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#1:    Minecraft (PC)   
Review Average:  9.5
based on 6 top critics
GamePro: (10.0): 
"A sandbox world with endless opportunities,[...]"
1UP: (10.0): 
"Its uniqueness defies the crowd who might go,[...]"
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Release Date: 11/18/11
Genre: Virtual Life
Developer: Mojang AB
Publisher: Mojang AB
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
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#2:    Solar 2 (PC)   
Review Average:  7.4
based on 2 top critics and 3 virtual ratings
IGN: (8.0): 
"A unique, calming but sometimes manic voyage[...]"
GamePro: (8.0): 
"Life, the universe, and everything that inhabits[...]"
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Release Date: 06/17/11
Genre: Casual Simulation
Developer: Murudai
Publisher: Murudai
ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
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#3:    From Dust (PC)   
Review Average:  7.4
based on 4 top critics and 1 virtual rating
GameSpot: (7.5): 
"From Dust provides a rich world full of engaging[...]"
GameSpy: (8.0): 
"Get those divine muscles flexing."
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Release Date: 07/27/11
Genre: Virtual Life
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
ESRB Content: Mild Violence
#4:    The Sims 3: Pets (PC)   
Review Average:  7.2
based on 2 top critics and 3 virtual ratings
IGN: (7.5): 
"No fleas on this one."
GameSpot: (7.5): 
"Horses and controllable cats and dogs give The[...]"
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Release Date: 10/18/11
Genre: Virtual Life
Developer: The Sims Studio
Publisher: Electronic Arts
ESRB Rating: Teen
ESRB Content: Crude Humor, Sexual Themes, Violence
#5:    Choplifter HD (PC)   
Review Average:  7.2
based on 3 top critics and 2 virtual ratings
IGN: (8.0): 
"A new kind of pick-me-up."
GameSpy: (7.0): 
"One of the better HD remakes we've ever played."
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Release Date: 01/11/12
Genre: Air Combat
Developer: inXile Entertainment
Publisher: inXile Entertainment
ESRB Rating: Teen
ESRB Content: Alcohol Reference, Blood, Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence
#6:    The Sims 3: Generations (PC)   
Review Average:  6.7
based on 3 top critics and 2 virtual ratings
IGN: (7.0): 
"Pranks and punishments offer limited fun in this[...]"
GamePro: (6.0): 
"Generations isn't the most glitzy expansion pack[...]"
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Release Date: 05/31/11
Genre: Virtual Life
Developer: The Sims Studio
Publisher: Electronic Arts
ESRB Rating: Teen
ESRB Content: Crude Humor, Sexual Themes, Violence
#7:    Microsoft Flight (PC)   
Review Average:  6.6
based on 3 top critics and 2 virtual ratings
GameSpy: (7.0): 
"You can fit all of Flight's free content in one of[...]"
GameSpot: (7.0): 
"Fly the much friendlier skies with Microsoft[...]"
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Release Date: 03/29/12
Genre: Flight Simulation
Developer: Microsoft
Publisher: Microsoft
ESRB Rating: Everyone
ESRB Content: Crude Humor, Mild Violence