You know the drill - go about your missions, which will take you across the city scape and over a far wider
area than before, while you chat to your 'homies' and go 'dissin' the bad guys.
For this latest edition, it's easier to just first describe what's new since that's what seasoned GTA gamers
will want to know.
You now have a health meter, in which you have to eat to maintain health, as well as work out at the gym.
Get too fat and you'll be no good on the job, although running around will help you lose fat, as well as the
usual of helping you run longer distances without having to take a stop for breath. You can buy tattos, a
new haircut and work out at the gym. Go for a spin in a customisable hydraulic-happy Low-rider vehicle, and
note that this time, if you shoot at people in the street, they're far more likely to kill you than they
were in previous games.
At home, there's a 1980s-style videogame in front of the TV, you can store more than one vehicle in a garage
at any one time, there's new weapons with a targeting system (not 100% improved as you'll find later), new
vehicles including a bicycle - although it's far more interesting to steal a motorbike, since the fast cars
are few and far between, you can go on a drive-by shooting on said bicycle, take part in "Parappa the
Rapper"-style dance games where the situation allows, you can swim, beat people up to get respect and
there's the new "Trip Skip" feature - the game knew I'd done a long trip to attempt a particular mission
before so let me skip the travelling when attempting it a second time. Phew!
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