Pure Awesome.

I jut bought this game because I was tired of the everyday military shooter. The graphics were on par with opther games. They weren't over the top, but for the size of the environment, they were pretty good. The controls were awesome. While driving, the player can shoot 360 degrees around the car, not just left or right like in GTA. The only thing that I found a little annoying about them was the inability to change the active weapon while on the run. The gameplay was great. It was pretty much GTA but with a LOT more things to do. Even after the main story is completed, there are still countless hours of side missions and three bonus story missions! The only thing I found that let me down was the lack of boats or choppers. The story was cinematic as hell. Playing this game, I thoguht "Holy crap, I could be in a gangster movie." It has comedy, drama, a truck load of action, and so much more that can't be described in this review. Replay value is a little on the low side, unfortunately. While playing some of the side missions again might be fun, I found that I couldn't even get through the main story a second time, let alone a third or fourth. But if you just want to shoot people and steal cars senselessly then it's good for a quick play now and again. Overall, you should definitely play this game. Buy it, don't rent it.