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• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: The latest Sims game is also the greatest, striking a terrific balance between the fresh and the familiar. Read review

Specs: Teen, The Sims Studio, Virtual Life, Miscellaneous - virtual life, Realistic

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 10 reviews

The Bottom Line: Try to become the most notorious street racer alive. Read review

Specs: Teen, Black Box, Driving, Racing / driving - GT/street, Realistic, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.5 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 9 reviews

The Bottom Line: Incredible storytelling, great characters, and exciting battles are just a few of the things that make this fantasy role-playing game so extraordinary. Read review

Specs: Mature, BioWare, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - third person, Fantasy, 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: Games - action, Action - first person tactical shooter, Realistic

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: Need for Speed returns to its roots with hokey cutscenes, wild cop chases, and solid racing action. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA Black Box, Driving, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: Though not as polished as it could have been, SimCity 4 is still a complex and detailed strategy game that can entertain you for hours on end. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Maxis, Strategy, City Bulding, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: With exciting new content across the board and plenty of it, Left 4 Dead 2 outdoes its predecessor and makes the zombie apocalypse an absolute blast. Read review

Specs: Mature, Valve Software, Action, Action - first person shooter, Science-fiction

• 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're new to the SimCity franchise, this package is a solid introduction. Read review

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

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Need for Speed Underground 2 is pretty good, but unfortunately most of the stuff you do in between races keeps you away from the game's best moments. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA Canada, Driving, Racing / driving - GT/street, Racing / driving - stock car, Realistic, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

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

The Bottom Line: Once this intense and action-packed role-playing game pulls you into its orbit, you won't want to escape. Read review

Specs: Mature, BioWare, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Science-fiction

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.5 stars out of 48 reviews

The Bottom Line: Spore merges multiple run-of-the-mill building blocks into a big, entertaining game. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Maxis, Strategy, Miscellaneous - virtual life, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 boasts a fast-paced and thrilling campaign, as well as some of the most immersive and exciting multiplayer action around. Read review

Specs: Mature, EA DICE, Action, Action - first person shooter

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Playing The Sims Medieval is like looking at your neighbor's vacation slides: You're hearing about someone else's grand adventure rather than having one of your own. Read review

Specs: Teen, The Sims Studio, Simulation, Miscellaneous - virtual life, Realistic

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: As befits its source material, The Battle for Middle-earth is a huge game, and there's a lot of great real-time strategy gameplay to be had in it. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA LA, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.9 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 11 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Sims 2 is a great sequel and a great game in its own right, and it's recommendable to just about anyone. Read review

Specs: Teen, Maxis, Virtual Life, Virtual Life, Realistic, 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: The Sims 3: Supernatural is filled with charm and ambition, but issues with zombies and lunar cycles cast a shadow over its best parts. Read review

Specs: Teen, The Sims Studio, Virtual Life, Miscellaneous - virtual life, Realistic

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: If you can bypass Crysis 3's lack of an engaging storyline, you'll likely enjoy a lot of what it has to offer. Read review

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: It's a worthwhile platforming experience for hardcore Potter fans, but some may be put off by all the collection quests and backtracking. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Electronic Arts, Action, Action - adventure, Adventure - third person adventure, Fantasy, 1-3 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.6 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Zero Hour fundamentally improves the core game, and it should ensure that Command & Conquer: Generals continues to be popular well into the next year. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA LA, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 11 reviews

The Bottom Line: Battlefield Vietnam packs more dramatic moments in its gameplay than most any multiplayer-focused action game in the past few years. Read review

Specs: Teen, Digital Illusions, Action, First-Person Shooter, Historic, 1-64 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: UEFA Euro 2004 boasts only a fraction of the teams and features found in FIFA 2004, but it's sufficiently different to make it a worthwhile purchase. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Canada, Sports, Sports - soccer simulation, 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 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: Medal of Honor represents the absolute best that action-packed, event-driven shooters have to offer. Read review

Specs: Teen, 2015, Action, First-Person Shooter, Historic

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: This big, bold sequel offers an eerie vision of a city under siege. Read review

Specs: Mature, Crytek, Action, Action - first person shooter

• 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 certainly is a good arcade-style driving game, but it's nowhere near as fun as the PlayStation 2 version. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Seattle, Driving, Racing / driving - GT/street, Racing / driving - stock car, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.7 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: All the wonder of the Bionicle universe has been bled dry by a vapid design, an atrocious camera system, and one noteworthy bug. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Argonaut Games, Adventure, Adventure - mystery, Fantasy, 1 Player