Rarely will a game reign over my life, but rarely does a game life GTA 3 come along. I could not stop playing it. The environments of Liberty City are stunning in scope and detail, dwarfing anything I've ever seen, and your choices are endless. Aside from missions, you can hunt for secrets and rare cars, drive a taxi to earn cash, commit senseless acts of violence, or even pick up ladies for the night! You have carte blanche to do basically whatever you want. Aside from combat that's a tad quirky, it comes off perfectly. There's nothing like doing a drive-by, waiting for the EMTs to show up, wasting them, ganking the ambulance, and then junking it. With such an elaborate world and virtually no load time, a few graphical hiccups occur. That's a small price to pay for one of the most ambitious and satisfying titles I've ever gotten my greedy hands on.