Its small flaws hold it back from a top ten spot, and critics seem to be getting stupid these days READ AN HONEST REVIEW
Graphically its better then well lets say San Andreas. Easily takes the cake from that game but yet it gets rated worse then San Andreas. Buildings look great and crisp, the world all in all looks great, shadows are perfect, characters stand out and arent blandly textured. Weapons look accurate and the cars are up to par with any other game. Textures look crisp and clean opposed to GTA where they're blurry and buggy(Be Honest)
Gameplay is about the same as San Andreas, u drive around picking people up dropping them off, killing people, shooting guns, dealing drugs and its all just about better then San Andreas, theres a good Hand To Hand combo and Plenty of Guns that are almost all Upgradeable. Nothing like silencing that pistol or adding banana clips to that AK47. Theres multiple mini games when playing that will effect how much money you make buy selling drugs or how much intrest the bank takes out of your laundered money and more.
Sounds are great, only one part of the game that dissapointed me was that the Engine sounds for cars are pretty low and u cant hear the engine at all really unless u turn Sound Effects up all the way, but that makes a bunch of other stuff louder as well and doesnt work too well. Music is great, the Offical Soundtrack from the movies included plus dozens of other highly relevant tracks to that era. And of course the Voice Acting is SUPERB, Tony has more then 2000 different lines throughout the game I think I've only heard a few repeats. Many talented actors are also in here that make it stand out more and more.
As far as mini games go, theres not much here besides sum slot machines, an addicting simple poker game, and black jack, thats all i've found so far.
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This game upset me when i first started playing it, it seemed like it was buggy at first and driving was pretty bad at first too, almost unplayable. After about 2 hours of getting used to it, it seemed to go away and Im very pleased. I compare it to San Andreas and its definetly a fresh get away from GTA series which hasnt been updated too much in its years. Overall I give this game an 8.2 because it has all the same elements as GTA but its Scarface, and its a great game all on its own. Solid Soundtrack to keep you grooving the entire time, Great Acting, Better Graphics then its competitors(Except maybe Saints Row) and great gameplay. For sum reason i get sum low framerates when alotta cops are chasing me but im sure a patch will fix that and the few minor bugs.
Anyway this game is definetly not as bad as people make it out to be and its also not a top ten game by any means, its a solid B line game with plenty of entertainment.