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• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.6 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Sims 2: Pets for the PSP might have been a decent port of the console versions, if it would've just stopped loading for a second. Read review

Specs: Teen, Maxis, Strategy, 1 Player

• 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: Disgaea 3 does a lousy job of familiarizing you with its complex mechanics, but rewarding tactical depth and goofy humor make the learning curve worth climbing. Read review

Specs: Teen, Nippon Ichi Software, Strategy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.9 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: Generals is easily one of the best Command & Conquer games yet. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA Pacific, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Modern, 1-8 Players

• 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: Tension runs high in the excellent XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Read review

Specs: Mature, Firaxis Games, Strategy, Action - first person shooter

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.5 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: The hit PC real-time strategy series goes turn-based in this well-designed translation, which packs a surprising amount of historic battles into a small package. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Backbone Entertainment, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - turn based, Historical, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.1 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 6 reviews

The Bottom Line: It doesn't stray far from the blueprint created by its predecessors, but it is, without a doubt, the best game to ever adhere to that formula. Read review

Specs: Teen, Blizzard Entertainment, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Sci-Fi, 1-8 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: Zoo Tycoon DS captures the basic idea of what a Zoo Tycoon game is all about, but in the end it feels more like a cheaply made imitation than an engaging strategy game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Altron, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - entertainment park builder, Strategy / tactics / wargame - tycoon, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 31 reviews

The Bottom Line: Those looking for a complex and interesting real-time strategy game with fantastic good looks and some historical flavor will find just what they want in Age of Empires III. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ensemble Studios, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Historical, 1-8 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: With a few glaring exceptions, the new missions tend to be exciting and challenging, taking advantage of what the Blitzkrieg series has always done well: intense real-time WWII combat. Read review

Specs: Teen, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Realistic, Historical, 1 Player

• 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: The Sims Bustin' Out makes good, solid improvements over its predecessor and stands on its own as a great version of The Sims for consoles. Read review

Specs: Teen, Maxis, Strategy, Virtual Life, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.5 stars Poor

  Overall score: 3.6 (1.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Floating adrift in the middle of the Pacific would rival the entertainment value of this strategy-less strategy game. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Climax Group, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Strategy / tactics / wargame - turn based, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• 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: Tension runs high in the excellent XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Read review

Specs: Mature, Firaxis Games, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame, Science-fiction

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.8 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Dawn of War is a testament to what can be so great about real-time strategy, and it captures the grim and brutal world of Warhammer 40,000 extremely well. Read review

Specs: Mature, Relic, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Sci-Fi, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Xbox owners looking for a genuinely tough, original game should check out Commandos 2. Read review

Specs: Teen, Pyro Studios, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Historic, 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, Marvelous, Strategy

• 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: Tension runs high in the excellent XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Read review

Specs: Mature, Firaxis Games, Strategy

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

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

The Bottom Line: Too much construction and not enough socializing keep MySims from really flourishing. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Redwood Shores, Strategy, Miscellaneous - virtual life, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Evil Genius is surprisingly successful for being so focused on style over substance, but it can also be quite frustrating at times. Read review

Specs: Teen, Elixir Studios, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Modern, 1 Player

• 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: The Tale of Two Towns doesn't stray much from the Harvest Moon formula, but it hits most of the addictive sweet spots fans will care about. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Marvelous, Strategy

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: Tiberium Wars is Command & Conquer at its best, and an absolute blast for series fans and newcomers alike. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA LA, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Science-fiction, 1-8 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 - strategy / tactics / wargame, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Historical

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Games - strategy / tactics / wargame, Strategy / tactics / wargame - entertainment park builder, Strategy / tactics / wargame - tycoon, Realistic

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Teen, Haemimont, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - tycoon, Strategy / tactics / wargame - city building

• 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: While not for everyone, Knights of Honor is an original, enjoyable, and deep strategy game about the Middle Ages. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Black Sea Studios, Strategy, Strategy / tactics / wargame - wargame, 1-6 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, Hexacto Games Inc., Games - strategy / tactics / wargame, Strategy / tactics / wargame - tycoon, Realistic