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• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.2 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Even if you like the basic premise and action of the game, a number of very serious flaws quickly sap its entertainment value. Read review

Specs: Mature, Io Interactive, Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.4 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 43 reviews

The Bottom Line: Features gameplay enhancements and a redesigned interface. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Firaxis Games, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - turn based, Historical, 1-12 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: Due to its attention to detail and wide range of features, Combat Flight Simulator 2 has something to offer almost every simulation enthusiast. Read review

Specs: Teen, Microsoft Game Studios, Simulation, Simulation - WWII flight, Historical, 1-16 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: At its heart, Rites of War proves to be fairly enjoyable if you can get past all its many rough edges. Read review

Specs: Teen, DreamForge Intertainment, Strategy, General Strategy, 1-4 Players

• 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: Patrician III isn't much of a sequel, but the core gameplay still makes for a deeply intricate and challenging business game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Ascaron Entertainment GmbH, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Historic, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.4 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: If you're dead set on experiencing this title, you'd be better off going with the N64 version, or maybe even wait for the Dreamcast release. Read review

Specs: Mature, Acclaim, Action, General Adventure, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Heavy Gear II is the most impressive game yet in the giant robot genre. Read review

Specs: Teen, Activision, Simulation, Mech Sim, Sci-Fi, 1-16 Players

• 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: Casual Rayman fans will want to pass on this collection, while die-hards and aspiring level designers will have a good time. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Ubisoft, Action, General Action, 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: Of the many Civil War strategy games available on the market, Battleground: Gettysburg comes very close to being the best. Read review

Specs: TalonSoft

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 8 reviews

The Bottom Line: A brand new chapter in the Guild Wars saga. Read review

Specs: Teen, ArenaNet, Role-Playing

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.1 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Those who are new to the series may not get past Northland's dated graphics engine or game design, which hasn't evolved with the rest of the RTS genre. Read review

Specs: Teen, Funatics Development GmbH, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Fantasy, 1-6 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Even with its quirks, this is a standout game - and one that any fan of World War II air combat will want to play. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Jane's Combat Simulations, Simulation, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.5 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.5 stars out of 1 review

Specs: Everyone, Ratbag, Driving, General Driving, 1-6 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

• 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: Imperialism II is a more refined and interesting use of the Imperialism system, with an excellent interplay of elements. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Frog City Software, Strategy, General Strategy, 1-6 Players

• 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: Apart from new art and a handful of new combat options, this is exactly the same game as UFO Defense, only much more difficult. Read review

Specs: Culture Brain

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: EA Sports

• 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: It's not often that you run into a PC gaming program that becomes more rewarding and fun the longer you play it... Read review

Specs: Spidersoft

• 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: Street Legal is hard to recommend to any racing fans who aren't willing to wait on the next patch. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Invictus, Driving, GT/Street Racing, 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: While the Rogue Spear mission pack doesn't provide a huge quantity of new maps, it does include a lot of different ways to play on them. Read review

Specs: Teen, Red Storm Entertainment

• 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: Even if the multiplayer isn't polished to match the expectations of a demanding online community, Myth III stands on its own as a great single-player game. Read review

Specs: Mature, MumboJumbo, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Fantasy, 1-16 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.9 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Sierra has taken a basic, turn-based strategy game, added some beautiful graphics, fantastic sound, and great network play, and set it into their expansive Earthsiege universe. Read review

Specs: Sierra Entertainment

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: This is the most popular sim of all time, cranked up to a high-tech gloss and packaged with all the popular expansion sets. Read review

Specs: K-A, Maxis, Strategy, City Bulding, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Patrician II successfully blends trading, city-building, and simple ship combat in a way that's constantly engaging. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Ascaron Entertainment GmbH, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Historic

• 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: The Matrix Online has some very good qualities, but you'll need to wade through a lot of potential frustrations to enjoy them. Read review

Specs: Teen, Monolith Productions, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer