A game packed with Action, crime, driving, and much more.
Gameplay : Mostly very similar to GTA series, there are some things thats newer and improved.
Good:
+ Nice variety of vehicles.
+ Descent amount of side missions and things to do.
+ Ability to buy cars, jewlerey, clothes and unlock homes, Garage system with 'unlimited' car storage.
+ Nice range of things to customize your character
+ Nice Car customization
+ Recruiting of homies
+ Many small good things
Bad:
- No Motorcycles, bikes, boats, air units.
- Cars usually have same speed limits, the fastest car still is pretty slow.
- The story is predictable, and alittle generic.
- Somewhat short story-line
Graphic : Graphic looks good, a bit cartoon'ish, but overall good, but nothing to brag about. The use of HAVOK, enables good ragdolls into the mix, running over people has never been so fun before, there is no blood however only a red haze when you first hit people with guns.
Sound : Large good soundtrack, aswell as unlockable tracks, Weapons sound good, could be alittle more powerful. Character Voice work is pretty good, They do a good job of putting you into the crime gang mood. Some recognizable actors as voice-overs.
AI : AI is pretty straight forward, and simple, but it works, nothing to brag or complain about really, sometimes they act weird but rarely.
Multi-player : Good multiplayer, several game modes, and ability to buy stuff for your character as you earn money from battles, and gain ranks.
Conclusion: Great fun game with some replay value, fun to go crazy on the town and see how long you survive. Worth to check out considering the price has dropped many places. Score 8.0