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• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 28 reviews

The Bottom Line: Microsoft's Flight Simulator X provides a mind-boggling level of depth and breadth--if you don't mind some less than stellar frame rates. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Microsoft Game Studios, Simulation, Simulation - civilian plane flight, Realistic, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Although it's unstable and flawed, Hidden & Dangerous is nonetheless an impressive and uniquely serious depiction of squad-level combat behind enemy lines. Read review

Specs: Mature, Illusion Softworks, Action, Tactical First-Person Shooter, Historic

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.9 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: It took seven years, a number of false starts, and one of the most devoted fan communities in existence, but the release of Falcon 4.0: Allied Force shows that its potential has finally been realized. Read review

Specs: Teen, Lead Pursuit, Simulation, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.9 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: X-Plane is a fantastic sandbox that makes a terrific counterpart to the much more rigid Flight Simulator series. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Laminar Research, Simulation, 1 Player

• 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: Lock On clearly has the potential to be an all-time classic sim, but there are some serious problems in the retail version. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Eagle Dynamics, Simulation, Modern Jet Flight Sim, Modern, 1-32 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: The Operational Art of War is a class act all the way, offering almost every feature a wargamer could want. Read review

Specs: Teen, TalonSoft, Strategy, General Strategy, 1-2 Players

• 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: If you can commit to familiarizing yourself with all of Empire Earth II's nooks and crannies, expect to be rewarded with an enjoyable addiction that will last you weeks, if not months. Read review

Specs: Teen, Mad Doc Software, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame, Historical, Realistic, 1-10 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: Fly has it where it counts: in the cockpit and, for the most part, in the flight model. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Terminal Reality, Simulation, Civilain Plane Flight Sim, Realistic, 1 Player

• 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: World at War provides a very rewarding way to relive WWII from the perspective of its top leaders. Read review

Specs: Teen, 2By3 Games, Strategy, 1-5 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: The best-looking, most engrossing flight sim this side of Longbow. Read review

Specs: Digital Image Design

• 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: Those who were wary of the initial, flawed release may want to try iF-22 this time around. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Interactive Magic, Simulation, Modern Jet Flight Sim, Modern, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.1 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Winning Eleven 7 is a superb game that sounds great, looks impressive, and gets the most important element--playability--just right. Read review

Specs: Everyone, KCET, Sports, Soccer Sim, 1-2 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: When you slam the pedal to the floor and kick one of these high-priced monstersinto first gear, you will feel like you're out on the track bumping andscraping with the big boys. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Image Space Incorporated, Driving, GT/Street Racing, Realistic, 1-16 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.1 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: This impressive online role-playing game marks the dawning of a new era in a gaming genre that has steadily gained prominence since Ultima Online made national headlines in 1997. Read review

Specs: Teen, Mythic Entertainment, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Fantasy, Massively Multiplayer

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Strike Fighters might be the only game that has ever been released twice in an unfinished state. Read review

Specs: Teen, Third Wire, Simulation, Old Jet Flight Sim, 1-16 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Experienced role players will enjoy the engaging combat and diplomatic gameplay, in spite of Vanguard's litany of bugs and singular focus on group adventuring. Read review

Specs: Teen, Sigil Games Online, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer

• 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: The real shame of it is there is a fine, fine flight simulator at the core of Aggressor. Read review

Specs: Everyone, GSI Limited, Simulation, Modern Jet Flight Sim, Modern, 1-32 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: They screwed around with Civilization and made it worse. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Atari, Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Historic, 1-8 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: This is an outstanding WWII submarine simulation in every regard. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ubisoft, Simulation, Submarine Sim, 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: Doomsday heats up the Cold War with nukes and spies. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Paradox Development Studio, Strategy, 1 Player

• 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: Starfleet Command is undoubtedly the best combat-oriented Trek game yet. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Quicksilver Software, Inc, Strategy, General Strategy, 1-6 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: Its real-time strategy elements and its focus on cooperative piloting tactics are so central to its gameplay that Allegiance can be very challenging to learn, but it's well worth the effort. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Microsoft Game Studios, Simulation, Small Spaceship Sim, Sci-Fi

• 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: Will Carrier Strike Fighter, like Falcon and Tank Platoon II, rise above its initial shoddy release to become a classic? Read review

Specs: Everyone, Interactive Magic, Simulation, Modern Jet Flight Sim, Modern, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.9 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Those who will only settle for the best in terms of flight model fidelity and cutting-edge graphics should let this one fly on by. Read review

Specs: Teen, Third Wire, Simulation, Simulation - modern jet flight, Realistic, 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: Age of Shadows' many enhancements help make Ultima Online quite possibly the most interesting game it's ever been. Read review

Specs: Teen, Electronic Arts, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Fantasy, 1 Player