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• 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: The incremental additions found in Battlefront II improve upon the overall formula, resulting in another quality Star Wars game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Pandemic Studios, Action, Action - first person shooter, Science-fiction, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.6 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Fable is an imaginative game that's got enough remarkable, unique moments in it to make it shine. Read review

Specs: Mature, Big Blue Box, Role-Playing, Action RPG, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.4 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Tao Feng looks and sounds just fine, but it doesn't have a strong enough fighting system to make it a viable option for fans of the genre. Read review

Specs: Mature, Studio Gigante, Action, 3D Fighting, 1-2 Players

• 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: Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis is an enjoyable game that should appeal to dinosaur buffs and park simulation fans alike, thanks to its attractive graphics engine and unique features. Read review

Specs: Teen, Blue Tongue Entertainment, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Sci-Fi, 1 Player

• 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: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II will surely satisfy players looking for a well-crafted, accessible action RPG experience. Read review

Specs: Teen, Black Isle Studios, Role-Playing, Action RPG, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.5 stars Abysmal

  Overall score: 1.9 (0.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: This game fails to deliver even the most garden-variety zombie-killing thrills, due to its inept combat, bad visuals, and cripplingly stupid artificial intelligence. Read review

Specs: Mature, Brainbox Games, Action, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.4 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: One of the most challenging action adventure games ever. Read review

Specs: Mature, Team Ninja, Action, Action - adventure, 1 Player

• 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: Otogi 2 retains much of its predecessor's unique and awe-inspiring style, thanks to a great cast, some completely new types of challenges, and a presentation that's second to none. Read review

Specs: Teen, From Software, Action, Fantasy Action Adventure, 1 Player

• 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: FIFA Street is a soccer game that has more style than substance and has more in common with the FIFA games of old than it does with FIFA Soccer 2005. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Canada, Sports, Soccer Arcade, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.4 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: After the thrill of flying around Metropolis wears off, Superman Returns is nothing more than a below-average, repetitive movie tie-in. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA Tiburon, Action, Action - adventure, Adventure - third person adventure, Science-fiction, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Apex's drab driving and painfully dim AI drivers drag down an otherwise interesting idea. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Milestone S.r.l, Driving, GT/Street Racing, 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: Even with its problems, Pirates of the Caribbean is an enjoyable game that's recommendable to those intrigued by the subject matter. Read review

Specs: Teen, Akella, Role-Playing, Action RPG, 1 Player

• 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: No other game since Knights of the Old Republic has managed to deliver this excellent style of role-playing. Read review

Specs: Teen, Obsidian Entertainment, Role-Playing, Third-Person Role-Player, Science-fiction, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Conker: Live & Reloaded definitely has some quirks, and even a few legitimate problems, but the whole of the experience is a great one. Xbox owners would do well to give it a go. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rare Ltd., Action, 1-2 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: Action game fans ought to be able to settle in and blast their ways through Total Overdose's relatively brief campaign with reasonable levels of enjoyment. Just be prepared for one extremely cheesy ride. Read review

Specs: Mature, Deadline Games, Action, Action - third person shooter, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.1 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Winning Eleven 9 plays an incredibly realistic game of soccer and is the first game in the series to support online play. Read review

Specs: Everyone, KCET, Sports, Sports - soccer arcade, Sports - soccer management, Realistic, 1-4 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: 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:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Once you get over the whole rewriting-the-end-of-the-movie thing, Scarface: The World Is Yours is a competent but usually uninteresting action game. Read review

Specs: Mature, Radical Entertainment, Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.2 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: SRS tries to deliver an authentic street racing experience, but really only delivers an unexciting series of races. Read review

Specs: Teen, Eutechnyx, Driving, GT/Street Racing, Realistic, 1-4 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, Microsoft Game Studios, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: There are other, more-engaging multiplayer experiences to be had with the Xbox, but at this point, none have the pick-up-and-play appeal of Fuzion Frenzy. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Blitz Games, Party, Party, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.3 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Between Tork's slightly unfinished feel and the rising standard for 20-dollar games, Tork really doesn't have a whole lot going in its favor. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Tiwak, Action, Action - adventure, 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: Serious Dynasty Warriors fans will surely eat up the new features, and if you've never tried one of these games before, this is as good as any to start with. Read review

Specs: Teen, Omega Force, Action, Beat-'Em-Up, 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: 8.5 (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