Highs: Everything; graphics, plot, gameplay. It’s what experts have been predicting for this medium.

Lows: Squadmates sometimes get in your way; low-res textures in huge outdoor scenes.

Bottom Line: Surpasses Half-Life in every way. Arguably the best game ever made.

Final Score: 98%

Sure they reviewed a release candidate of the game, but so what? I’ve trusted PC Gamer reviews for years and they have often fallen right in line with my tastes. Lately I’ve been getting quite PO’ed over Half-Life’s year long no-show but now I can’t freakin wait. Go Gold dammit!

PC Gamer reviews are not on their website. You’ll have to buy the mag to read the full thing. It’ll be on magazine shelves in a couple of weeks.