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The Bottom Line: Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is a highly entertaining sequel over a decade in the making and is one of the 3DS' newest must-plays. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Next Level Games, Action, 1 Player

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 19 reviews

The Bottom Line: Mario Kart Wii offers varied multiplayer and thoroughly integrated online modes that will keep you coming back for more. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Nintendo, Driving, Racing / driving - kart, 1-4 Players

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Specs: Everyone, Nintendo, Action, 1-5 Players

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  5.0 stars Perfect

  Overall score: 10.0 (5.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Super Mario Galaxy 2 is even more varied, challenging, and fun than its superb predecessor, making it the new standard for platformers. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Nintendo EAD Tokyo, Action, Action - adventure

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The Bottom Line: If you don't mind waiting for the game to load, Lego City: Undercover has a lot of fun packed inside, even if most of the gameplay is stuff you might have seen before. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, TT Games, Action, 1 Player

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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: Kid Icarus: Uprising soars in this fast-paced and compelling shooter. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Opus, Action, Action - third person shooter

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  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.9 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review

Specs: Everyone, Genius Sonority Inc., Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - console-style RPG, 1-4 Players

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Gorgeous new visuals help make The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D the definitive version of an enduring classic. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, GREZZO, Action, Action - adventure, Fantasy, 1 Player

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.8 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Pokemon Red is an excellent RPG for players of all experience levels. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Nintendo, Role-Playing, General Role-Playing

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  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.5 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Greater variety and depth don't save this second round of motion minigames from the bargain bin. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Nintendo, Party, Fantasy

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: Skyward Sword stays true to the Zelda formula, carrying many of the same strengths and weaknesses that have been present for years. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Nintendo, Action, Action - adventure, Fantasy

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  4.5 stars Spectacular

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

The Bottom Line: Xenoblade Chronicles is a sublime, wonderfully paced game that both refines and modernises the Japanese role-playing game. Read review

Specs: Teen, Monolith Soft, Role-Playing

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  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.3 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 6 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Wind Waker is a strong achievement in every way, from its stunning graphical presentation to its tight control and interesting story line. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Nintendo, Adventure, Fantasy Action Adventure, Fantasy, 1 Player

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  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Time has done nothing to dampen the funky and fresh platforming served up by Super Mario Bros. 3 Read review

Specs: Everyone

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  3.5 stars Very good

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

The Bottom Line: This good-looking little role-playing game spawned a whole series back in the '90s, and it still holds up well today for the Game Boy Advance. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Namco, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - action RPG, Fantasy, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: City Folk offers more of the same Animal Crossing gameplay that you know and love, with the emphasis on "same." Read review

Specs: Everyone, Nintendo, Virtual Life, Miscellaneous - virtual life, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: Classic gameplay, challenging levels, and some fun multiplayer make New Super Mario Bros. Wii another stellar outing for the plump plumber. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Nintendo, Action, Action - platformer, 1-4 Players

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.6 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance accomplishes what all role-playing games attempt, but very few actually manage to do. Read review

Specs: Teen, Intelligent Systems, Strategy, 1 Player

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  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.5 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0.5 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Battle Revolution caters to Pokemaniacs looking to wring every last drop out of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, but it's pretty worthless to anyone else. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Genius Sonority Inc., Strategy, Action - fighting, Fantasy, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.4 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: With realms so vast and detailed, and yet so graphically clean and simple, one instinctively wants to go exploring. Read review

Specs: K-A, Nintendo, Action, 1 Player

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.8 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: You really can't go wrong with 251 monsters, two main adventures, countless side quests, and a baseline of 60 hours of gameplay. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Game Freak, Role-Playing, General Role-Playing, Fantasy

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.1 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Pokemon fans will be in for exactly what they want, while new players now have the perfect opportunity to see what this unusual and likeable series is all about. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Game Freak, Role-Playing, Console-style RPG, 1-4 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.4 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The game holds up fabulously, and the slight modifications that Nintendo has made to the game for its handheld release make it even better. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Nintendo, Adventure, Action - platformer, Fantasy

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  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Though an enjoyable addition to the series, Mario Party 9 is much too familiar and predictable. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Nd Cube, Party, Miscellaneous - party

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Specs: Everyone 10 and older, HAL Labs, Compilation