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The Bottom Line: The XCOM franchise marches on with a third-person squad-based tactical shooter. Here's a preview of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. Read review

Specs: RP, 2K Marin, Action

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The Bottom Line: Dead Island: Riptide is a lot of the same and ultimately falls short of a what a great sequel should be made of. Read review

Specs: Mature, Techland, Action

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The Bottom Line: BioShock Infinite is another masterful achievement in interactive storytelling and provides gamers with an overall experience unlike anything else. Read review

Specs: Mature, Irrational Games, Action

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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

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  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.2 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 27 reviews

The Bottom Line: Half-Life 2 is a very impressive and engaging shooter, and a faithful follow-up to one of the greatest PC games of all time. Read review

Specs: Mature, Valve Software, Action, First-Person Shooter, Sci-Fi, 1 Player

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
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The Bottom Line: Best enjoyed after beating Grand Theft Auto IV, this great double-pack of episodic content shows you sides of Liberty City you never knew existed. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rockstar Toronto, Action, Action - adventure, Realistic

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
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The Bottom Line: Prototype 2 on the PC is almost identical to its console counterparts, which makes for a brutal and exciting adventure. Read review

Specs: Mature, Radical Entertainment, Action

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
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The Bottom Line: It features a blend of stealth, covert surveillance, and high-powered firefights at secret military bases, though the game also has several significant shortcomings. Read review

Specs: Mature, Innerloop, Action, Tactical First-Person Shooter, Modern, 1 Player

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
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The Bottom Line: Modern Warfare 3 sticks to its competitive, cooperative, and single-player guns and reminds you why the series is one of the best in the business. Read review

Specs: Mature, Infinity Ward, Action, Action - first person shooter

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  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: The PC version of Max Payne 3 is every bit as savage and satisfying as its console predecessors. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rockstar Studios, Action

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  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.4 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 reviews

The Bottom Line: No other multiplayer-focused action game has this much to offer. Read review

Specs: Mature, Epic Games, Action, First-Person Shooter, Sci-Fi, 1-32 Players

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The Bottom Line: Nearly 17 years since she raided her first tomb, Lara Croft is back in a fantastic reboot of the series. Read review

Specs: Mature, Crystal Dynamics, Action, Action - adventure, Fantasy

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Specs: Teen, EA Games, Action

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: While you'll undoubtedly enjoy the imaginative artwork, you might end up disappointed with just how straightforward the underlying game really is. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rogue Entertainment, Action, Horror Action Adventure, Horror, 1 Player

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  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.8 (2.0 stars)
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The Bottom Line: Postal 2 strings together a bunch of violent novelties without ever constructing a compelling game for them to support. Read review

Specs: Mature, Running With Scissors, Action, 1 Player

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  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: It's a Serious Sam knockoff that fails to recapture the magic. Read review

Specs: Mature, Saber Interactive, Action, First-Person Shooter, Fantasy, 1-16 Players

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
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The Bottom Line: The pacing and story aren't as good as Half-Life's, but the character interaction and angelic powers elevate the game beyond many other shooters. Read review

Specs: Mature, Cyclone Studios, Action, General Action, 1-8 Players

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  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.3 (2.5 stars)
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The Bottom Line: Instead of offering a robust gambling simulation that'll help you hone your craft for a trip to a real casino, Microsoft Casino aims to re-create the Las Vegas experience itself. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Microsoft Game Studios, Action, General Action, 1 Player

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  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
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The Bottom Line: Max Payne 2 is just a remarkable production, and what it lacks in length or volume it more than makes up for in quality and density. Read review

Specs: Mature, Remedy Entertainment, Action, Third-Person Shooter, Modern, 1 Player

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
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The Bottom Line: Manhunt is an audacious game that backs up its extremely violent subject matter with solid stealth action gameplay. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rockstar North, Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 1 Player

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Although it's unstable and flawed, Hidden & Dangerous is nonetheless an impressive and uniquely serious depiction of squad-level combat behind enemy lines. Read review

Specs: Mature, Illusion Softworks, Action, Tactical First-Person Shooter, Historic

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

The Bottom Line: Call of Juarez: The Cartel proves that good ideas mean little when they don't have a solid foundation to support them. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft, Action, Action - first person shooter, Realistic

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  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: The PC version of NightFire makes an excellent case for leaving James Bond on console systems. Read review

Specs: Teen, Gearbox Software, Action, First-Person Shooter, Modern, 1-32 Players

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Specs: Mature, Trion Worlds, Action

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  1.0 stars Terrible

  Overall score: 2.1 (1.0 stars)
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The Bottom Line: This game fails to deliver even the most garden-variety zombie-killing thrills, due to its inept combat, bad visuals, and cripplingly stupid artificial intelligence. Read review

Specs: Mature, Brainbox Games, Action, 1 Player