Yes, this game is everything you've ever dreamed off in a grand theft auto game. However, now you are left dreaming with how supreme the sequel will be. Damn it Rockstar, stop making some many awesome games.
I had this game purchased the second it hit the shelves, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't anticipate this game since I played the original. I always wanted a chance to see how the game would play in the third person with some great 3D effects. Well, it plays just how I imagined: PERFECT.
I really don't want to spend much time talking about this game, because everytime I do, I get the urge to play it.
The Gameplay is perfect. You can boost anything to everything (except motorcycles... but wait for the sequel you whiny punks!). You can anyone to everyone, and you can ever take the role as the law. Goodness, there is way too much to talk about, I will just list everything you can do:
-Be a taxi driver
-Be a fire fighter
-Be a police officer
-Be a paramedic
-Be a maniac killer
-Be a professional booster
Those are just the things you can while driving around. Add the missions and mini-games to that and you will honestly collapse with work load.
The graphics cannot get better (except in the sequel), and the framerate is really reliable. You don't witness much slow down at all. The only thing that will piss you off is if you've set up a baracade of cars, only to see the limit had been reached, and the processor deleted your ride program. That is the only flaw you will find in this game (other than that damn difficult Dodo, but flying will be mastered again, in the sequel). You may be saying, but the dead bodies disappear. Well einstien, that may be true, but have you ever noticed the chalk outlines of where the bodies used to be? Yes, ofcourse, what the hell would stop you from that?
The Sound is great, and so is the Replay. You can listen to many different radio stations (all original which is really a breath of fresh air, comically speaking) and you can hear the death moans of your innocent or not so innocent victims. With all the things you can do, nothing is stopping you from playing this game over and over and over again. So what the heck are you doing, stop reading and get playing!