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• 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: This game of exploration and city building hits the occasional rough patch, but it's a captivating adventure nonetheless. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Keen Games, Simulation, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Strategy / tactics / wargame - city building, Historical, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.5 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Far Cry Vengeance tries to blend recycled content with new gameplay designed for the Wii, but the results are lackluster across the board. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Montreal, Action, Action - first person shooter, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• 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: The latest Armored Core makes up for the series' lack of progress by simply being fun to play. Read review

Specs: Teen, From Software, Simulation, Simulation - mech, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.9 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: Over G Fighters has all the trappings of a budget game except for the one that matters most: the lowered price. Read review

Specs: Teen, Taito Corporation, Simulation, Simulation - modern jet flight, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

The Bottom Line: It's a bit rough around the edges, but ultimately Far Cry 3 closes 2012 on an excellent note, easily making it one of the year's best. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Montreal, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.0 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 9 reviews

The Bottom Line: The included camera is a great idea, but Your Shape is loaded with lame workouts that probably won't get you off the couch. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Ubisoft, Exercise / Fitness, Miscellaneous - virtual life

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: Although you can't say the same for the plot, Far Cry 2's first-person action squeezes every last drop of potential out of the unique African setting. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Montreal, Action, Action - first person shooter, Realistic, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Its beautiful vision of 15th-century Rome is just one of many reasons to get lost in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Montreal, Action, Action - adventure, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Lexis Numerique, Simulation, Miscellaneous - kids / children's games & entertainment, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.2 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: Blazing Angels is shot out of the sky by its shaky graphical performance and overly floaty control options. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ubisoft, Simulation, Simulation - WWII flight, Historical, 1-2 Players

• 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: This disappointing film tie-in transforms the magical into the mundane. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ubisoft, Action

• 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: Lock On clearly has the potential to be an all-time classic sim, but there are some serious problems in the retail version. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Eagle Dynamics, Simulation, Modern Jet Flight Sim, Modern, 1-32 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

The Bottom Line: It's a bit rough around the edges, but ultimately Far Cry 3 closes 2012 on an excellent note, easily making it one of the year's best. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Montreal, Action

• 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: Rayman Origins on the Vita remains every bit as silly and charming as its console counterparts. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, UBlart Montpellier, Action

• 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: This intriguing real-time strategy game overcomes its feeble campaign by encouraging a different approach to battlefield tactics. Read review

Specs: Teen, Eugen Systems, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 12 reviews

Specs: Everyone, Ubisoft, Exercise / Fitness

• 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: Blazing Angels 2 is a clear improvement over the previous game, though history buffs will probably hate the game's fictional missions. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ubisoft Romania, Simulation, Simulation - WWII flight, Realistic, Historical, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: By bringing together the best aspects of squad-based shooters with the freedom of a more action-oriented shooter, Brothers in Arms offers a unique gameplay experience in the unlikeliest of genres. Read review

Specs: Mature, Gearbox Software, Action, Action - 3D shooter, Historical, 1-4 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: Heroes Over Europe offers some enjoyable arcade dogfighting, but it lacks the depth and excitement needed to keep you coming back for more. Read review

Specs: Teen, Transmission Games, Simulation, Simulation - WWII flight

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Montpellier, Action, 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: Strictly on its own merits, this version is an altogether unimpressive action adventure that still smacks of being a watered-down port of a technically superior game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ubisoft, Action, Action - third person tactical shooter, 1 Player

• 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: Blatantly ripped straight from the PlayStation 2, this version of Onimusha 3 still packs some good, solid hack-and-slash combat and a likable story. Read review

Specs: Mature, Capcom, Adventure, Action - fighting, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.2 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Alexander had the potential to be a quality strategy title, but poor execution makes the game not so great. Read review

Specs: Mature, GSC Game World, Strategy, 1 Player

• 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: Heroes Over Europe offers some enjoyable arcade dogfighting, but it lacks the depth and excitement needed to keep you coming back for more. Read review

Specs: Teen, Transmission Games, Simulation

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Ubisoft Paris, Dancing, Miscellaneous - rhythm dancing, Realistic