Outstanding game, addictive with lots of replay value.
The game has a very strong story line which involves you taking over enemy gang territories in a city called Stillwater.
The visuals are quite detailed with a huge draw distance, havoc physics are also incorporated into the game which look really cool especially when your blowing things or people up.
I like the way you get to play in a huge "sandbox" and can roam about the city doing different activities to improve your respect.
You can do drug trafficking, street racing, steal whores from rival pimps, escort service, hostage taking, hold ups, hijacks,hitman missions, car jacking and some other stuff .
Also another great thing about this game is the customisation of your character, you can choose from four different ethnic backgrounds, caucasion, african american, asian and hispanic. you can alter just about every feature on your character alot like you can in Oblivion, but with the addition of being able to make a really fat character to a really slim one.
You can further customise your character by buying clothes and jewellery which further enhances your respect. You can also customise your vehicles you acquire throughout the game.
The game took me approx 25 hours to complete, but i still havent played about with the multiplayer yet which i hear is abit laggy like any other xbox live game.
Overall i highly recommend this game, i know its a ripoff of GTA but this game looks alot better from what i've seen of GTA san andreas. Blowing things up with your rocket launcher and being chased by the police, helicopters, FBI and SWAT teams all in next gen 360 graphics is great fun with alot of replay value.