphic violence and excessive swearing mean it's not exactly the game to get your kid brother, but most Xbox owners should find in it a highly gratifying experience. Read review

Specs: Mature, Southend Interactive, Action, Futuristic Sport, Sci-Fi, 1-4 Players

• 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: High expectations aside, you're still left with a sturdy game, whichever system you end up playing it on. Read review

Specs: Mature, KCET, Action, Horror Action Adventure, Horror, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.4 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: It provides an interesting look back at the history of vehicle-based first-person shooters, but as a modern Xbox game, Operation Flashpoint: Elite doesn't hold up. Read review

Specs: Teen, Bohemia Interactive, Action, Tactical First-Person Shooter, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.9 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Once you get past its graphics--and you will--you'll find that Dead or Alive 3 doesn't offer much of anything that hasn't been done in other 3D fighting games. Read review

Specs: Teen, Team Ninja, Action, 3D Fighting, 1-4 Players

• 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: While the underlying stealth action is mostly unchanged from the previous Hitman games, a diverse sequence of imaginative scenarios gives Blood Money its own fair share of violent thrills. Read review

Specs: Mature, Io Interactive, Action, Action - third person tactical shooter, 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: If you still have any interest in all things Terminator, or if you are even just a fan of good old-fashioned shooters, T3: The Redemption is certainly worth a weekend rental. Read review

Specs: Teen, Paradigm Entertainment, Action, Third-Person Shooter, Sci-Fi, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: TimeSplitters 2 may very well be the best split-screen multiplayer-focused first-person shooter ever created. Read review

Specs: Teen, Free Radical Design, Action, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The game's level and mission design are extremely well done and provide an ample amount of different activities, keeping the gameplay fresh from start to finish. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA LA, Action, First-Person Shooter, Historic, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Phantom Dust is a unique and terrifically successful blend of strategy, tactics, and fast action. And it's only $20! Read review

Specs: Teen, Microsoft Game Studios Japan, Action, Action - 3D shooter, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame, Fantasy, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

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

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