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

• 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

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  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

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  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.5 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Gears of War 3 concludes an excellent trilogy with engrossing cooperative play, taut competitive action, and a masterful campaign. Read review

Specs: Mature, Epic Games, Action, Action - third person tactical shooter, Science-fiction, 1-4 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:
  4.0 stars Excellent

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

The Bottom Line: Dance Central 2 will get you grooving with its impressive routines that strike a fine balance of accessibility, challenge, and fun. Read review

Specs: Teen, Harmonix Music Systems, Dancing, Miscellaneous - rhythm music

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

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

The Bottom Line: Resident Evil 5 is a fun and frantic evolution of RE4's breakthrough gameplay and the series' horror themes. Read review

Specs: Mature, Capcom, Action, Action - third person shooter, 1-2 Players

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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: With savage gunplay and an absorbing personal story, Max Payne 3 is an exhilarating shooter that grabs hold of you and doesn't let go. Read review

Specs: Mature, Rockstar Studios, Action

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The Bottom Line: It's a bit rough around the edges, but ultimately Far Cry 3 closes 2012 on an excellent note, easily making it one of the year's best. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Montreal, Action

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  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 11 reviews

The Bottom Line: The next-generation of football gaming kicks off with mixed results in Madden NFL 06, a game that's pretty to look at, but has less to it than you'd probably expect. Read review

Specs: Everyone, EA Tiburon, Sports, Sports - football simulation, Realistic, 1-2 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The console version of the PC megahit lacks fluidity, though it's still fun in its own right. Read review

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

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: Portal 2 is an accessible, clever, and downright hilarious adventure into the eccentric world of Aperture Science. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Valve Software, Action, Miscellaneous - puzzle, Fantasy

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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: Sonic Generations proves that two Sonics are way better than one. Read review

Specs: Everyone, Sega, Action, 1 Player

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Specs: Teen, FUN Labs, Sports, Sports - hunting

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 8 reviews

The Bottom Line: Fallout 3 is a profoundly engrossing role-playing game just waiting to reveal its deep, dark mysteries. Read review

Specs: Mature, Bethesda Game Studios, Role-Playing, Role playing game (RPG) - PC-style RPG, Role playing game (RPG) - third person, Science-fiction, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: It comes to a halt too frequently, but when it's speeding along, Need for Speed: The Run makes cross-country racing a joy. Read review

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

• 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 Sims 3: Pets doesn't add much to the series aside from cats and dogs, but it's hard to resist the charm they bring with them. Read review

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

• CNET Editor rating:
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  Overall score: 9.1 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 13 reviews

The Bottom Line: Rainbow Six is reinvented and reinvigorated for a new age thanks to beautiful visuals and top-notch tactical shooting action. Read review

Specs: Mature, Ubisoft Montreal, Action, Realistic, 1-16 Players

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.5 stars Spectacular

  Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: L.A. Noire's absorbing investigations and intoxicating sense of style make it an unforgettable journey through the seamy side of the City of Angels. Read review

Specs: Mature, Team Bondi, Adventure, 1 Player

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Rage creates an engrossing world full of dazzling detail and entertaining shooter action. Read review

Specs: Mature, id Software, Action, Action - first person shooter

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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: Akai Katana Shin is a well-crafted dose of over-the-top bullet-hell action. Read review

Specs: Teen, Cave, Action

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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: Saints Row 2 is crass, immature, and really fun. Read review

Specs: Mature, Volition Inc., Action, Action - adventure, Action - third person shooter, Realistic, 1 Player

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

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

The Bottom Line: Band Hero makes fake plastic rock easy to pick up, family friendly, and a whole lot of fun. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, Neversoft Entertainment, Music

• 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: The Xbox 360 version of this great tower defense game is the best yet and is the first to feature both cooperative and competitive multiplayer. Read review

Specs: Everyone 10 and older, PopCap, Strategy

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• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 22 reviews

The Bottom Line: BioShock creates an amazing world that you'll want to explore from top to bottom 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