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The Bottom Line: The XCOM franchise marches on with a third-person squad-based tactical shooter. Here's a preview of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. Read review

Specs: RP, 2K Marin, Action

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The Bottom Line: Dead Island: Riptide is a lot of the same and ultimately falls short of a what a great sequel should be made of. Read review

Specs: Mature, Techland, Action

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  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: The latest Sims game is also the greatest, striking a terrific balance between the fresh and the familiar. Read review

Specs: Teen, The Sims Studio, Virtual Life, Miscellaneous - virtual life, Realistic

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 10 reviews

The Bottom Line: Try to become the most notorious street racer alive. Read review

Specs: Teen, Black Box, Driving, Racing / driving - GT/street, Realistic, 1 Player

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The Bottom Line: BioShock Infinite is another masterful achievement in interactive storytelling and provides gamers with an overall experience unlike anything else. Read review

Specs: Mature, Irrational Games, Action

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• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 6 reviews

Specs: Games - simulation, Simulation - civilian plane flight, Realistic

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  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

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  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.1 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 8 reviews

The Bottom Line: Rome: Total War is the very definition of an epic strategy game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Creative Assembly, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Historic, 1-8 Players

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 28 reviews

The Bottom Line: Microsoft's Flight Simulator X provides a mind-boggling level of depth and breadth--if you don't mind some less than stellar frame rates. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Microsoft Game Studios, Simulation, Simulation - civilian plane flight, Realistic, 1 Player

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Specs: Everyone, Cornelsen Software, Strategy, 1 Player

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
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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

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  1.5 stars Poor

  Overall score: 3.4 (1.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: This game sucks all the fun out of drag racing, presenting the sport as slow and tedious instead of fast and furious. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Bethesda Softworks, Driving, Racing / driving - drag, Realistic, 1-2 Players

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Specs: Games - action

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: Need for Speed returns to its roots with hokey cutscenes, wild cop chases, and solid racing action. Read review

Specs: Teen, EA Black Box, Driving, 1 Player

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  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.5 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 9 reviews

The Bottom Line: Incredible storytelling, great characters, and exciting battles are just a few of the things that make this fantasy role-playing game so extraordinary. Read review

Specs: Mature, BioWare, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - third person, Fantasy, 1 Player

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  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

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Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Lexis Numerique, Simulation, Miscellaneous - kids / children's games & entertainment, 1 Player

• 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: This compulsively fun sequel is a delight, though it's a familiar one. Read review

Specs: Everyone, PopCap, Puzzle

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Red Alert 2 offers lots of challenges and variety for real-time strategy players of all skill levels, and it'll be particularly fun for fans of previous Command & Conquer games. Read review

Specs: Teen, Westwood Studios, Strategy, Real-Time Strategy, Sci-Fi, 1-8 Players

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Specs: Games - action, Action - first person tactical shooter, Realistic

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  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Once this intense and action-packed role-playing game pulls you into its orbit, you won't want to escape. Read review

Specs: Mature, BioWare, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Science-fiction

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
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The Bottom Line: ArmA is a challenging and immersive game of modern warfare, but one packed with plenty of frustrating moments and flaws, as well. Read review

Specs: Mature, Bohemia Interactive, Action, Action - first person shooter, Realistic, 1-32 Players

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Specs: Games - miscellaneous / entertainment / educational, Miscellaneous - compilation

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Sniper Elite offers a lengthy single-player game full of tense and rewarding moments, but it requires a lot of patience to truly enjoy. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rebellion, Action, 1 Player

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  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.6 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: 25 to Life is a lifelessly generic shooter that, at times, feels like Max Payne without the fun. Read review

Specs: Mature, Avalanche Software, Action, Action - third person shooter, 1 Player