Shop for games

• 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: This stand-alone expansion modernizes Total War while remaining true to tradition. Read review

Specs: Teen, Creative Assembly, Strategy

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Conduit 2 overcomes its problems by offering a long and varied single-player campaign with a good sense of humor. Read review

Specs: Teen, High Voltage Software, Action, Action - first person shooter

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.5 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Iron Man dons the cliched suit of lackluster, uninspired movie tie-in games. Read review

Specs: Teen, Artificial Mind and Movement, Action, Action - adventure, 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: Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games proves that it's still worth having a party with these two gaming legends. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Racjin, Sports, Sports - olympic sports

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.5 stars Poor

  Overall score: 3.5 (1.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: You won't like it when this simplistic, repetitive, and occasionally broken game makes you angry. Read review

Specs: Teen, Edge of Reality, Action, Action - adventure, 1 Player

• 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: Super Soldier presents a bland-looking world with a bevy of mechanical problems, but beating down foreign aggressors still delivers patriotic fun. Read review

Specs: Teen, High Voltage Software, Action, Action - adventure

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.5 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 6 reviews

The Bottom Line: Outstanding controls aren't enough to save this generic and often frustrating shooter. Read review

Specs: Teen, High Voltage Software, Action, Action - first person shooter, Fantasy, 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: Smooth controls and a bunch of awesome tracks make this an exciting kart racer. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Sumo Digital, Driving, Racing / driving - car combat

• 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: This gleeful third-person shooter is outrageously fun. Read review

Specs: Mature, PlatinumGames, Action, Action - third person shooter, Science-fiction, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.5 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Iron Man's high-flying new adventure is hindered by erratic difficulty and repetitive level design. Read review

Specs: Teen, Secret Level, Action, Action - adventure, 1 Player

• 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: Barbarian Invasion adds a lot of new features and improvements to Rome: Total War, and the result is a much more challenging and satisfying strategy game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Creative Assembly, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Featuring many fun, faithfully adapted games from the '80s and '90s, the Sega Genesis Collection offers a fantastic value and a big slice of gaming history. Read review

Specs: Teen, Digital Eclipse, Action, Miscellaneous - arcade, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.0 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: This half-hearted revival attempt leaves Golden Axe lifeless and dull. Read review

Specs: Mature, Secret Level, Action, Action - adventure, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 12 reviews

The Bottom Line: This strategy sequel is incredibly deep, broad, addictive--and a bit rough around the edges. Read review

Specs: Teen, Creative Assembly, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Historical

• 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: Bass Fishing Duel is a solid-playing game that simply doesn't look that great. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Wow Entertainment, Sports, Fishing, Realistic, 1-2 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, Sega, Sports, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.5 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Terrible controls and bland visuals make this intergalactic excursion one to avoid. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Pyro Studios, Action, Racing / driving - futuristic, Science-fiction

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.5 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Virtua Tennis 4 is a weak tennis game that fails to bring the series back to its glory days. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Sega, Sports, Sports - tennis, Realistic, 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, Sonic Team, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Despite its slightly aged appearance, the accessible strategy and comical violence retain most of their appeal. Read review

Specs: Teen, Team 17, Strategy, General Strategy, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.3 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: There's plenty to do early on while playing The Tower SP, but after three hours or so, you can literally watch it play itself. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Vivarium, Strategy, 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: Teen, High Voltage Software, Action, Action - adventure, Science-fiction, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: Mario and Sonics' debut as a duo fails to earn them a spot on the medal stand. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Sega, Sports, Sports - olympic sports, Fantasy, 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: Creative Assembly, Strategy

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Artistic, formidable, and action packed, this remarkable strategy game is the best Total War yet. Read review

Specs: Teen, Creative Assembly, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame, Historical