Superb, addictive, and, most important of all, entertaining.
User Rating: 10 | Grand Theft Auto IV X360
This is easily the best game I have ever played, and yes, I am including things such as Oblivion, Halo, COD4, and Resident Evil 4. The story line is simply the best in the series, full of interesting little twists and more than a few darkly humorous characters along the way. San Andreas was always fun (I played it up until the day GTA4 came out), but this game tops it in almost every aspect. True, many popular aspects such as the RPG elements and plane flights are now a thing of the past, but the other parts of IV more than make up for it. The new combat system, which isn't perfect, feels so much more complex and at the same time more natural than that of previous games that it is almost addictive as the game itself. Very satisfying to shoot at a random homeless guy and see the blood splatter on the wall behind him. The driving takes some time to get used to, but it feels a lot more realistic than the relatively easy controls in San Andreas. There are occasional framerate and blurring problems, and sometimes the game just freezes, instilling the fear of the RROD in your heart, but it always passes. The multiplayer is fun but not great, and the cycling method used for changing clothes is frankly retarded, but these things so rarely interfere with gameplay that it doesn't matter. BTW, 10 does not = perfect. 10 = awesome in comparison to all of the other games out there, so don't get the two confused. Also, be prepared to act like this game is your crack, because I am totally hooked. 
