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• 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: Basically a port of the PC version, Dune 2000 is lackluster at best, because it is a port of a lackluster PC game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Westwood Studios, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Sci-Fi, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.5 stars Abysmal

  Overall score: 1.2 (0.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: If you're unfamiliar with Dragon Ball Z, you're excused from reading this review and should just know to avoid Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 at all costs. Read review

Specs: Teen, Bandai, Action, 2D Fighting, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.2 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The game simply doesn't provide a compelling reason to keep on playing. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Magenta Systems

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.5 stars Abysmal

  Overall score: 1.3 (0.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: KISS fans will be disappointed by the distinct lack of KISS, and pinball fans will be disappointed by the distinct lack of pinball. Read review

Specs: Teen, Wildfire Studios, Pinball, Pinball, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.4 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: While it's a good first try, Sony's inexperience with the genre shows through, resulting in a highly generic RPG with some out-of-this-world FMV. Read review

Specs: Teen, SCEI, Role-Playing, General Role-Playing, 1 Player

• 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: Stuart Little 2 pushes no boundaries and takes no chances. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Magenta Software, Action, 1 Player

• 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: Battle Card Episode II re-creates a very playable, if visually unexciting, card game that those weaned on the cartoon and namesake breeding titles may find time to enjoy. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Tecmo, Card Battle, General Action, 1-2 Players

• 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: Bears nearly no resemblance to Doom. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Read review

Specs: Teen, Exact, Action, General Action, 1 Player

• 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: NBA Fastbreak '98 packs most of the play options from other games into one, and the result is a pretty good first attempt. Read review

Specs: K, Visual Concepts, Sports, Basketball Sim, 1-8 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: RPG fans looking for something other than the standard "boy meets girl, boy loses girl in heart-wrenching cutscene, boy avenges girl's death and saves world" formula should definitely give Persona 2 a shot. Read review

Specs: Teen, ATLUS, Role-Playing, 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: Teen, Rebellion, Action, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.5 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: If you were an Intellivision owner, and you believe that playing these games on a grossly inadaquete controller will bring about pleasant feelings of nostalgia, then this is the package for you. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Gray Matter, Action, 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: It seems almost as if this game is SCEA's form of an apology to the fans, while at the same time an attempt to win over some of the younger crowd. Read review

Specs: Teen, Incognito Inc., Driving, Car Combat Driving, 1-2 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: Martian Gothic: Unification does a decent job of blending explorative gameplay and third-person zombie fighting with a truly horrific story. Read review

Specs: Mature, Coyote Developments, Adventure, General Adventure, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.0 stars Terrible

  Overall score: 2.3 (1.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Wait for the next album, the next movie, the next TV special, or whatever. But don't bother buying this game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, SCEE, Action, General Action, 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: While Vandal Hearts II lacks the grand feel of Final Fantasy Tactics, it is a solid and rewarding strategy-RPG. Read review

Specs: Mature, Konami, Strategy, General Strategy, 1 Player

• 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: With an arcade mode for casual rally fans, a downright hard-core mode for the true rally fans, and everything in between, V-Rally 2 is the premiere PlayStation rally game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Eden Studios, Driving, Rally / Offroad Racing, Realistic, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.8 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: You'd be better off spending 15 bucks on the Crystal Method's album instead of spending ducats on N2O. Read review

Specs: Teen, Gremlin Interactive, Action, General Action, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.1 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: 40 Winks might be a good purchase for a parent with a 6- to 10-year-old who's just starting to play video games, but other than that, anyone looking for a quality platformer should look elsewhere. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Eurocom Entertainment Software, Adventure, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.0 stars Terrible

  Overall score: 2.7 (1.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: In the grand tradition of licensed games, this one also falls far short of being interesting or fun to play. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Adrenalin Interactive, Sports, Bowling

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.5 stars Poor

  Overall score: 3.8 (1.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Sports Car GT is an unpolished racing game that doesn't have anything new to offer in any department. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Point of View, Driving, Racing / driving - GT/street, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Pac-Man World is a fun little game that goes beyond mere regurgitation. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Namco, Action, General Action, 1 Player

• 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: Guardian's Crusade never pretends to be anything besides an enjoyable RPG. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Tamsoft, Role-Playing, General Role-Playing, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.2 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire doesn't have a terribly large bank of questions to choose from, and you'll probably start to recognize a few questions after only three or four sessions. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Jellyvision, Puzzle, General Action, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.2 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: NHL 2000 is the best PlayStation version of the series thus far. Read review

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