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• 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: Re-Volt has its share of problems and ends up being only decent when it could have been great. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Acclaim, Games - racing / driving

• 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: Everything positive that has been added to Showdown doesn't do anything to counteract the mechanical artificial intelligence and visual problems that plague much of the game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Acclaim, Sports, Wrestling, Realistic, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.4 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Aside from making the 'groundbreaking' move of featuring a lot of cursing and strippers, BMX XXX doesn't do anything particularly well. Read review

Specs: Mature, Z-Axis, Ltd., Sports, Biking, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.0 stars Terrible

  Overall score: 2.8 (1.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Indeed, it is a dark day when games like this are released. Read review

Specs: Teen, Acclaim

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.6 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The crash mode alone makes this game worth seeing, and the inclusion of a well-done championship mode makes it the best arcade-style racing game available on the Xbox. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Criterion Games, Driving, Racing / driving - GT/street, Realistic, 1-2 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:
  0.5 stars Abysmal

  Overall score: 1.4 (0.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: South Park is definitely one of those games that is bound to come up when you start thinking about the worst game you've ever played. Read review

Specs: Mature, Appaloosa Interactive, Action, General Action, Science-fiction, 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!

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.8 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The license goes a long way to keep the game and story interesting, but it's frustrating that the game itself wasn't better. Read review

Specs: Mature, Iguana Entertainment, Action, General Action, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.0 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: To quote Bob "Company Synthetic" Dole: Just don't do it. Read review

Specs: Mature, Probe Entertainment Limited

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.6 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: While this game has some admirable qualities, in the end it falls short of the high standards set by Madden '97. Read review

Specs: K, Acclaim, Sports, Football Sim, 1-8 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 crash mode alone makes this game worth seeing, and the inclusion of the well-done championship and multiplayer modes makes it a must-own for fans of arcade racing. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Criterion Games, Driving, Arcade Racing, 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: K-A, Acclaim, Sports, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The few gameplay quirks it has--specifically, its odd level design and occasionally spazzy camera--are more than made up for by its positive aspects. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Appaloosa Interactive, Action, Fantasy Action Adventure, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.8 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Even on the most difficult setting, the bot AI can't stand up to any steady-handed human player. Read review

Specs: Mature, Acclaim Studios Austin, Action, First-Person Shooter, Sci-Fi, 1-4 Players

• 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: It takes the gameplay and design concepts that have worked well in past alternative sports games and gives them enough of a face-lift to make the game feel new. Read review

Specs: Teen, Z-Axis, Ltd., Sports, Skating, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• 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: Playing this violent masterpiece - with its flashy arsenal of weapons and lifelike cretins - is a technically arresting adventure. Read review

Specs: Mature, Acclaim, Action, First-Person Shooter, Sci-Fi, 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: Everyone, Sim

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Teen, Acclaim

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Strong graphics, solid sound, and good gameplay make this the best of the bunch for now. Read review

Specs: Rage Software

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone, Sports, Boxing

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.3 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Fantastic Four could have been a much better game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Probe Entertainment Limited

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Teen, Acclaim, Action, Beat-'Em-Up

• 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: Comic fans may get a kick out of this title, but the game drops squarely into "average" territory. Read review

Specs: Teen, Realtime Associates

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.6 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Dedicated games like NBA Showtime and NBA Live 2000 do a much better job of representing their respective schools of video-game basketball. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Acclaim, Sports, Basketball Arcade, 1-4 Players