Great game, lots of fun and good multiplayer
In some ways that's a good thing and in others it isn't. The story is better but the weapon selection (without lost and damned anyways) wasn't anything spectacular neither was certain gameplay aspects such as getting a phone call every five minutes and having to worry about your reputation with niko's friends. Not to mention watching TV in the game on the tv your playing it on was one of the worst waste of times i have almost ever seen in a video game.
What this game lacks in side missions, it makes up for with the main missions and physics. However after the main story line is done there really isn't that much to do and the game starts to get really repetitive.
If it weren't for the annoying aspects of this game such as having to do a mission all over again just because you get arrested, accidentally die or all of the annoying phonecalls and reputation with friends the game would have been much better. The cheats in GTA SA made it a lot more fun and another disappointing thing about this game is that the cheats are weak and you have to dial a number over and over to activate them.
No planes either which is one of the things that made GTA SA much more fun. Your health also doesn't regenerate either so if your health is low your going to have to go take niko to get a hotdog or burger. In my opinion it just adds more annoyance to the game especially if your just starting the mission and you take a accidental fall or shot gun bullet cause you know you wont be able to complete the mission without dieing and having to restart unless you find a health pack
Overall the experience of the GTA storyline is great but the little things that make this game annoying add up and bring it down quite a lot. Lack of side missions will have you putting this game down more and more within the first few weeks of getting it.
To me this game is more of a rental but if your a huge GTA fan and want to play on xbox live with friends then i suggest you buy it.
*With lost and damned i give this game a 8.5"
P.S: The game is highly overrated do not trust the 10/10 reviews.