To start of with this game is very addictive and you will find it hard to put down the controller. This is the first GTA game I have played and I was very amazed at now much effort has gone in to the city the posters on the wall the people walking around even plaines going over the sky now and then The music is also great and sometimes its nice to just cruise around just so you can listen to the radio lol anything from Queen to Smashing pumpkins.
The missions are short and varied but some are harder than others obviously. most of which consist of getting in a car (stolen or otherwise) drive to pick up a friend or collegue (usually another gangster) and then take him or her to the mission destination and then you shoot-out
The only things I can say about this game that lets it down somewhat is that if you die during the mission you would expect to re-load just before the mission starts like a check point but you do not. Instead you re-load at a hospital forecourt and then… more »

To start of with this game is very addictive and you will find it hard to put down the controller. This is the first GTA game I have played and I was very amazed at now much effort has gone in to the city the posters on the wall the people walking around even plaines going over the sky now and then The music is also great and sometimes its nice to just cruise around just so you can listen to the radio lol anything from Queen to Smashing pumpkins.
The missions are short and varied but some are harder than others obviously. most of which consist of getting in a car (stolen or otherwise) drive to pick up a friend or collegue (usually another gangster) and then take him or her to the mission destination and then you shoot-out
The only things I can say about this game that lets it down somewhat is that if you die during the mission you would expect to re-load just before the mission starts like a check point but you do not. Instead you re-load at a hospital forecourt and then you have to start all over again drive to pick someone up then drive all the way back to the mission location etc this can delay you by 10 minutes just to get back to the point where you the previous time. But to make up for it you can walk away from that particular mission at any time and start a new one and come back to the un-succsessful one later. The second thing that lets it down is that the combat has a somewhat mechanical feel to it.
if you want to creep up on an enemy and you hit the Hide behind something button the camera angle swings all over the place and the next thing you know your facing away from the enemy or worse directly in his line of fire but you get used to these things pretty quickly and overall this game is freakin great fun. Its a must have but Id say its more of an experience than an actual game in that you really enjoy it but you dont really have to take the missions too seriously just have fun with it. Id give this 8/10. definite must experience.
Ps the game is HUGE