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• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Unfortunately, Horizons offers little that hasn't already been done--and done better--by many other online role-playing games already on the market. Read review

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

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Asheron's Call 2 is a highly streamlined, highly accessible online RPG. Yet the world of Dereth seems bare for a number of reasons. Read review

Specs: Mature, Turbine Inc., Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Fantasy, Massively Multiplayer

• 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:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.9 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Shadowbane strips away the constant battle between players and the rules and simply lets you go out, meet some people, fight a bunch of monsters, and gain some levels. Read review

Specs: Teen, Wolfpack Studios, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Fantasy, Massively Multiplayer

• 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: Jump to Lightspeed has been designed to reward dedicated SWG players rather than appeal to new ones, and that's exactly what it does. Read review

Specs: Teen, Sony Online Entertainment, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Sci-Fi, Massively Multiplayer

• 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: EverQuest is the best game in its class. At the same time, it is loaded with problems. Read review

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

• 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

• 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: If it can conquer its technical problems, Anarchy Online will be the very best online role-playing game around. Read review

Specs: Teen, Funcom, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Modern, Massively Multiplayer

• 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: Those that are experienced enough to explore the new lands Velious has to offer will certainly find these areas to be extremely challenging and rewarding. Read review

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

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Final Fantasy XI is an online RPG that manages to break the mold, if just barely--but, actually, that's no mean feat. Read review

Specs: Teen, Square Enix, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Fantasy, Massively Multiplayer

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.7 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: For Shadowbane's population of player-versus-player aficionados, the expansion doesn't seem to do much, nor does it do enough to compel new players to get into the game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Wolfpack Studios, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Fantasy, Massively Multiplayer

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Teen, Pharaoh Productions, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Fantasy

• 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: Anarchy Online's technical performance has improved since it was released a year ago, but Notum Wars may still prove intimidating for newcomers. Read review

Specs: Teen, Funcom, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Modern, Massively Multiplayer

• 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: The Shadows of Luclin is easily the biggest, most significant EverQuest expansion yet, and considering the massive size of the other expansions, that's no small feat. Read review

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

• 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: If you're looking for classic online RPG hack-and-slash gameplay, Dark Majesty has more than enough to keep you busy for quite some time--and at a price that's more than reasonable. Read review

Specs: Teen, Turbine Inc., Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Fantasy, Massively Multiplayer

• 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: Earth & Beyond takes the standard high-fantasy formula of online role-playing games and replaces the castles and swords with space stations and beam weapons. Read review

Specs: Teen, Westwood Studios, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Modern

• 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: While the promise of political intrigue in a futuristic setting will draw you into the game, Neocron's inability to make a significant impact will push you away. Read review

Specs: Mature, Reakktor Media, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Modern, Massively Multiplayer

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

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

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: While it's still extremely complicated, Shadowlands adds a tremendous amount of intriguing new content that helps make Anarchy Online much more worthwhile. Read review

Specs: Teen, Funcom, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Modern, Massively Multiplayer

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.8 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: As you explore the new continent of Kunark, it'll become increasingly clear to you that the expansion's value is as immense as that of the original game. Read review

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

• 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: For now, The Sims Online lacks many of the options that made the original game so intriguing, and doesn't really replace them. Read review

Specs: Teen, Maxis, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Modern

• 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: EverQuest: The Planes of Power serves as a reasonably good starting point for the game's continuous influx of new players but is mostly geared toward EverQuest's dedicated, hard-core following. Read review

Specs: Teen, Rapid Eye Entertainment, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer Online, Fantasy, 1-12 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Alien Invasion adds what seems like a lot of intriguing new content, but in practice, it's mostly for advanced players. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Funcom, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Modern, Massively Multiplayer