grand theft auto is awesome, especially san andreas, the cities are huge, the missions are great, and the graphics are very realistic in their own sort of way. the rockstar staff is great in getting the west coast hiphop culture of the early 90s, the soundtrack is good also, 2pac, NWA, IceCube, Too Short, among others, they even have that old skool r and b like boyz ii men etc. san andreas never lets you feel bored, that is until youve beat all the missions, the missions are actually fun, they never feel like a chore to just finish like other games. it took me 58 hours to beat the core missions, and when it finished the game leaves you wanting more. samuel l jackson was the greatist villain in the gta series ever.