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• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: Though not as polished as it could have been, SimCity 4 is still a complex and detailed strategy game that can entertain you for hours on end. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Maxis, Strategy, City Bulding, Modern, 1 Player

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• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Games - strategy / tactics / wargame, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Fantasy

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Red Alert 3 is a raucously fun strategy game that overcomes its issues with both style and substance. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA LA, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, 1 Player

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Superstar adds lots of interesting and challenging new stuff that should keep any fan of The Sims busy for some time. Read review

Specs: Teen, Maxis, Strategy, Virtual Life, 1 Player

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.1 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Though not as polished as it could have been, SimCity 4 is still a complex and detailed strategy game that can entertain you for hours on end. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Maxis, Strategy, City Bulding, Modern, 1 Player

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.5 stars out of 48 reviews

The Bottom Line: Spore merges multiple run-of-the-mill building blocks into a big, entertaining game. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Maxis, Strategy, Miscellaneous - virtual life, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, 1 Player

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  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.1 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The Sims 2 for the PSP has some genuinely good concepts, but they're buried under the game's issues, both minor and major. Read review

Specs: Teen, Maxis, Strategy, Miscellaneous - virtual life, Realistic, 1-2 Players

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  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 10 reviews

The Bottom Line: The addictive gameplay of the SimCity series is completely missing in this lackluster spinoff. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Tilted Mill, Strategy, Miscellaneous - virtual life, 1 Player

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: By introducing new job-related skills, the ability to hire and fire, and a healthy number of new items, Open for Business makes it fun to put your sims to work. Read review

Specs: Teen, Maxis, Strategy, Miscellaneous - virtual life, 1 Player

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  3.5 stars Very good

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

The Bottom Line: It's impossible that you won't find something to like about Dungeon Keeper 2. Read review

Specs: Mature, Bullfrog Productions, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Fantasy, 1-4 Players

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.9 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: The new college life experience is something of a letdown, but the new items and strategic options more than make up for it. Read review

Specs: Teen, Maxis, Strategy, Virtual Life, Realistic, 1 Player

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  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: Tiberian Twilight's online play and persistent unlocks make for short-term fun, but the mediocre campaign doesn't give Kane the send-off he deserved. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA LA, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Science-fiction

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  3.5 stars Very good

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

The Bottom Line: The Pets expansion adds an interesting wrinkle to The Sims 2 but won't set the world, or even your sims' house, on fire. Read review

Specs: Teen, Maxis, Strategy, Miscellaneous - virtual life, Realistic, 1 Player

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: It's more of a good thing, but a second-rate campaign and an underwhelming new gameplay mode keep this expansion from soaring. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA LA, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Science-fiction, 1 Player

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• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Teen, Maxis, Strategy, Miscellaneous - virtual life, Realistic, 1 Player

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• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Games - strategy / tactics / wargame, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Science-fiction

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Specs: Games - strategy / tactics / wargame, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.1 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is another one of those games that can make hours pass like minutes. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Firaxis Games, Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Sci-Fi

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Nightlife offers plenty of new areas to build outdoor lots and some interesting new features that give The Sims 2 a fresh coat of paint for its many fans. Read review

Specs: Teen, Maxis, Strategy, Miscellaneous - virtual life, Realistic, 1 Player

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The Xbox 360 version of this humorous strategy game can be fun, but it falls short in a few key areas. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA LA, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame, 1 Player

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Specs: Teen, Maxis, Strategy, Miscellaneous - virtual life, Realistic, 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: Taking a page from the Civilization handbook, SimCity Creator offers an enjoyable evolutionary building experience. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Electronic Arts, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - city building, 1 Player

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  4.0 stars Excellent

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

The Bottom Line: Black & White 2 tinkers with the original's formula by adding more structure and story, though at the expense of its open-ended nature. Read review

Specs: Teen, Lionhead Studios, 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: Dubious claims of exclusive content aside, this version of Red Alert 3 is all good, rambunctious fun. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA LA, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The DS version of the popular city builder uses the original's foundation and builds a sturdy but cramped game on top of it. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Aki Corp., Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - city building, 1-2 Players