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• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.3 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: If by some chance you've put off playing Vice City up till now, don't wait any longer. Read review

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

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.2 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 12 reviews

The Bottom Line: Far Cry isn't just a stunning technical accomplishment. It's quite possibly the best single-player first-person shooter experience for the PC since Half-Life. Read review

Specs: Mature, Crytek, Action, First-Person Shooter, Modern, 1-16 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:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: Though not as polished as it could have been, SimCity 4 is still a complex and detailed strategy game that can entertain you for hours on end. Read review

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

• 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:
  2.5 stars Average

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

The Bottom Line: Perhaps IGI 2's biggest problem is that instead of drawing you into a thrilling adventure, it makes you feel like you're just going through the motions in a generic shooter. Read review

Specs: Mature, Innerloop, Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 1-16 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: It features a blend of stealth, covert surveillance, and high-powered firefights at secret military bases, though the game also has several significant shortcomings. Read review

Specs: Mature, Innerloop, Action, Tactical First-Person Shooter, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Though traditional flight simulation fans may be turned off by its unrealistic design, there's no denying that Airfix Dogfighter delivers a fun gaming experience. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Paradox Interactive, Simulation, Modern Jet Flight Sim, Modern, 1-8 Players

• 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:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: The PC version of NightFire makes an excellent case for leaving James Bond on console systems. Read review

Specs: Teen, Gearbox Software, Action, First-Person Shooter, Modern, 1-32 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Lock On clearly has the potential to be an all-time classic sim, but there are some serious problems in the retail version. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Eagle Dynamics, Simulation, Modern Jet Flight Sim, Modern, 1-32 Players

• 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: Hard-core Tomb Raider fans should be able to overlook some of the flaws and enjoy this new installment for its engaging storyline, death-defying action sequences, and impressive locations. Read review

Specs: Teen, Core Design Ltd., Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 1 Player

• 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: The expansion to last year's excellent shooter differs very little from its predecessor, in terms of plot, and heaps on more of the same tense tactical combat. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Milan, Action, Tactical First-Person Shooter, Modern, 1-16 Players

• 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: While NightFire is hurt by its relatively short length, the game's single-player mode is well constructed, and its multiplayer mode is good too. Read review

Specs: Teen, Eurocom Entertainment Software, Action, First-Person Shooter, Modern, 1-4 Players

• 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: It may not be realistic, but Team Sabre is packed with explosions, wild gunfights, and quite a bit of fun--though it's also extremely frustrating at times. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ritual Entertainment, Action, Tactical First-Person Shooter, Modern, 1-32 Players

• 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: Psi-Ops sets itself apart incredibly well with its series of well-implemented psychic abilities. Read review

Specs: Mature, Midway, Action, Tactical Third-Person Shooter, Modern, 1 Player

• 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: Anyone looking for thrilling action with refined control and a great premise need look no further than Freedom Fighters. Read review

Specs: Teen, Io Interactive, Action, Tactical Third-Person Shooter, Modern, 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:
  3.0 stars Good

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

The Bottom Line: The ideas behind making the online and offline games so similar are interesting ones, but in the end, the game itself isn't interesting enough to live up to the concepts. Read review

Specs: Mature, Sony Bend, Action, Tactical Third-Person Shooter, Modern, 1-4 Players

• 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: Anyone looking for thrilling action with refined control and a great premise need look no further than Freedom Fighters. Read review

Specs: Teen, Io Interactive, Action, Tactical Third-Person Shooter, Modern, 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: Teen, Heavy Iron Studios, Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Max Payne 2 is just a remarkable production, and what it lacks in length or volume it more than makes up for in quality and density. Read review

Specs: Mature, Remedy Entertainment, Action, Third-Person Shooter, Modern, 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:
  4.0 stars Excellent

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

The Bottom Line: It's a stunning shooter that's got a bit too much plot and is over too soon, though it's still incredibly intense and, by all means, worth experiencing. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rockstar Vienna, Action, Third-Person Shooter, Modern, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: One of the most popular, most successful, and best looking games for Microsoft's Xbox is now on the PC, and in some ways it's even better than the original version. Read review

Specs: Teen, Ubisoft Montreal, Action, Sc-Fi Action Adventure, Modern, 1 Player