First let me get this off my chest. If you don't like GTA don't waste peoples time righting a review for it. I understand why people don't like any GTA games but if you did not like any of the other GTA games then the chance that you went out and bought this game are slim so why would anyone write a review for a game that they knew they were going to hate to begin with and never played it anyway. It is like the people who rout against there hometown sports teams just to get on everyone's nerves. And if you did not like any of the past GTA games and you went out and bought this one then you are a fool, and a fool and his money will always part ways. Now that I am done with my rant let me say that this game is fantastic. Not because it brings anything revolutionary to the table, but because it takes all of the ideas from the past GTA games (and a few from Saints Row) and puts it all together in the perfect package. The use of cell phones to keep all of the story threads tidy. The use of GPS to keep you on the right path (although it does take away from forcing you to learn the city streets better), the use of a single city to tighten up the game (GTA:SA, although expansive, was a little too big for its own good), and with the best story and characters of any sandbox game (GTA or not) ever. No more mute stoic types, no more Miami Vice wannabes, no more gangbang stereo types. Finally a GTA with a lead character that you like, and want to see succeed. The graphics are good if not great and the multiplayer, although a bit tacked on, still gives you something to do between single player go a rounds and the fact that the whole city is open to do what you please is a nice added bonus. All around great game with replay value to spare. But only if you like GTA games, if you don't keep it to yourself, the ones who do like them don't care.
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