Shudderingly comprehensive, divinely paced and - despite the million of words already written in feverish anticipation - it has the ability to surprise at every turn. This is PS2's defining masterpiece - a sunspot of rare polished magic from experienced developers working at the peak of their powers. You'll forgive San Andreas its myriad tiny flaws because few games in history have been this polished, or - above all - such magnificent, transcendent fun.
