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• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2 reviews

Specs: Everyone, Game Freak, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - console-style RPG, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the big, bold, and beautiful sequel you hoped for and is sure to bewitch you for countless hours. Read review

Specs: Mature, Bethesda Game Studios, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - first person, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  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: The hack-and-slash role-playing game Sacred 2 may feel more at home on console systems than it does on the PC, but the game design still leaves something to be desired. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ascaron Entertainment GmbH, Role-Playing

• 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: Engrossing and frustrating, Dragon's Dogma is a flawed and unique gem. Read review

Specs: Mature, Capcom, Role-Playing

• 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: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the big, bold, and beautiful sequel you hoped for and is sure to bewitch you for countless hours. Read review

Specs: Mature, Bethesda Game Studios, Role-Playing

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Mature, Atlus Co., Role-Playing

• 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: Stylish combat that is as challenging as it is exciting provides the backbone for this great role-playing game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Tri-Ace, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - console-style RPG

• 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: Loki may be awfully late for the party, but this Diablo derivation is a solid rip-off with great game mechanics and atmosphere. Read review

Specs: Mature, Cyanide, Role-Playing, 1-6 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: A mix of smart strategy, deep customisation, and engaging story make this a worthy sequel to the PS3 original. Read review

Specs: Teen, Sega, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - third person, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Were it not for its great boss fights and fascinating story, repetitiveness and sparse exploration might have derailed Fate/Extra. Read review

Specs: Teen, Image Epoch, Role-Playing

• 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: Atelier Meruru buries its intriguing crafting system beneath annoying characters and a sickeningly sweet setting. Read review

Specs: Teen, Gust, Role-Playing

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.4 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Along the way to becoming a more traditional RPG, EVO loses much of the Monster Rancher appeal. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Tecmo, Role-Playing, Action - adventure, Role playing game (RPG) - console-style RPG, 1-2 Players

• 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: There isn't much to do in this lengthy action role-playing game aside from fight, but at least the fast combat will keep you engaged throughout. Read review

Specs: Teen, Omega Force, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Science-fiction

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.5 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: This fantasy massively multiplayer online game makes a great first impression, but almost every aspect of it devolves into a grind before you're even halfway to the level cap. Read review

Specs: Teen, NCSOFT, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.5 stars Poor

  Overall score: 3.5 (1.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: This clumsy and unsatisfying sequel is a major step backward. Read review

Specs: Teen, Savage Entertainment, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Final Fantasy XI is an online RPG that manages to break the mold, if just barely--but, actually, that's no mean feat. Read review

Specs: Teen, Square Enix, Role-Playing, Massively Multiplayer Online, Fantasy, Massively Multiplayer

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Raven improves upon the great work it did with the X-Men Legends games, with a lengthy adventure that touches nearly every last corner of the Marvel Universe. Read review

Specs: Teen, Raven Software, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Games - role playing game (RPG), Role playing game (RPG) - console-style RPG

• 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: Fans of action RPGs should make every effort to play Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance--but ideally not the technically deficient GameCube version. Read review

Specs: Teen, High Voltage Software, Role-Playing, Action RPG, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: There isn't much here that wasn't done just as well, or better, in the previous game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Capcom, Role-Playing, Action RPG, Fantasy, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

Specs: Everyone, Enix Corporation, Role-Playing, General Action

• 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: Engrossing and frustrating, Dragon's Dogma is a flawed and unique gem. Read review

Specs: Mature, Capcom, Role-Playing

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.5 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Digimon World: Data Squad is a crushingly repetitive and generally joyless role-playing game. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Bec, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Action - adventure, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.9 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Partners in Time might not have as strong of a script as the previous Mario & Luigi, but it's still another charming, high quality RPG worth any DS owner's while. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Alphadream Corporation, Role-Playing, Miscellaneous - kids / children's games & entertainment, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

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

The Bottom Line: Enchanted Arms is a capable and often enjoyable role-playing game, but it's also one that you'll likely forget as soon as you finish it. Read review

Specs: Teen, From Software, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Fantasy, 1 Player