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Specs: Games - adventure, Games - miscellaneous / entertainment / educational, Action - adventure, Miscellaneous - arcade

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Vice City Stories is more like a sidestep for the franchise--it's a great deal of typical GTA fun, but doesn't really move the series forward in any meaningful way. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rockstar Leeds, Action, 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 6 reviews

The Bottom Line: This stunning Wild West epic raises the bar for open world action games, and stakes its claim as one of the most engaging games this year. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rockstar San Diego, Action, Action - third person shooter

• CNET Editor rating:
  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

• 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

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

Specs: Everyone, Cornelsen Software, Strategy, 1 Player

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• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 6 reviews

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

• 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:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: User-created routines and plenty of new activities make Wii Fit Plus a vast improvement on the original, although some important omissions stop it from being a standout. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Nintendo, Exercise / Fitness, Sports - fitness, Realistic

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

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

The Bottom Line: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception continues where its predecessor left off, delivering a memorable adventure that pleases on all fronts. Read review

Specs: Teen, Naughty Dog, Action, Action - adventure, Action - third person shooter, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  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

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 10 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the big, bold, and beautiful sequel you hoped for and is sure to bewitch you for countless hours. Read review

Specs: Mature, Bethesda Game Studios, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - first person, Fantasy

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Almost as much an RPG as it is a racer, Midnight Club: LA Remix would be a very good addition to any patient car nut's portable library. Read review

Specs: Teen, Rockstar London, Driving, Racing / driving - GT/street, Realistic, 1-4 Players

• 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: 9.5 (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

• CNET Editor rating:
  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

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.0 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 9 reviews

The Bottom Line: The included camera is a great idea, but Your Shape is loaded with lame workouts that probably won't get you off the couch. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Ubisoft, Exercise / Fitness, Miscellaneous - virtual life

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: This game of exploration and city building hits the occasional rough patch, but it's a captivating adventure nonetheless. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Keen Games, Simulation, Strategy / tactics / wargame - real time, Strategy / tactics / wargame - city building, Historical, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Conduit 2 overcomes its problems by offering a long and varied single-player campaign with a good sense of humor. Read review

Specs: Teen, High Voltage Software, Action, Action - first person shooter

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Small problems hold Infamous 2 back from greatness, but there's still a lot of electrifying fun to be had in Cole's latest adventure. Read review

Specs: Teen, Sucker Punch, Action, Action - adventure, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 17 reviews

The Bottom Line: If you've been holding out for the PC version of the game all these years, then don't deny yourself this experience any longer, and see what you've been missing. Read review

Specs: Mature, Gearbox Software, Action, First-Person Shooter, Sci-Fi, 1-16 Players

• 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: Batman: Arkham City's irresistible world, joyous movement, rewarding combat, and varied side quests make it an exceptional adventure game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Rocksteady Studios, Action

• CNET Editor rating:
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  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:
  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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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.6 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 10 reviews

The Bottom Line: Liberty City Stories has its share of minor issues, but it gets enough of the GTA look and feel in there to be an exciting portable game overall. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rockstar Leeds, Action, Action - adventure, Adventure - third person adventure, Realistic, 1-6 Players