Video Game Consoles: Reviews

Updated November 2008
 

Best family-friendly game console

Nintendo Wii *Est. $250 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

CNet.com: CNet.com has an extensive editorial review of the Nintendo Wii. Author Will Greenwald's thorough analysis ends with his overall ...

PCMag.com: PC Magazine includes the Nintendo Wii in its "Ten Techy Gifts for Teens" lineup. Author Jim Louderback describes the Wii's ...

Arstechnica.com: Ars Technica has the longest and most detailed review of the Nintendo Wii. Ben Kuchera takes potential Wii users through the ...

PC World: PC World has a good basic editorial review of the Nintendo Wii, plus a few short user reviews. Like our top expert reviewer, this ...

Amazon.com: The Nintendo Wii gets well over 1,100 user reviews on Amazon.com, and the overwhelming majority gives it a perfect score. Owners ...

 

Best high-end gaming console

Microsoft Xbox 360 *Est. $200 to $400 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

CNet.com: CNet.com has the best of both worlds: a detailed and very recent expert analysis of the Microsoft Xbox 360 plus over 1,000 user ...

Amazon.com: More than 220 owners had posted their reviews at the time of our last visit, with a sizable percentage reporting on the system ...

PCMag.com: PC Magazine has a decent but slightly dated write-up on the Microsoft Xbox 360, but much more extensive coverage of the step-up ...

Arstechnica.com: Ars Technica's Ben Kuchera is a professional video game reviewer, and he writes about the Microsoft Xbox 360 from a gamer's ...

 

Multimedia game console

Sony PlayStation 3 *Est. $400 to $500 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

CNet.com: CNet.com has good editorial coverage of the Sony PlayStation 3 followed by some interesting user feedback. Author Jeff Bakalar ...

Arstechnica.com: Ben Kuchera reports on the Sony Playstation 3 from an experienced gamer's perspective. He notes that the PS3 still has some room ...

PCMag.com: PC Magazine's review of the Sony PlayStation 3 is older, but covers everything from hardware and setup to software and gameplay. ...

DigitalTrends.com: DigitalTrends.com has a good (if slightly dated) editorial review of the Sony PlayStation 3. There's a detailed description of ...

Amazon.com: Amazon.com is our top source of user reviews on the Sony PlayStation 3. Most contributors are enthusiastic users, and ratings ...

 

Best handheld game system

Sony PSP 2000 *Est. $170 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

CNet.com: CNet.com has the best coverage of the Sony PSP 2000. Besides an in-depth and balanced text write-up, there's a video review and a ...

PCMag.com: Brian K. Neal reviews several video game consoles for PC Magazine. His coverage of the Sony PSP 2000 is comprehensive and ...

Arstechnica.com: The Sony PSP 2000 gets a well-balanced write-up at Ars Technica. Especially useful are the photos and the charts comparing the ...

Amazon.com: Amazon.com has a good selection of owner-written reviews for the Sony PSP 2000 video game console. There's a wide range in the ...

ExpoTV.com: ExpoTV.com is a video-based community review site with over 100 entries on the Sony PSP 2000. The quality of these user reviews ...

 

Budget handheld game system

Nintendo DS Lite *Est. $130 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

CNet.com: CNet.com has excellent coverage of the Nintendo DS (also known as the DS Lite). The thorough editorial review and more than the ...

PCMag.com: PC Magazine gives the thumbs-up to the Nintendo DS in this short review. Author Carol Mangis says the console's bright screen and ...

Arstechnica.com: This article is includes a nice comparison of the latest Nintendo DS with the previous version. The tone is informal, but there's ...

About.com: This brief comparison of two popular handheld gaming consoles, the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP, evaluates the two on measures ...

Amazon.com: Amazon.com is a great spot to find user reviews of the Nintendo DS. At the time of our last visit, there were more than 1,000 ...

ExpoTV.com: Over 170 ExpoTV.com contributors have posted video reviews of the Nintendo DS. There's some interesting content here, and it's ...

 

Video Game Consoles Runners Up:

Sony PlayStation 2 *Est. $130

2 picks by top review sites.

     
 
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