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• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.5 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Twisted Metal: Black is a terrific game in every respect. Read review

Specs: Mature, Incognito Inc., Action, Car Combat Driving, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: It may be yet another racing title for the PSP, but this Pixar-movie-licensed game is probably one of the better options available for younger kids. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Locomotive Games, Driving, Racing / driving - arcade, Racing / driving - rally / offroad, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: Steering Cars with the Wii Remote works pretty nicely, but some of the minigame control schemes and a few bugs conspire to drag down this film-licensed racer. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Rainbow Studios, Driving, Racing / driving - arcade, Racing / driving - rally / offroad, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.8 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: This 2-year-old PlayStation 2 game may have been enjoyable on the PC--had the graphics and gameplay not been compromised so much in transition. Read review

Specs: Teen, Fluent, Driving, Mission-based Driving, Science-fiction, 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: Cars for the GBA is a competent movie tie-in and a good racing game, but there aren't enough events or modes to hold your attention for long. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Helixe, Driving, Racing / driving - arcade, Racing / driving - rally / offroad, 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: Twisted Metal's lightning-fast vehicular combat and large-scale destruction are gleeful, pulse-pounding fun. Read review

Specs: Mature, Eat Sleep Play, Driving, 1-4 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: Cars 2 is a colorful and varied racer that's a lot of fun to play with friends and family. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Avalanche Software, Driving, 1-4 Players

• 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: Aside from the name, this street racer has little to distinguish itself from an already crowded field. Read review

Specs: Teen, Eutechnyx, Driving, 1-4 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 the heavy focus on trial and error doesn't rattle you, Stuntman: Ignition can be some explosive fun. Read review

Specs: Teen, Paradigm Entertainment, Driving, Racing / driving - car combat, 1-8 Players

• 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: Driver: Renegade 3D's solid driving mechanics are squandered on overwhelming repetition and poor production values. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft, Driving, Racing / driving - car combat

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Motor Mayhem is different enough that it will appeal to those gamers who have an interest in the car-combat genre or aren't excited about the new turn for the morbid that Twisted Metal has taken. Read review

Specs: Teen, Beyond Games, Driving, Car Combat Driving, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

Specs: Teen, Eden, Driving, Racing / driving - GT/street, Realistic

• 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, TT Fusion, Driving

• 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: If you missed out on the console versions of The Simpsons: Hit & Run, the PC version ultimately won't disappoint. Read review

Specs: Teen, Radical Entertainment, Driving, Mission-based Driving, Fantasy, 1 Player

• 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: Driver: Parallel Lines is a mediocre GTA clone with a dull storyline, second-rate gameplay, and subpar control. Read review

Specs: Mature, Reflections Interactive, Driving, Racing / driving - mission based, Realistic, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.9 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The main problem with The Simpsons: Road Rage isn't that the graphics are ugly, but rather that The Simpsons license isn't integrated deeply enough into the game. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Altron, Driving, Car Combat Driving, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Driver: San Francisco's inspired shift mechanic and wealth of action-packed content make it an absolute blast that revives the franchise. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ubisoft Reflections, Driving

• 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: Driver: Parallel Lines looks seriously outdated on the PC. Its dull story and gameplay prevent it from being recommendable. Read review

Specs: Mature, Reflections Interactive, Driving, Racing / driving - mission based, Realistic, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.9 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Stuntman requires effort to finish, but it does a nice job of putting you behind the wheel in a Hollywood movie. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Atari, Driving, Mission-based Driving, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.4 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The whole thing feels like it was slapped together in a supreme hurry to cash in on the release of the film. Read review

Specs: Teen, Climax Group, Driving, Mission-based Driving, 1-2 Players

• 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: Driver '76 is a GTA clone that's technically uneven and short on originality, personality, and content. Read review

Specs: Mature, Sumo Digital, Driving, 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: The poorly optimized GameCube version robs the original of most of its visual style and slows the pace considerably, resulting in a mediocre mission-based driving game with poor handling. Read review

Specs: Teen, Stealth Studios, Driving, Mission-based Driving, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.2 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Spy Hunter is an easygoing vehicular combat game with a few unfortunate flaws. But it sure is pretty. Read review

Specs: Teen, Midway, Driving, Mission-based Driving, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: The Simpsons: Hit & Run borrows heavily from the Grand Theft Auto series and, in so doing, it brings the world of the Simpsons to life with proper justice. Read review

Specs: Teen, Radical Entertainment, Driving, Mission-based Driving, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: What it lacks in innovation, it makes up for with a solid multiplayer game with respectable graphics, a healthy helping of variety, and plenty of replay value. Read review

Specs: Teen, 3DO, Driving, Car Combat Driving, 1-4 Players