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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- GameSpot Score
- 9.2
- Editors' Choice
- Release Date: Jun 7, 2005
Set in the early 90s, the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series brings you to San Andreas--a city troubled by gangs, drugs, and corruption. You'll follow a rising gang member in his journey to save his family and to take control of the streets.
- Genre: Modern Action Adventure
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Lego Star Wars
- GameSpot Score
- 7.6
- good
- Release Date: Apr 5, 2005
Lego Star Wars blends Lego toys with the characters, stories, and vehicles from the prequel eras of the Star Wars universe. Now you can experience scenes from The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith while controlling characters such as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, and Anakin Skywalker.
- Genre: Sci-Fi Action Adventure
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Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
- GameSpot Score
- 9.6
- Editors' Choice
- Release Date: Oct 31, 2003
If you're an Xbox owner who either hasn't played these games or is looking to play them again, the Xbox versions of GTAIII and Vice City are the best ones available.
- Genre: Modern Action Adventure
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Avatar: The Last Airbender
- GameSpot Score
- 5.9
- mediocre
- Release Date: Oct 10, 2006
Avatar: The Last Airbender is based on the Nickelodeon TV show, and lets you play as Aang, Katara, Sokka and Haru.
- Genre: Fantasy Action Adventure
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Mercenaries
- GameSpot Score
- 8.8
- great
- Release Date: Jan 10, 2005
Inspired by real-world events, Mercenaries begins the search for the leader of a North Korean military coup who threatens the world with nuclear war. As one of the top operatives for a private mercenaries company, you have been called in to execute the general and his top military and scientific advisors.
- Genre: Modern Action Adventure
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Ninja Gaiden
- GameSpot Score
- 9.4
- Editors' Choice
- Release Date: Mar 2, 2004
This is one of the best, most challenging action adventure games ever made.
- Genre: Fantasy Action Adventure
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
- GameSpot Score
- 8.6
- great
- Release Date: Nov 17, 2002
Splinter Cell is a great game on its own merits, and it offers a slick and rewardingly suspenseful gameplay experience that's sometimes reduced to frustrating bouts of trial and error.
- Genre: Modern Action Adventure
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Oddworld Stranger's Wrath
- GameSpot Score
- 8.5
- great
- Release Date: Jan 25, 2005
In Oddworld Stranger's Wrath, the new chapter the Oddworld series, you'll step into the role of the Stranger--a mysterious bounty hunter who tracks down outlaws for money. Equipped a variety of strange weapons that use small creatures as bullets, you'll explore expansive environments ranging from Old West towns and thick forests to industrial complexes.
- Genre: Sci-Fi Action Adventure
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The Matrix: Path of Neo
- GameSpot Score
- 7.3
- good
- Release Date: Nov 7, 2005
You can play as Neo in a story spanning the entire Matrix trilogy in The Matrix: Path of Neo. The game's story is written and directed by the Wachowski siblings, who created the movie trilogy.
- Genre: Sci-Fi Action Adventure
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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
- GameSpot Score
- 8.7
- great
- Release Date: Nov 4, 2002
Xbox owners who've never played Metal Gear Solid 2 will find in Substance a highly intriguing, original action game with some truly impressive production values.
- Genre: Modern Action Adventure
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The Godfather
- GameSpot Score
- 8.1
- great
- Release Date: Mar 21, 2006
Based on the 1972 film of the same name, The Godfather immerses you in the dangerous world of the Mafia. The game features GTA-style gameplay, a new storyline, and voice-acting by original cast members.
- Genre: Historic Action Adventure
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Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- GameSpot Score
- 7.7
- good
- Release Date: Sep 12, 2006
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy has you controlling LEGO versions of the original Star Wars heroes.
- Genre: Sci-Fi Action Adventure
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Destroy All Humans!
- GameSpot Score
- 7.5
- good
- Release Date: Jun 21, 2005
This is your chance to experience the other side of an alien invasion. In Destroy All Humans!, you play as an alien who must use a UFO, advanced weaponry, and special abilities to take over all of humanity.
- Genre: Sci-Fi Action Adventure
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Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
- GameSpot Score
- 8.6
- great
- Release Date: Dec 1, 2005
The Prince of Persia returns to his kingdom to find it decimated by war and turned against him in Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. You can play as the time-bending prince or his evil alter-ego as he tries to return to the throne that is rightfully his.
- Genre: Fantasy Action Adventure
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Grand Theft Auto Double Pack Video Review
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Gun Video Review
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