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S.C.S. Dangerous Waters Sonalysts Combat Simulations Dangerous Waters is a deep and intelligent cerebral exercise |
PC | 03/31/2005 | 8.8 | 8.6 |
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S.L.A.I. Steel Lancer Arena International S.L.A.I.: Steel Lancer Arena International contains enough of the elements fans of battle mech games look for but then again it isn’t without its share of flaws |
PS2 | 09/30/2005 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is radioactive rareness |
PC | 04/18/2007 | 8.8 | 8.0 |
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Sabre Wulf Sabre Wulf is a rare gem that shines with originality and highly addictive platform fun for your Game Boy Advance |
GBA | 07/12/2004 | 8.5 | 7.8 |
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Sacred Gold As if you needed to spend any more time in Arcaria, Sacred Gold adds a huge expansion to an already sizeable RPG |
PC | 08/26/2005 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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Sacred Underworld An add-on worthy of the original |
PC | 09/21/2005 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
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Safecracker It’s the puzzles, dummy! |
PC | 09/06/2006 | 7.0 | 6.2 |
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Saint's Row Aping all of the things we love about the Grand Theft Auto series, Saint’s Row is an Xbox 360 game that is definitely not very original but is still one hell of a fun ride |
360 | 09/01/2006 | 8.7 | 8.3 |
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Salvo! 1.5 "Shiver me timbers, a naval turn based game set in the 17th-19th centuries." |
PC | 08/03/2005 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
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Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock Former Child Star Criminals, Beware! |
PC | 01/23/2007 | 8.5 | 7.9 |
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Sam & Max Episode 202: Moai Better Blues Sam & Max are back, and though the humor treads a thin line at times, it may be the best episode in terms of puzzle integration |
PC | 01/23/2008 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
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Sam & Max Episode 203: Night of the Raving Dead Sam & Max fans may be a little disappointed with the overall humor, but if players treat this as a regular adventure game, they will find much to please |
PC | 02/18/2008 | 7.0 | 8.2 |
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Sam & Max Episode 204: Chariot of the Dogs Yay! Bosco is back! |
PC | 03/26/2008 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
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Sam & Max Episode 205: What's New, Beelzebub? Sam & Max go out in style! |
PC | 04/28/2008 | 9.0 | 8.8 |
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Sam & Max Episode 3: The Mole, The Mob, and the Meatball Anise Hollingshead |
PC | 01/31/2007 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
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Sam & Max Episode 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die Honest Abe takes on a worthy political opponent, Max the psycho rabbit. |
PC | 03/07/2007 | 8.5 | 8.1 |
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Sam & Max Episode 5: Reality 2.0 Can Sam & Max survive a world of virtual reality? |
PC | 04/02/2007 | 8.5 | 8.3 |
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Sam & Max Episode 6: Bright Side of the Moon The End! |
PC | 05/08/2007 | 8.5 | 8.2 |
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Sam & Max: Season 1 Great jumping beans from the fields to your chili, we have to save the world, Max! |
PC | 08/27/2007 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
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Sam & Max: Season 2: Episode One: Ice Station Santa It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go |
PC | 11/15/2007 | 7.5 | 8.2 |
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Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked Samurai Champloo is the most original take on hack-n-slash gaming since the first Onimusha |
PS2 | 04/12/2006 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
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Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time “Simply put, Samurai Jack is just no fun.” |
GBA | 03/27/2003 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
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Samurai Jack:The Shadow of Aku In Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku, the way of the samurai is an easy action/adventure game that just never gets challenging. |
PS2 | 04/12/2004 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
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Samurai Jack:The Shadow of Aku Samurai Jack is like many of the great games you’ve already played. If you want more of the same, proceed without caution. Otherwise… |
GC | 03/29/2004 | 7.0 | 5.3 |
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SAMURAI SHODOWN 5 Made for serious Samurai Showdown fans…and no one else |
XB | 02/03/2006 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
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Samurai Warriors Samurai Warriors is an enjoyable Xbox arcade-style action title that combines role playing for a solid gaming experience |
XB | 07/16/2004 | 8.2 | 7.6 |
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Samurai Warriors Hack and Slash…in Japan!! |
PS2 | 05/06/2004 | 8.7 | 7.2 |
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Samurai Warriors 2 Another year, another “Warriors” game |
360 | 09/26/2006 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
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Samurai Warriors 2 What you see is what you get |
PS2 | 09/18/2006 | 6.8 | 5.3 |
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Samurai Warriors 2 Empires A bland button-masher with a side of strategy. |
PS2 | 02/27/2007 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
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Samurai Warriors 2 Empires Yet another non-distinct entry to the Samurai Warriors series. |
360 | 02/27/2007 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
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Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends offers button-mashing, tactical combat at a furious pace, and it looks good doing it |
PS2 | 11/04/2004 | 7.9 | 7.5 |
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Samurai Warriors: State of War Samurai Warriors: State of War for the PSP might not be a major improvement but this is the game to buy if you’re a fan of the series or missed the portable Dynasty Warriors game |
PSP | 03/20/2006 | 6.9 | 6.5 |
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Samurai Western When all is said and done, Samurai Western fails to stay fresh and entertaining to the point that gamers might not want to see this through to the very end |
PS2 | 06/15/2005 | 6.5 | 5.6 |
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Savage: The Battle for Newerth It’s man versus beast in an all out online war for supremacy. |
PC | 09/16/2003 | 7.8 | 7.5 |
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Scaler: The Shape Shifting Chameleon The lizards…..they are everywhere! |
XB | 10/28/2004 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
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Scarface The World is Yours It’s funny what a good control scheme can do for a game and Scarface for the Wii definitely benefits from the Wii Remote and Nunchuk swinging action |
WII | 07/02/2007 | 8.2 | 7.2 |
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Scarface The World is Yours The world, chico, and everything in it. |
XB | 10/09/2006 | 8.5 | 7.8 |
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Scarface The World is Yours Scarface for the PS2 has enough style and substance to stand out among the many GTA clones already available and is faithful to the source material that is rich in story and great characters |
PS2 | 10/09/2006 | 8.5 | 7.4 |
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Scarface: Money. Power. Respect. Lacking excitement and depth, Scarface is simply a decent strategy game you might want to check out if you love the movie |
PSP | 10/25/2006 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
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Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action Even though this is the definitive version of the popular board game, it’s missing some features that would make it a truly unavoidable 360 game. |
360 | 11/12/2007 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
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Scooby Doo Unmasked Scooby Doo is working hard for those Scooby snacks, as all this platforming requires a lot of energy. |
GC | 10/25/2005 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
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Scooby Doo Unmasked Falling short in a number of things that could have very well made this one a really great platform game, Scooby-Doo! Unmasked is still the best Scooby game released thus far. |
XB | 10/06/2005 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
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Scooby Doo Unmasked As loveable as Scooby is even he isn’t able to rise above a linear platform game that, while a nice attempt, just makes for an average Nintendo DS adventure |
NDS | 12/08/2005 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
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Scooby Doo Unmasked Zoinks! There's a mystery to solve, and only a familiar special squad are up to the challenge. |
GBA | 10/10/2005 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
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Scooby Doo Unmasked It’s up to Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. to put together all the clues in Scooby’s newest platform game for PS2 |
PS2 | 10/13/2005 | 7.3 | 6.7 |
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Scooby Doo! Who's Watching Who? Clever, engaging, and will be worth every penny to a diehard Scooby fan |
NDS | 10/27/2006 | 7.1 | 7.0 |
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Scooby Doo! Who's Watching Who? Zoiks Scoob! |
PSP | 11/06/2006 | 7.4 | 5.2 |
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Scooby-Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed More like Scooby Doo-Doo. |
GBA | 04/14/2004 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
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Scooby-Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed It's definitely not going to appeal to most gamers, but Scooby Doo 2 might provide some fun for youngsters. |
PC | 04/13/2004 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
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Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem Scooby-Doo and the gang return to scare up some classic Scooby-Doo action on the X-Box with Scooby-Doo! Monster Mayhem. |
XB | 03/24/2004 | 6.0 | 6.4 |
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Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem “Mystery Mayhem does a fine job of capturing the feeling and atmosphere of the beloved TV series, but the overly simplistic gameplay is where the game falls short.” |
PS2 | 03/30/2004 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
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Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem "Scooby-Doo and gang are back on the console scene in a new adventure, but it's not very exciting." |
GC | 03/24/2004 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
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Scooby-Doo! Nights of 100 Frights! “While the game may not offer any Xbox exclusives, what’s there should be enough for Scooby fans.” |
XB | 09/14/2003 | 8.0 | 6.8 |
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Scooby-Doo: Mystery Mayhem Scooby-Doo looks nice, but offers nothing original |
GBA | 10/13/2003 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
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Scrabble Complete The latest version of Scrabble for those who love playing those word tiles. |
PC | 10/11/2002 | 7.1 | 7.7 |
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Scratches Adventure game fans will enjoy the short, intense experience that is SCRATCHES |
PC | 03/03/2006 | 7.4 | 6.8 |
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Scratches: Director's Cut Turn out the lights and be prepared to be scared |
PC | 07/19/2007 | 7.5 | 7.0 |
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Scurge: Hive A terrific action/RPG that's a ton of fun to play. |
NDS | 11/06/2006 | 8.0 | 6.9 |
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Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure makes a poor attempt to transform a mediocre documentary into interactive form |
NDS | 01/08/2008 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
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SeaBlade SeaBlade? It's more like SeaBad! |
XB | 12/03/2002 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
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Search and Rescue Vietnam Med-Evac "Probably the most realistic chopper sim to date." |
PC | 11/24/2002 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
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SeaWorld Adventure Parks Tycoon 2 Choreograph the ultimate killer whale show with the new SeaWorld Tycoon 2, the latest themepark game offering. |
PC | 02/08/2005 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
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SeaWorld: Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures SeaWorld: Shamu’s Deep Sea Adventures is as mediocre as a video game can get when viewed as a whole |
PS2 | 01/09/2006 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
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Second Sight The saying goes “Hindsight is always 20/20” but with Second Sight even hindsight doesn’t solve everything |
PC | 03/08/2005 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
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Second Sight Second Sight has a few faults, but the story is so good they are easily overlooked |
PS2 | 09/21/2004 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
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Secret Agent Barbie The Royal Jewels Mission Parents who are looking for a non-violent, entertaining game for their younger children may want to look at Secret Agent Barbie |
GBA | 11/05/2002 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
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Secret Service Security Breach What should be a slick military-esque game is merely bland and uninspired. |
PC | 02/19/2004 | 5.8 | 4.4 |
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Secret Weapons Over Normandy Secret Weapons Over Normandy offers gamers an excellent aircraft war game, with some unique options. |
PC | 11/18/2003 | 8.7 | 7.1 |
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Secret Weapons Over Normandy Secret Weapons Over Normandy is an amazing graphic and sound war machine that is thoroughly addictive |
PS2 | 11/18/2003 | 9.5 | 8.2 |
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Secrets of the Ark Are you good at medieval? |
PC | 03/01/2007 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
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Sega Arcade Gallery Now you can enjoy Sega’s arcade classics anytime, anywhere. |
GBA | 06/10/2003 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
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SEGA Bass Fishing SEGA Bass Fishing is a lazy remake of the previous Dreamcast version, but still manages to provide some fun |
WII | 02/28/2008 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
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SEGA Genesis Collection Sega has narrowed down the Genesis’ immense library to 28 titles. The result is brilliance personified |
PS2 | 01/03/2007 | 9.0 | 8.0 |
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SEGA Genesis Collection Sega Genesis Collection for the PSP is a dream come true for those who loved the incredible lineup of titles that made the Genesis such a great console |
PSP | 12/05/2006 | 8.5 | 8.3 |
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Sega GT Online Sega GT Online brings online racing to Sega GT 2002, but sadly the online features wreck on the first turn. |
XB | 02/12/2004 | 7.0 | 6.8 |
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Sega Rally Revo SEGA Rally Revo hits the PC, offering an experience on par with the console versions. |
PC | 01/02/2008 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
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Sega Rally Revo Sega Rally Revo isn’t a fresh turn around every corner, but it’s still one of the best racing games released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms |
PS3 | 10/17/2007 | 8.3 | 7.6 |
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SEGA RALLY REVO SEGA’s first rally game to come stateside in years is a fun, if a bit shallow arcade-style racer. |
360 | 10/17/2007 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
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Sega Rally Revo Sega Rally Revo does a solid job in reviving the glorious legacy of the Sega Rally franchise |
PSP | 10/30/2007 | 7.6 | 7.4 |
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Sega Sports(tm) NBA 2K3 Sega’s NBA 2K3 is such a great basketball simulation, it should have its own shoe endorsement. |
GC | 11/07/2002 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
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Sega Sports(tm) NBA 2K3 Sega’s NBA 2K3 is such a great basketball simulation, it should have its own shoe endorsement. |
XB | 10/29/2002 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
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Sega Sports(tm) NBA 2K3 Sega Sports has done it again and has brought sports fans a basketball title they can really sink their teeth into. |
PS2 | 10/22/2002 | 8.9 | 8.6 |
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SEGA Sports(tm) NCAA® College Basketball 2K3 NCAA Basketball 2k3 is a great basketball game that provides the best game of college hoops this year. |
GC | 12/28/2002 | 9.0 | 8.4 |
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SEGA Sports(tm) NCAA® College Basketball 2K3 With NCAA 2K3, Sega Sports has yet another brilliant and enjoyable basketball game that’s truly a class of its own. |
PS2 | 12/17/2002 | 8.9 | 8.4 |
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Sega Sports(tm) NHL® 2K3 Hockey never looked so good! |
GC | 12/27/2002 | 9.0 | 8.9 |
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Sega Sports(tm) NHL® 2K3 Sega Sports has done it again, NHL 2K3 is an exhilarating and challenging hockey game with enough action to keep sports fans on the ice for hours. |
XB | 12/04/2002 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
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Sega Sports(tm) NHL® 2K3 If you’re looking for a spectacular hockey title that deliciously blends realism with intense arcade-styled action, NHL 2K3 is the game to buy. |
PS2 | 11/24/2002 | 8.8 | 8.7 |
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Sega Sports(tm) World Series® Baseball 2K3 World Series Baseball 2K3 is baseball at its most purest form and sports fans everywhere will more than thoroughly enjoy this one. |
PS2 | 03/21/2003 | 9.0 | 8.8 |
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Sega Sports(tm) World Series® Baseball 2K3 Take me out to the ballgame? Forget that; just let me play World Series Baseball 2K3 from Sega Sports! |
XB | 03/26/2003 | 9.3 | 9.0 |
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SEGA SuperStars for EyeToy The biggest stars in Sega’s stable come together in a collection of games for the Sony EyeToy with Sega Superstars |
PS2 | 11/30/2004 | 8.3 | 7.1 |
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SEGA Superstars Tennis Sega Superstars Tennis is a few stars short of Virtua Tennis quality |
PS3 | 03/31/2008 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
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Sega Superstars Tennis Sega brings out the big and little guns for a tennis game that secretly wants to be a party game |
NDS | 03/27/2008 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
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SEGA Superstars Tennis There’s a lot to like about Sega Superstars Tennis, but not enough to keep you coming back for more after the initial entertainment |
360 | 04/07/2008 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
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SENTINEL Descendants in Time Just what the heck is going on!! |
PC | 01/24/2005 | 8.0 | 6.7 |
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Serious Sam II Like its predecessor, Serious Sam 2 is a fun and mindless romp, but the experience does get a little redundant |
PC | 11/08/2005 | 8.0 | 7.1 |
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Serious Sam Next Encounter A frantic, relentless exercise in the utter destruction of an alien menace, turn your brain off. |
GC | 04/28/2004 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
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Serious Sam Next Encounter A Seriously fast and furious FPS title for the PS2. |
PS2 | 04/27/2004 | 7.1 | 6.5 |
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Seven Kingdoms: Conquest Seven Kingdoms Conquest offers average strategy for an average gaming session |
PC | 04/11/2008 | 5.5 | 3.1 |
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Seven Samurai 20XX Another movie to game translation…. |
PS2 | 03/24/2004 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
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Shade: Wrath of Angels Tomb raider it ain't! |
PC | 11/05/2004 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
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Shadow Hearts 3: From the New World With an impressive third release, the Shadow Hearts series has now officially joined the ranks of the RPG elite |
PS2 | 03/17/2006 | 8.5 | 7.6 |
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Shadow Hearts: Covenant Shadow Hearts: Covenant is an exceedingly enjoyable RPG that’s both captivating and addictive enough to keep fans of the genre more than satisfied. |
PS2 | 10/05/2004 | 9.2 | 8.7 |
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Shadow of Rome If this were a golf simulator, all the players would shout GORE! |
PS2 | 02/08/2005 | 7.5 | 7.1 |
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Shadow of the Colossus An adventure game bred from something different, Shadow of the Colossus is the first game in the genre to make a huge impact since The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time. |
PS2 | 10/19/2005 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
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Shadow Ops: Red Mercury Shadow Ops: Red Mercury is a game with tons of action and all the right first-person shooter elements but sadly these things are all weakened by its flaws. |
XB | 07/05/2004 | 7.5 | 6.6 |
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Shadowbane: The Rise of Chaos Shadowbane expansion adds new challenges but does little to correct old problems |
PC | 01/22/2004 | 6.8 | 5.9 |
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Shadowgate Shadowgate harkens back to a long-lost genre and should be a nice exercise in nostalgia for old-school adventure gamers |
MB | 08/22/2005 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
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Shadowgrounds There's something vaguely familiar about this title |
PC | 04/27/2006 | 7.5 | 7.4 |
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Shadowgrounds Survivor Arguably the best bang for your gaming buck |
PC | 12/03/2007 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
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Shadowrun Mired by some annoyances, Shadowrun is a good first effort to combine online competition between PCs and Xbox 360 users using an action FPS as the setting. |
PC | 06/14/2007 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
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Shadowrun Shadowrun is a great premise diminished by a lofty price point |
360 | 06/11/2007 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
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Shady O' Grady's Rising Star A great concept, Rising Star loses a lot in the gameplay. |
PC | 03/21/2007 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
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Shaman King: Legacy of the Spirits, Soaring Hawk Shaman King Legacy of the Spirits: Soaring Hawk tries to bring us something fresh but fails in almost every aspect |
GBA | 02/23/2005 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
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Shaman King: Legacy of the Spirits, Sprinting Wolf Shaman King Legacy of the Spirits: Sprinting Wolf tries to bring us something fresh but fails in almost every aspect but at least this version is just a wee bit more worthy of your attention |
GBA | 02/23/2005 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
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Shark Tale Behind every little fish is a great white lie. And behind most movies is a disappointing game. |
GBA | 10/02/2004 | 5.0 | 6.5 |
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Shark Tale Get down with that hip fish, Oscar, from Shark Tale! |
GC | 10/08/2004 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
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Shark Tale Get down with that hip fish, Oscar, from Shark Tale! |
PC | 10/18/2004 | 7.3 | 6.2 |
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Shark Tale There's no doubt that kids will enjoy Shark Tale, but there's not enough variety to keep the older crowd hooked. |
PS2 | 10/07/2004 | 7.1 | 7.3 |
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Shark Tale While the simplistic nature of the game may turn off some gamers, fans of the movie should have a fun time. |
XB | 10/08/2004 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
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Shattered Galaxy “RTS coupled with RPG in concert with a 100,000 player massive multiplayer experience” |
PC | 09/26/2001 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
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Shattered Union Reunify America in this Turn-based 3D tactical war game! |
PC | 11/09/2005 | 7.8 | 7.2 |
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Sheep Get The Flock Out Of Here! |
PC | 12/18/2000 | 7.0 | 7.5 |
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ShellShock: Nam'67 All the things we look for and love about war games is not present in Shellshock: Nam ’67 and that includes the realism of the war itself. |
XB | 10/15/2004 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
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ShellShock: Nam'67 Grab your weapons and prepare to enter the action and killing that was in the Vietnam War. |
PS2 | 10/13/2004 | 6.8 | 5.9 |
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Shenmue II With it’s mixing of genres and brilliant story, Shenmue II is an unforgettable experience gamers should not miss. |
XB | 11/04/2002 | 8.7 | 8.3 |
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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened The game’s afoot! |
PC | 10/01/2007 | 8.5 | 7.7 |
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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Injects some frenetic action into the Shin Megami Tensei franchise! |
PS2 | 10/10/2006 | 8.6 | 7.3 |
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Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga takes a dark and edgy concept and then gives it a soft, standardized treatment |
PS2 | 03/22/2005 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
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Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 is a grim and moody RPG that still holds its concept tightly to stand above recent releases in the same genre. |
PS2 | 10/27/2005 | 8.6 | 7.8 |
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Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne Gear up for a new line of RPG’s in which you will find allies in the most peculiar places and discover what has become of the world as you knew it. |
PS2 | 11/22/2004 | 8.6 | 8.1 |
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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 If you like games that step outside the bounds of normality – games that defy reality and present the strangest imagery imaginable – Persona 3 is your RPG |
PS2 | 07/23/2007 | 7.9 | 8.7 |
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Shining Force EXA Shining Force EXA is a light, action-heavy RPG that feels a lot like the game that preceded it. |
PS2 | 03/25/2007 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
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Shining Tears Fans of the Shining series will probably be crying a tear of anguish for Shining Tears on PS2 |
PS2 | 04/08/2005 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
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Shinobi “The game has a few frustrating flaws, but all in all fans of the series should ultimately be satisfied.” |
PS2 | 11/22/2002 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
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Ship Simulator 2006 Every ship needs a captain. |
PC | 08/28/2006 | 5.7 | 6.8 |
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Showdown: Legends of Wrestling Large, overly muscled, sweaty men of yore wrasslin’ in their Underoos can only mean one thing, Showdown: Legends of Wrestling has been unleashed. |
PS2 | 08/19/2004 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
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Showdown: Legends of Wrestling It’s great to have so many wrestlers crammed into one game. It would have been great to have gameplay that wasn’t typical. |
XB | 07/19/2004 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
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Showtime Championship Boxing Showtime Championship Boxing for the Nintendo Wii doesn’t deliver the right punch to make this a boxing game worthy of Nintendo’s innovative hardware |
WII | 01/08/2008 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
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Shox Shox is a little rough around the edges, but overall it's an entertaining game. |
PS2 | 11/23/2002 | 7.6 | 7.9 |
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Shrek 2: The Game An “ogrely” good time. |
PS2 | 05/10/2004 | 8.0 | 6.7 |
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Shrek 2: The Game Just in time for the new movie, guide Shrek and friends as they delve into the magical land of “Far Far Away” in Shrek 2 |
XB | 05/14/2004 | 8.5 | 6.9 |
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Shrek 2: The Game Shrek 2 provides comedy similar to the movie, but gameplay that is stuck in the swamp. |
PC | 07/19/2004 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
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Shrek 2: The Game At last, a Shrek game that delivers! |
GC | 05/14/2004 | 7.8 | 7.0 |
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Shrek SuperSlam Shrek SuperSlam provides fun on a family level but may not satisfy the melee smash’em cravings of more experienced gamers |
PC | 11/10/2005 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
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Shrek SuperSlam Activision always comes through with their kids titles. Shrek 2 was a fun engaging game and the same can be said for Shrek SuperSlam |
PS2 | 11/17/2005 | 7.8 | 7.5 |
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Shrek SuperSlam Shrek SuperSlam is lighthearted fun that is a treat for the eyes |
XB | 10/26/2005 | 8.3 | 7.5 |
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Shrek SuperSlam Shrek's back for more beat-'em-up action |
NDS | 11/02/2005 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
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Shrek SuperSlam Slaphappy fun for everyone |
GC | 11/14/2005 | 7.6 | 7.2 |
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Shrek The Third Shrek the Third is another example of a weak tie-in game trying to cash in on its license. |
PSP | 06/14/2007 | 6.0 | 5.6 |
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Shrek The Third Pow! Wham! Crash! is the theme. |
WII | 05/15/2007 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
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Shrek The Third An Ogre’s work is never done |
360 | 05/16/2007 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
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Shrek The Third For kids with patience of steel. |
GBA | 05/14/2007 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
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Shrek The Third Oh, how the times change! |
PC | 05/24/2007 | 7.0 | 6.3 |
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Shrek: Ogres and Dronkeys Shrek: Ogres and Dronkeys is an opportunity lost |
NDS | 11/15/2007 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
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Shrek: Reekin' Havoc Shrek and Fiona (no Donkey) are busy jumping and fighting again in this semi-sequel to Shrek: Hassle at the Castle. |
GBA | 08/18/2003 | 6.0 | 6.4 |
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Shrine Circus Tycoon Lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! Find ‘em all and much more in Shrine Circus Tycoon. |
PC | 08/25/2004 | 7.5 | 5.5 |
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Sid Meier's Civilization III Gold Edition One of the greatest Turn Based Strategy game series gets another sequel. |
PC | 12/03/2003 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
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Sid Meier's Civilization III: Conquests A new expansion pack for Civilization III has been released, yippee! |
PC | 12/04/2003 | 8.7 | 8.4 |
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV The best Civilization game yet |
PC | 11/21/2005 | 9.6 | 9.3 |
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Eat? Sleep? Bah, that’s what caffeine is for! |
PC | 08/15/2007 | 9.0 | 8.7 |
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords Just when I thought I was going to be able to relax between summer and fall classes, Civilization IV Warlords came in the mail. “Nuff said. |
PC | 08/11/2006 | 8.5 | 8.2 |
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Sid Meier's Pirates Without a doubt, Sid Meier’s Pirates! is just one of those rare gems that make you glad you own an Xbox |
XB | 07/21/2005 | 9.0 | 7.7 |
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Sid Meier's Pirates Sid Meier’s Pirates! blends many gaming styles into a grand adventure on the high seas |
PC | 01/06/2005 | 8.9 | 8.8 |
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Sid Meier's Pirates If anything, Sid Meier’s Pirates! is still a charming and very entertaining game that translates perfectly on the PSP |
PSP | 02/05/2007 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
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Sid Meier's Railroads! In Railroads, sometimes you really can’t get there from here |
PC | 11/05/2006 | 7.8 | 7.3 |
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Sigma Star Saga Sigma Star Saga is worth the time it takes to play through it once you understand that it’s not all shooter fun |
GBA | 08/26/2005 | 7.4 | 6.5 |
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Silent Hill 2 Silent Hill 2 finally comes to the PC, bringing some of the most horrifying and shocking gameplay and movies of any title to date. |
PC | 12/26/2002 | 8.1 | 6.7 |
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Silent Hill 3 “It’s a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there”. |
PC | 12/18/2003 | 8.0 | 7.3 |
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Silent Hill 3 Silent Hill 3 isn't the game that'll turn people into survival/horror maniacs, but there's little doubt that SH fans will be pleased. |
PS2 | 08/11/2003 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
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Silent Hill 4: The Room If you really want to be scared, don't watch a movie, play this bad boy instead. |
PC | 10/25/2004 | 8.0 | 7.1 |
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Silent Hill 4: The Room The Room is a frightening and disturbing jaunt even with its number of flaws you’ll encounter along the way, but it is definitely a jaunt well worth taking. |
XB | 09/21/2004 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
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Silent Hill 4: The Room The gameplay hasn’t changed too drastically, but Silent Hill is still at the top of its game when it comes to delivering chills. |
PS2 | 10/27/2004 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
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Silent Hill Experience |
PSP | 04/11/2006 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
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Silent Hill Origins See the beginnings of the horrors of Silent Hill, now on your PS2 |
PS2 | 04/18/2008 | 7.8 | 6.9 |
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Silent Hill Origins Silent Hill 0rigins impressively brings all the elements we love about the Silent Hill franchise to a portable format that works wonderfully |
PSP | 11/19/2007 | 8.5 | 7.8 |
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Silent Hunter III Being a submarine commander never felt so good! |
PC | 03/28/2005 | 8.6 | 9.0 |
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Silent Scope Complete While the series does show its age, this is still one of the most entertaining shooting games around. |
XB | 02/22/2004 | 7.5 | 7.0 |
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Silent Storm Silent Storm tackles the world of turn-based strategy with RPG elements and does a solid job |
PC | 01/12/2004 | 8.0 | 8.3 |
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Silverfall Silverfall has a few shortcomings, but is still a decent RPG hack 'n slash |
PC | 03/28/2007 | 7.3 | 6.2 |
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SimCity 4 The Wright way. |
PC | 01/27/2003 | 8.3 | 8.1 |
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SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition For people with control issues, this is the perfect outlet to unleash all their micro-management zeal. |
PC | 11/06/2003 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
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SimCity 4: Rush Hour Stupid Traffic!!! GRRRRRR! |
PC | 10/07/2003 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
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SimCity Societies SimCity Societies takes the simulation franchise in a bright and bold direction, and delivers with great graphics and entertainment value |
PC | 11/13/2007 | 8.7 | 6.5 |
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Simpson's Road Rage Ole Monty Burns is spreading havoc in Springfield again. This time, it's up the Simpsons family to save the town. |
GBA | 07/22/2003 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
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SiN Episode 1: Emergence The new SiN makes great use of Valve’s Source Engine, but does succumb to a few nasty flaws |
PC | 05/31/2006 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas It may be a sin, but it isn't that bad. |
PC | 11/11/2003 | 7.0 | 6.1 |
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SINGLES Flirt Up Your Life Singles borrows a lot from The Sims while maintaining it’s own gimmicks, and while it’s a solid game, it can become quite tedious |
PC | 06/22/2004 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
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SingStar 80's SingStar 80s is not overly indicative of the musical scope of the time frame, but still has catchy tunes that are fun to sing |
PS2 | 09/04/2007 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
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Singstar 90's SingStar 90s is a swing but a bit of a miss when it comes to karaoke-ified tunes from the 1990s |
PS2 | 02/25/2008 | 7.0 | 7.4 |
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SingStar Amped SingStar Amped is a solid journey of power-rock anthems from the late 60s to now |
PS2 | 09/04/2007 | 7.9 | 7.5 |
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SingStar Pop A game that should be brought to every party |
PS2 | 03/30/2007 | 7.8 | 7.3 |
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SingStar Rocks! Singstar Rocks! is not innovative but it does have a solid dose of multiplayer fun |
PS2 | 11/22/2006 | 7.8 | 6.9 |
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Sins of a Solar Empire The only true sin is having to stop to sleep |
PC | 03/12/2008 | 9.0 | 8.8 |
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Siren Game flow issues interrupt what might have been a truly outstanding tension-filled horror-survival experience |
PS2 | 04/13/2004 | 7.8 | 7.3 |
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Sitting Ducks Sitting Ducks is an over-simplified GBA title that should be targeted for a very young crowd |
GBA | 07/20/2004 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
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skate skate does some truly great things with the skateboarding genre when it comes to the controls, but the shallow gameplay leaves something to be desired. |
360 | 09/28/2007 | 8.5 | 8.4 |
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Ski Resort Extreme The season is upon us, but do you need something to help keep you in the mood between costly visits to the slopes? |
PC | 11/09/2004 | 7.0 | 6.6 |
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Skies of Arcadia Legends Will this Dreamcast RPG still be good on the GameCube? |
GC | 02/05/2003 | 9.0 | 8.6 |
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Sly 2: Band of Thieves Sly 2: Band of Thieves is adventure gaming at its finest |
PS2 | 09/14/2004 | 9.1 | 8.9 |
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Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves Sly refined, Sly upgraded, Sly that plays with the same high-quality goodness as the first |
PS2 | 09/23/2005 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
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Smart Bomb A bomb of a game |
PSP | 06/03/2005 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
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Smarty Pants: Trivia Fun for Everyone Nyah, nyah, nyah, you don't know... |
WII | 12/11/2007 | 7.4 | 6.1 |
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Smash Cars The little technical problems this game suffers from are not enough to conceal the addictive RC racing fun Smash Cars offers. |
PS2 | 08/27/2003 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
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Smash Court Tennis 3 Smash Court Tennis 3 scores decent marks for its excitement level but loses points on gameplay responsiveness, problematic AI, and a troublesome presentation |
PSP | 07/24/2007 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
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Sneak King What could possibly be more fun than to hide in the bushes and jump out at unsuspecting victims with a fistful of food? Oh... about a million other things. |
XB | 12/06/2006 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
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Sneakers Turf wars have never been so cute and furry, nor this family friendly. |
XB | 10/29/2002 | 7.2 | 4.1 |
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Sniper Elite For those who always wished for a true sniper action game, Sniper Elite not only delivers the goods but is also a fun game worth playing. |
XB | 10/26/2005 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
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SNK VS CAPCOM CARD FIGHTERS The initial charm might have worn off but Card Fighters DS is still a fun experience for SNK and Capcom junkies |
NDS | 05/15/2007 | 6.3 | 4.1 |
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SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos Hardcore 2D gamers shouldn’t miss out on the action included within SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom. |
XB | 10/22/2004 | 7.8 | 6.0 |
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Snood 2: On Vacation Snood 2: On Vacation offers simple puzzles in familiar gameplay |
GBA | 12/28/2005 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
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Snood Blaster Part Bust a Move, part super-simple apartment simulator, Snood Blaster is a puzzler of grander-than-mobile proportions – built specifically for your mobile phone |
MB | 04/16/2008 | 7.9 | 7.5 |
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Snoopy vs. the Red Baron A light-hearted and entertaining aerial combat adventure. |
PS2 | 11/01/2006 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
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SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs Fire in the hole! Pull up flank! Butterbean357, you got one on your six! Honey, I need another coke! |
PS2 | 10/19/2005 | 8.6 | 8.3 |
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SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs I love the smell of Napalm in the morning! |
PS2 | 11/18/2003 | 9.0 | 8.7 |
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SOCOM US Navy Seals Fire Team Bravo There’s no doubt about it, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo for the PSP is the real Must Have game of the year for anyone who owns a PSP |
PSP | 11/07/2005 | 9.0 | 8.3 |
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SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault doesn’t change its original formula but it does add some juicy extras that make this a seriously addictive shooter. |
PS2 | 11/18/2006 | 8.8 | 7.7 |
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SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 Fireteam Bravo 2 is not only a major improvement over the first portable SOCOM game but it is also the best game the series has produced thus far. |
PSP | 11/06/2006 | 9.0 | 7.7 |
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SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike SOCOM revisits the PSP in tactical strategy form. |
PSP | 11/05/2007 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
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SolaRola Part puzzler and part action-platformer, Sola Rola is an addictive and fun game that’s worth a look from mobile gamers. |
MB | 01/21/2008 | 9.0 | 9.7 |
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Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix Unfortunately, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix misses the mark in too many areas and doesn’t come close to the far more superior PC version of the game. |
XB | 06/30/2003 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
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Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back Soldier of Fortune: Payback does not strive to be unique or interesting and what fun you will have is interrupted by its recycled gameplay mechanics and repetitive action |
PS3 | 12/06/2007 | 6.0 | 5.1 |
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Soldiers: Heroes of World War II While certainly a solid entry to the genre, Soldiers does little to separate itself from the herd. |
PC | 06/29/2004 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
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Soldner - Secret Wars Soldner is a great idea and a great concept that unfortunately falls short at the finish line |
PC | 07/16/2004 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
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Solid Spheres Deluxe Addictive, challenging puzzle fun that will provide hours of solving pleasure. |
PC | 02/10/2004 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
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Solitaire Overload When they say “overload,” buddy, they’re not kidding. |
NDS | 11/26/2007 | 8.0 | 7.9 |
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SolSuite 2004 Just what I needed, another reason to play instead of work. |
PC | 02/24/2004 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
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Sonic Advance 2 If you’re into four-player GBA fun, this is really the game to buy. |
GBA | 03/30/2003 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
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Sonic Advance 3 Sonic Advance 3 just goes to prove that our favorite little blue hedgehog is still at the top of its game when it comes to delivering platforming goodness on our GBA. |
GBA | 06/13/2004 | 9.0 | 7.9 |
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Sonic Adventure(tm) DX Director's Cut Faster than a Speeding Bullet!! |
GC | 06/24/2003 | 8.3 | 5.9 |
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Sonic and the Secret Rings While not without some glaring flaws, Sonic’s Wii-exclusive adventure has him doing what he does best while taking advantage of what the system can do. |
WII | 02/23/2007 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
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Sonic Battle For Sonic fans looking for a something really different in a Sonic game, look no further than Sonic Battle. |
GBA | 01/30/2004 | 7.8 | 6.8 |
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Sonic Gems Collection Many of these games haven't aged too well, but this is a must-have for any Sonic fan |
GC | 08/23/2005 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
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Sonic Heroes Sonic Heroes on the PC is pretty much the same game that hit consoles a year ago, warts and all. |
PC | 01/20/2005 | 7.0 | 7.5 |
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Sonic Heroes Sonic treads new ground graphically in Sonic Heroes, but the overall game play is average |
PS2 | 01/30/2004 | 7.3 | 6.7 |
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Sonic Heroes Sonic Heroes is a graphically sterling Xbox title, and while the game play is fast-paced, the content is a retread |
XB | 01/30/2004 | 7.4 | 7.6 |
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Sonic Heroes Sonic is back in an all-new adventure. |
GC | 01/20/2004 | 8.0 | 6.8 |
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Sonic Mega Collection Sonic Mega Collection is a perfect GameCube conversion of seven classic Sonic games. The controls are top-notch -- even the thumbstick is usable, and it works flawlessly. |
GC | 11/21/2002 | 8.8 | 7.5 |
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Sonic Mega Collection Plus Old fans and new fans have a nearly complete package of classic Sonic games with Sonic Mega Collection Plus. |
PS2 | 11/22/2004 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
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Sonic Riders The little blue guy with the spiky hair takes to the air |
GC | 03/03/2006 | 7.0 | 5.9 |
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Sonic Riders Sonic Riders isn't quite the pick-up-and-play racing game blue hedgehog fans were waiting for |
PS2 | 02/21/2006 | 7.0 | 5.8 |
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Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity for the PlayStation 2 just doesn’t cut it as a racing game but thanks to some changes it does manage to be just a wee bit fun |
PS2 | 01/22/2008 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
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Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity Embracing speed one lap at a time |
WII | 01/18/2008 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
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Sonic Rivals 2 Doesn’t rival Sonic’s previous adventures |
PSP | 11/26/2007 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
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Sonic The Hedgehog Sadly, Sonic the Hedgehog doesn’t make a great debut on the Xbox 360 and its problems really make this a platform game that falls short on so many levels |
360 | 01/05/2007 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
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SonicN Sonic speeds onto the Nokia N-Gage! |
NG | 11/04/2003 | 7.3 | 5.6 |
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Soul Calibur II Soul Calibur II will have you glued to your Xbox controller and have you loving every minute of it. |
XB | 09/02/2003 | 9.3 | 9.0 |
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Soul Nomad & the World Eaters A game you’ll watch more than you play |
PS2 | 09/25/2007 | 6.2 | 7.2 |
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Soul Ride Soul Ride has some graphical setbacks, but runs over a terrific 3D downhill course. |
PC | 12/21/2000 | 7.0 | 5.7 |
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SoulCalibur II Awesome cannot even begin to describe this game! |
GC | 09/02/2003 | 9.5 | 9.2 |
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SoulCalibur II Soul Calibur 2 is the "Tekken Tag" of the series. It has virtually every “Soul” character, a few new ones, an exclusive character, brand-new play modes and new fighting moves. |
PS2 | 08/30/2003 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
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Soulcalibur Legends Exceeding the waggle-limit, “Legends” is anything but legendary |
WII | 12/04/2007 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
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Space Channel 5 Special Edition Ulala is back and dancing it up with some old and new friends. |
PS2 | 12/05/2003 | 8.9 | 7.9 |
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Space Channel 5 Ulala’s Cosmic Attack Left, right, left, right, shoot, shoot, shoot! |
GBA | 07/13/2003 | 6.9 | 5.2 |
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Space Colony |