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• 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: The umpteenth Mortal Kombat game bombards you with characters and modes but does little to bring the underlying one-on-one fighting action to the next level. Read review

Specs: Mature, Midway, Action, Action - fighting, 1-4 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: For as long as it lasts, Stranglehold delivers a satisfying, if somewhat derivative action game experience. Read review

Specs: Mature, Midway, Action, Action - third person shooter, 1 Player

• 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: Hot Brain's minigames are pretty good, but because there aren't very many of them, you might not get a lot of replay value. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Creat Studios, Puzzle, Miscellaneous - arithmetic, reading and memory tests, Miscellaneous - puzzle, 1-4 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: Ultimate MK is a sharp fighting game that's still a lot of fun, but only against live opponents. Read review

Specs: Mature, Other Ocean Interactive, Action, Action - fighting, 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, Artificial Mind and Movement, Action

• 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: Rise & Fall combines real-time strategy with third-person action, and while it's an interesting idea, ultimately this game doesn't quite know what it wants to be. Read review

Specs: Teen, Midway, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame, Role playing game (RPG) - third person, 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: Players who lost touch with baseball games when they went 3D on the PlayStation may find that Slugfest is exactly what they've been missing. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Midway, Sports, Baseball Arcade, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• 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: The game does have its moments, but the racing simply isn't very exciting. Read review

Specs: Teen, Midway, Action, Kart Racing, Fantasy, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Deception is gory, intense, and quite complex, meaning it captures much of what has made MK an institution among fighting games. Read review

Specs: Mature, Midway, Action, Action - fighting, Fantasy, 1-2 Players

• 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: If you played and loved the classic Mortal Kombat fighters, Shaolin Monks is a game well worth checking out. Read review

Specs: Mature, Midway Studios - Los Angeles, Action, Action - beat-em up, Fantasy, 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: The umpteenth Mortal Kombat game bombards you with characters and modes but does little to bring the underlying one-on-one fighting action to the next level. Read review

Specs: Mature, Midway, Action, Action - fighting, 1-2 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: Rush is a middling street racing game that really wasn't worth your time when it was released on consoles last year, and certainly isn't worth your time now. Read review

Specs: Teen, Midway Studios - Newcastle, Driving, 1-4 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: Chosen One isn't what Skee-Lo had in mind when he wished to be a baller. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Midway, Sports, Sports - basketball arcade, 1-4 Players

• 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: Since the game's AI is relatively simple, you'll quickly learn all of the little tricks that'll lead you to a win with little or no thought put into it at all, which ultimately makes R2RB: R2 a game that's better suited for rental than purchase. Read review

Specs: Teen, Midway, Sports, Boxing, 1-2 Players

• 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: Midway's MLB Slugfest 2003 brings some good, clean fun back to a genre teeming with stodgy simulations. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Gratuitous Games, Sports, Baseball Arcade, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Parts of L.A. Rush come across as competent and enjoyable, but those parts aren't enough to make it stand out amid stiff competition. Read review

Specs: Teen, Midway, Driving, Simulation - car racing, 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: Teen, Midway Studios - Los Angeles, Action, Sports - wrestling

• 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: This 3D adventure game does expand on the movie's story, but it's also uninteresting and repetitive. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Artificial Mind and Movement, Action, 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, Artificial Mind and Movement, Action

• 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: This game is surprisingly enjoyable for a few hours, but after that it goes from good, mindless fun to mind-numbingly repetitive. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, High Voltage Software, Action, Action - adventure, 1-4 Players

• 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: Anyone looking for a wilder ride than the one offered by Tekken 4 or Virtua Fighter 4 should definitely check out Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. Read review

Specs: Mature, Midway, Action, 3D Fighting, Fantasy, 1-2 Players

• 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: Above all else, NHL Hitz Pro is just a lot of fun. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Next Level Games, Sports, Ice Hockey Arcade, Realistic, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Psi-Ops sets itself apart incredibly well with its series of well-implemented psychic abilities. Read review

Specs: Mature, Midway, Action, Tactical Third-Person Shooter, Modern, 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: The MK and DC crowds are a surprisingly good combo, but questionable roster balancing keeps this enjoyable fighter from achieving greatness. Read review

Specs: Teen, Midway, Action, Action - fighting, 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 10 and older, Full Fat, Action, 1-4 Players