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• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Ghostbusters is such riotous fun that you'll forgive its short length. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Red Fly Studio, Action, Action - third person shooter, Fantasy

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  0.0 stars

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

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  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Incompetent artificial intelligence and some weak gameplay mechanics hamper what could have been an interesting real-time strategy take on the popular board game. Read review

Specs: Teen, TimeGate Studios, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame, Historical, 1-8 Players

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  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0.5 stars out of 1 review

Specs: Mature, Hydravision, Action, Action - adventure, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: If not for some of the glaring bugs in the retail version, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 would have been a truly excellent sequel to a beloved franchise. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Frontier Developments, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - tycoon, 1 Player

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

Specs: Everyone, W!Games, Sports, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.4 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 reviews

The Bottom Line: No other multiplayer-focused action game has this much to offer. Read review

Specs: Mature, Epic Games, Action, First-Person Shooter, Sci-Fi, 1-32 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: Monopoly Tycoon uses the popular board game as the base on which to build a strong and innovative, and great-looking, real-time game of business management and city building. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Deep Red, Strategy, Tycoon, Realistic, 1-4 Players

• 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: Master of Orion III is a disappointing follow-up to the two most significant space empire games ever. Read review

Specs: Teen, Quicksilver Software, Inc, Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Sci-Fi, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Boiling Point works off the Grand Theft Auto template to fashion an open-ended hybrid shooter with more diverse missions than the genre has seen in years. Read review

Specs: Mature, Deep Shadows, Action, Realistic, 1 Player

• 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: Particle Systems has successfully created the type of game that fans of the space sim genre have been waiting for years to play. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Particle Systems, Simulation, Large Spaceship Sim, Sci-Fi

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.1 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: While this game may look cute, it is in fact as sophisticated and enjoyable as the very best strategy games out there. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Team 17, Strategy, General Strategy, 1-6 Players

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  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:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: RacePro is an incredibly in-depth racing game that's also an accessible and enjoyable driving experience. Read review

Specs: Everyone, SimBin, Driving, Racing / driving - car combat, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: New battle mechanics, a fantastic storyline, and a gritty setting make The Witcher one of the most engrossing, mature RPGs to arrive on the PC in years. Read review

Specs: Mature, CD Projekt Red Studio, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - PC-style RPG, Fantasy

• 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: Civilization III is a triumphant proclamation that strategy gaming is alive and well and still able to keep you rooted in front of your computer for hours at a time. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Firaxis Games, Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Historic, 1 Player

• 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 up for a challenge--and you don't mind trial and error--Gothic II won't hesitate to give it to you. Read review

Specs: Mature, Piranha Bytes, Role-Playing, PC-style RPG, 1 Player

• 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: D&D Heroes isn't a bad way of whiling away a few minutes, or hours, if you're looking for a pure hack-and-slash action RPG. Read review

Specs: Teen, Atari, Role-Playing, Action RPG, Fantasy, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Newcomers will likely find RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 enjoyable, but if you were a fan of the original, you'll probably have a hard time believing that you waited so long for what the sequel has to offer. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Chris Sawyer, Strategy, Tycoon, Realistic, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.6 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 5 reviews

The Bottom Line: Neverwinter Nights 2 isn't without some technical issues, but the engaging, dynamic story and proven D & D framework make it an RPG that shouldn't be missed. Read review

Specs: Teen, Obsidian Entertainment, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - third person, Fantasy, 1-4 Players

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  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Teen, Southlogic Studios, Sports, 1-16 Players

• 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: Locomotion is a flawed but engaging strategy game that's nearly identical to its classic 10-year-old predecessor, Transport Tycoon. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Chris Sawyer, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - city building, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.5 stars Poor

  Overall score: 3.5 (1.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Unleashed is the worst thing to happen to Godzilla since getting killed by Mothra's babies. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Pipeworks Software, Inc., Action, Action - fighting, Science-fiction, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone, Atari, Sports, Sports - basketball arcade, Realistic, 1-2 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: The Witcher: Enhanced Edition is what this role-playing game should have been when it made its debut a year ago. Read review

Specs: Mature, CD Projekt Red Studio, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - third person, 1 Player