The review sites have gone live with their thoughts on Halo Reach this morning. As you can see there is universal acclaim with only a few dissenters willing to go a point or two against the current orthodoxy.

• 1UP A+
• GameZone 8.5/10
• The Telegraph 10/10
• MTV Multiplayer No score given
• CVG 9.2/10
• IGN UK 10/10
• The Guardian 5/5
• Kotaku No score given
• Made2Game 9/10
• GamesRadar 8/10
• Joystiq 5/5
• PlanetXbox360 10/10
• GamePro 5/5
• D’Toid 10/10
• NowGamer 9.4/10
• Xbox360Achivements 94/100
• Shacknews No score given
• Giant Bomb 4/5
• IGN 9.5/10
• G4 5/5
• Machinima 9.5/10
• Videogamer 9/10
• GameTrailers 9.3/10

I suspect the next Halo game - which won't be developed by Bungie - will be the best in the series. Check back to see whether I have to eat my hat in a couple of years.