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• 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

• 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

• 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:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Darksiders II merges action, exploration, and loot-driven progression into an excellent and sizable adventure. Read review

Specs: Mature, Vigil Games, Action, Action - adventure

• 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:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 reviews

The Bottom Line: In the realm of online combat, Battlefield 3 provides thrills that few games can match. Read review

Specs: Mature, EA DICE, Action, Action - first person shooter, Realistic

• 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:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: Mass Effect 3 is a remarkably satisfying conclusion to a beloved trilogy, and a poignant and memorable role-playing action game in its own right. Read review

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

• CNET Editor rating:
  1.0 stars Terrible

  Overall score: 2.0 (1.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: If America's participation in World War II was as frustratingly terrible as this game, all of Europe would be speaking German today. Read review

Specs: Mature, Direct Action Games, Action, 1-4 Players

• 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:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.0 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: This dreary action role-playing game has its worthwhile moments, but they're separated by countless hours of fetch-quest tedium. Read review

Specs: Mature, Cavia Inc., Role-Playing, Action - adventure

• 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: 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

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Darksiders II merges action, exploration, and loot-driven progression into an excellent and sizable adventure. Read review

Specs: Mature, Vigil Games, Action, Action - adventure

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

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

The Bottom Line: In spite of some technical issues, BioShock creates an amazing world that you'll want to explore and a compelling mystery that slowly comes together as you play. Read review

Specs: Mature, Irrational Games, Action, Action - first person shooter, Science-fiction, 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:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 12 reviews

The Bottom Line: Performance issues prevent this lazy PC port of a superb console game from being the best Grand Theft Auto yet. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rockstar Toronto, Action, Action - third person shooter, Action - adventure, 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:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0.5 stars out of 1 review

Specs: Mature, Hydravision, Action, Action - adventure, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  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

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: Although you can't say the same for the plot, Far Cry 2's first-person action squeezes every last drop of potential out of the unique African setting. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Montreal, Action, Action - first person shooter, Realistic, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

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

The Bottom Line: Like Liberty City Stories before it, Vice City Stories isn't nearly as appealing as a PS2 game, but it's still got worthwhile qualities. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rockstar Leeds, Action, Action - adventure, Realistic, 1 Player

• 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: This belated port successfully brings the greatness of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare to the Wii. Read review

Specs: Mature, Treyarch, Action, Action - first person shooter, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

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

The Bottom Line: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 boasts a fast-paced and thrilling campaign, as well as some of the most immersive and exciting multiplayer action around. Read review

Specs: Mature, EA DICE, Action, Action - first person shooter

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 4 reviews

The Bottom Line: With exciting new content across the board and plenty of it, Left 4 Dead 2 outdoes its predecessor and makes the zombie apocalypse an absolute blast. Read review

Specs: Mature, Valve Software, Action, Action - first person shooter, Science-fiction

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 31 reviews

The Bottom Line: While not as remarkable as the technology that fuels it, the game itself is put together well enough to make Doom 3 legitimately great, all things considered. Read review

Specs: Mature, id Software, Action, First-Person Shooter, Sci-Fi, 1-4 Players