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• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.2 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 17 reviews

The Bottom Line: It's a very impressive game that's rewarding on many different levels and can be tremendously appealing for any number of reasons. Read review

Specs: Teen, ArenaNet, Role-Playing, Online games - RPG (MMORPG), Fantasy, 64+ 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: Tides of Destiny makes several good changes to the Rune Factory formula, making for a fun adventure in fantasy farming. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Neverland, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - console-style RPG, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Wizards & Warriors suffers from a handful of problems that compromise an otherwise solid role-playing game. Read review

Specs: Mature, Heuristic Park, Role-Playing, General Role-Playing, 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: Teen, Compile Heart, Role-Playing, 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: Fossil Fighters: Champions might be worth digging up, but it's too similar to its predecessor to be a significant find. Read review

Specs: Everyone, RED Entertainment, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - first person, Fantasy, 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: Everyone 10 and older, Global A, Strategy

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

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

Specs: Teen, WildTangent, Role-Playing, 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: Fossil Fighters' robust roster of collectible dinosaurs and its fast-paced, lightly tactical battles make it an appealing adventure. Read review

Specs: Everyone, RED Entertainment, Role-Playing

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Unmistakably similar to the previous two games in the innovative Guild Wars series, Nightfall features an impressive new Egyptian-themed continent to explore. Read review

Specs: Teen, ArenaNet, Role-Playing, 64+ 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: Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time weaves a complex and captivating tale, but the combat doesn't pull its weight. Read review

Specs: Teen, Career Soft, 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:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.5 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Dungeon Siege III is a fun but unambitious dungeon crawler that fails to live up to the games that came before it. Read review

Specs: Teen, Obsidian Entertainment, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, 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: Fun combat and an intriguing story make up for the dull detective drudgery in this atmospheric period adventure. Read review

Specs: Mature, ATLUS, Role-Playing

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Collecting monsters can be fun in Jewel Summoner, but the rest of the game feels like an afterthought. Read review

Specs: Teen, Gaia (Sony), Role-Playing, 1-2 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: Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia improves upon its predecessor just enough to make it a fun, solid addition to the spin-off series. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Hal, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, 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: MS Saga looks and feels dated, but it makes good use of the license and manages to deliver a decent--if unremarkable--role-playing experience. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Bec, Role-Playing, 1 Player

• 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:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: A great story and likable characters make it easier to overlook Riviera's limited combat and exploration. Read review

Specs: Teen, Sting, Role-Playing, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The fact that the two games in Growlanser Generations have some years on them shouldn't deter fans from giving this package a try. Read review

Specs: Teen, Career Soft, Role-Playing, General Role-Playing, 1 Player

• 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: Digimon fans will find the multiplayer worthwhile, but the dull story mode is basically just a rehashing of the previous Digimon World. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Bandai Namco Games, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - console-style RPG, Fantasy, 1 Player

• 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: Growlanser: Heritage of War is a decent strategy RPG that ultimately gets weighed down by some frustrating game mechanics. Read review

Specs: Teen, Career Soft, Role-Playing, 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: Career Soft, Role-Playing

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.0 stars Terrible

  Overall score: 2.5 (1.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: As Valhalla Knights moves to the Wii, any potential for fun is buried under tons of repetitive busywork and technical gaffes. Read review

Specs: Teen, K2, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.1 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Tao's Adventure: Curse of the Demon Seal is a simplistic dungeon crawl that is hampered by a plodding pace and frustrating controls. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Konami, Role-Playing, Fantasy, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.0 stars Mediocre

  Overall score: 4.0 (2.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: This slapdash role-playing game shows some promise early, but quickly becomes tedious and frustrating. Read review

Specs: Teen, GungHo, Role-Playing