One too many mornings

I’ve had the game a few weeks now and played nothing else. It is just as addictive as the others in the series and consideribly darker. It’s not that there is more violence, there is but concentrate on just that would be to miss the point.
This is not Miami Vice, or Starsky and Hutch. This is gangsta style. Think Boyz N the Hood, or Menace II Society.
The game is also deeper than previous versions allowing you to develop skills as you go. Although this is limited compared to true RPGs.
It still has it’s flaws, most seriously the background disappears from time to time presumably as the disk tries to keep up the action. The driving controls are not as predictable as the previous series although in some ways this makes racing through the streets with your homeboys performing drive-bys more exciting.
Overall it is at least as good as the previous games. So that makes it a winner for me.