This series lives and dies by it's violence. It's shot outs are some of the best a game has ever produced. It has one of the more interesting story lines to come out in awhile. And is an all around excellent game. But I won't give it the highest possible ranking here, nor should I. The reason being it feels like the same mission again and again, Drive from point A to B, take out guns shoot dudes that have pissed other dude off. Not saying it's bad just a little variety would have been nice. More kidnap someone in there own car, or shoot down other helicopter with your helicopter. It is a fun game, but it shouldn't be as highly praised as it is for doing the same thing over and over again.