"PC Gamer US" and "Computer Games Magazine" named "Battlefield 1942" the best multiplayer computer game and best overall computer game of 2002; it tied with "" for the latter award in "Computer Games Magazine". It also won "GameSpot"s annual "Best Multiplayer Action Game on PC" and "Biggest Surprise on PC" awards, and was nominated in the publication's "Best Graphics (Technical) on PC" and "Game of the Year on PC" categories. "PC Gamer US"s editors hailed it as "the realization of our 'dream PC game' — multiplayer battles in which every interesting element of combat is playable by human teammates and opponents."