This game is a hugely inspired by the Grand Theft Auto series, that's why it makes it fun. This game is most like GTA III, me agreeing with GameSpot, due to no motorcycles, umm... and other things. In this game you create your guy, not wo-man, which is always the same height. You have 4 presets to choose from, from Caucasian to Asian. Your silent protagonist (GTA III's Claude) also makes neutral race grunts and yells when shot or on fire. Enough of the person controlled person, time for other things. The city of Stilwater is a somewhat lively city considering you'll find phone calls almost, maybe almost, everywhere be it taxis or bus stops. The cars are almost identical to real life like the Venom is very similar to a Corvette, or The Job a H2 Hummer Limo. The cars also look great, especially on the '360. I forgot about the story, sorry. You're a newly recruited gangster onto the 3rd Street Saints and you must take back what is yours blah blah blah... I was never interested in the story anyway. This game is most fun with cheats on, but this will take away your achievements which is fine if you didn't care in the first place. I do feel a little guilty when using these cheats to have almost everything my way. Enough of the good stuff. The bad things to this is that you die easier, but that's due to the Halo like regeneration. The multiplayer is lacking, I don't care how many game-types there are, I want more levels to Gangster Brawl. There is... no... spoon? Man, I think I'm just about finished with this review, I have writer's block. Well, hope you have fun with this game as I have done.