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• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a stupendous thrill ride that shouldn't be missed. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rockstar North, Action, 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 PC version of Spider-Man: The Movie succeeds mostly in capturing the essence of Marvel Comics' popular superhero. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Gray Matter, Action, Third-Person Shooter, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.9 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

Specs: Everyone, Genius Sonority Inc., Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - console-style RPG, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  5.0 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.6 (5.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 46 reviews

The Bottom Line: San Andreas definitely lives up to the Grand Theft Auto name. In fact, it's arguably the best game in the series. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rockstar North, Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.3 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Grand Theft Auto III is a faithful port of a truly exceptional game. Read review

Specs: Mature, DMA Design, Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 1 Player

• 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:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: RF Online has a compelling player-versus-player component, but the rest of the game is tedious and uninspired. Read review

Specs: Teen, CCR, Inc, Role-Playing, Online games - RPG (MMORPG), Fantasy, Massively Multiplayer

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: There's very little that's truly new in Tiger Woods 07, but it's still a good game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Redwood Shores, Sports, Sports - golf simulation, Realistic, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: Star Trek Legacy for the Xbox 360 captures the grandeur and feel of the epic starship battles in the famous television series. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Mad Doc Software, Simulation, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International is undoubtedly Konami's best soccer game to date, thanks to a number of quite dramatic improvements made both on and off the field. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Konami, Games - sports, Sports - soccer simulation

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.2 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Civilization III is a triumphant proclamation that strategy gaming is alive and well and still able to keep you rooted in front of your computer for hours at a time. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Firaxis Games, Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Historic, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.9 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: With strategy being a scarce commodity on the GameCube, it's hard to argue with the game's bargain-basement price tag. Read review

Specs: Teen, Pandemic Studios, Strategy, 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: Though it's like a fish out of water on the PC, this straight port of a great, gruelingly fast and intense PlayStation 2 action adventure game can still be exciting. Read review

Specs: Mature, Sourcenext, Action, Action - fighting, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

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

The Bottom Line: SimCity 3000 is a stable, attractive, finely balanced game with just enough new features to satisfy veterans of the series. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Maxis, Strategy, City Bulding, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  5.0 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.6 (5.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 23 reviews

The Bottom Line: Gameplay and graphical enhancements. Over 200 hours play time. Read review

Specs: Mature, Bethesda Softworks, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - first person, Fantasy, 1 Player

• 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: Newcomers will likely find RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 enjoyable, but if you were a fan of the original, you'll probably have a hard time believing that you waited so long for what the sequel has to offer. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Chris Sawyer, Strategy, Tycoon, Realistic, 1 Player

• 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: Kingdoms suffers from a long list of problems that collectively prevent it from exceeding its ancestor or from rejuvenating a tired genre. Read review

Specs: Teen, Cavedog Entertainment, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Fantasy, 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: Monopoly Tycoon uses the popular board game as the base on which to build a strong and innovative, and great-looking, real-time game of business management and city building. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Deep Red, Strategy, Tycoon, Realistic, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 12 reviews

The Bottom Line: While intimidating, this visceral real-time strategy reenactment of World War II's Western Front showcases just how far RTS game design and presentation quality have come. Read review

Specs: Mature, Relic, Strategy, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Firefly Studios has polished up its old game nicely and has sent it on a long road trip into the Crusades. Read review

Specs: Teen, FireFly Studios, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Historic, 1-8 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.3 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Fans of real-life soccer will find this the most enjoyable soccer experience on the PC to date. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Sports, Sports, Soccer Sim, Realistic, 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: The lavishly detailed world of Baten Kaitos is a great place to go for a nice fairy tale. Read review

Specs: Teen, Monolith Soft, Role-Playing, Console-style RPG, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.3 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 15 reviews

The Bottom Line: Gameplay and graphical enhancements. Over 200 hours play time. Read review

Specs: Mature, Bethesda Softworks, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - PC-style RPG, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Loopy Landscapes features additional rides, themes, and scenarios - and it makes RollerCoaster Tycoon even more fun. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Chris Sawyer, Strategy, Tycoon, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: If you like Civil War games, this one deserves a place by your computer. Read review

Specs: Sierra Entertainment