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Best PC games

updated Nov 26

By Jeff Bakalar, Assistant Editor

There's no end in sight to the reign of PC gaming. Provided you're willing to spend outrageous amounts to stay with the times, the visual quality of the best PC games dwarfs the console-based competition. PC gamers are also afforded a much more open-ended gameplay experience with mods for many of the most popular games.

The Orange Box

Rating - 9.5 Spectacular 9.5 Spectacular (reviewed 10/10/07)
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Price: $27.99 - $38.99 (check prices)
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Fallout 3 (PC)

Rating - 9.0 Spectacular 9.0 Spectacular (reviewed 10/28/08)
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Price: $47.99 - $49.99 (check prices)
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Crysis Warhead (PC)

Rating - 9.0 Spectacular 9.0 Spectacular (reviewed 9/17/08)
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Price: $27.99 - $40.82 (check prices)
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Sins of a Solar Empire (PC)

Rating - 9.0 Spectacular 9.0 Spectacular (reviewed 2/13/08)
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Price: $29.99 - $39.99 (check prices)
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC)

Rating - 9.0 Spectacular 9.0 Spectacular (reviewed 11/6/07)
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Price: $39.99 - $74.99 (check prices)
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Gears of War (PC)

Rating - 9.0 Spectacular 9.0 Spectacular (reviewed 11/5/07)
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Price: $14.99 - $14.99 (check prices)
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Far Cry 2 (PC)

Rating - 8.5 Excellent 8.5 Excellent (reviewed 10/21/08)
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Price: $47.99 - $49.99 (check prices)
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Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (PC)

Rating - 8.5 Excellent 8.5 Excellent (reviewed 10/15/08)
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Price: $44.99 - $49.99 (check prices)
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The Witcher Enhanced Edition (PC)

Rating - 8.5 Excellent 8.5 Excellent (reviewed 9/29/08)
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Price: $37.99 - $51.53 (check prices)
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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (PC)

Rating - 8.5 Excellent 8.5 Excellent (reviewed 9/28/07)
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Price: $7.97 - $29.99 (check prices)
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Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (PC)

Rating - 8.5 Excellent 8.5 Excellent (reviewed 11/6/07)
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Price: $9.99 - $21.06 (check prices)
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Assassin's Creed (PC)

Rating - 8.5 Excellent 8.5 Excellent (reviewed 4/8/08)
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Price: $26.99 - $53.68 (check prices)
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The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar

Rating - 8.3 Excellent 8.3 Excellent (reviewed 5/10/07)
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Price: $12.97 - $38.29 (check prices)
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Spore (PC)

Rating - 8.0 Excellent 8.0 Excellent (reviewed 9/4/08)
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Price: $47.99 - $60.74 (check prices)
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