Grand Theft Auto V - Xbox 360

As an adult gamer, I absolutely love this game. The attention to detail Rockstar has put into it is amazing. It takes everything you have loved about the GTA series, put it into a huge world, and made it look so good you can't believe it is running on a 10 year old computer. Gameplay is fun and fulfilling for the most part. It does leave you wanting more in the way of main story line missions, but over all there is a ton of gameplay without ever connecting to XBLive. The world is huge and beautiful, but sometimes feels empty. For example there are huge buildings and areas that you are not used or even directed through in the story line. 95% of the action takes place on about a 35% of the map. With that said, I have noticed that in GTA online, they seem to be using these locations more. The combat mechanics is very similar to GTA IV. The only noticeable change is the way you swap weapons, which is vastly improved. I can actually switch from my combat rifle to my shotgun before getting killed by a flanking player. It is not in any way a first person shooter, nor does it make it out to be. Over all the gameplay is completely absorbing. With that absorbing gameplay comes it's major problem. This is a MATURE rated game for a reason. It has consistent, horrible, language and nudity (no more black stars like in previous editions, with billions of polygons to make it realistic). This is not even going into the cold blooded (even twisted) violence that is forced upon the player. I worked in very harsh environments through the years that have built up a "filter" for a lot of these things. I am not saying that your child should or should not play this game, I am saying an adult needs to make a decision about whether they want to allow their child to play it. They should also be aware of it's content so that they are making an informed decision. Do not compare this game to other M rated games (such as Halo) that received their ratings on violence alone. Take any one of the mentioned "reasons" on the ratings card and there is enough of it to get a M rating. Like I mentioned before, I thoroughly enjoyed this game, I would not let my children, or a child I was responsible for play it. For the online: I did not try and play it until about a week after it was released and I had a much better experience because of it. The bugs that plagued the first few weeks I have not encountered. The game is a mix of a persistent, open world morpg and a "menu based" XP shooter like CoD. It is fun to run around with friends in the open world, but you really have to choose whether you want to mess around or do missions because the transitions between the two are clunky and slow. In the open world, it is not a " casual friendly" game (nor was it designed to be). Playing by yourself you have to look over your shoulder constantly for other players in your area, because they will most likely kill you on sight. It is much more fun for most if played in a crew, or on a server with only friends. If you buy into the fact that the vast majority of other players will be your enemy and play accordingly you can have a good bit of fun. Most of the people I have heard complaining about how the open world plays out are very young (more reason youngsters shouldn't be playing it). If you have friends and a mic you will love the online play. If not, you can always stay out of the open world and just rank up like other shooters. Overall this is one of the most entertaining and absorbing games I have ever played.

So, the main question of the hour... Is Grand Theft Auto V the Game of the Year 2013? Personally, I think it is the game of the year and, more importantly, the Holiday Season of 2013! ** WARNING: I will avoid spoilers to the best of my ability. If something slips out for some reason, I apologise right away. ** The thing I liked the most is the multi-character story line. It makes the game not only the most innovative of the Grand Theft Auto series, but it also makes it the most fun of all of them. It definitely increased the replay value and I heavily applaud Rockstar Games for implementing this into the story real well! The story was wonderfully written and executed with a difficulty level that is neither too high for a beginner to catch up on and not too low for an expert to blend into. Each character is lovable in some way and the dirty humour definitely hasn't gone away. Everything combined with the free-roaming non-linear story environment makes such a brilliant game I do not regret spending my days away playing! Another wonderful feature is an actual, organised online multiplayer, otherwise known as GTA Online (since they seem to treat it as a game of its own.) It's easy to get into and, as far as I've gone into, everyone has a fair chance to rank up and get social. Much like a "second life", I've had my share of fun with all the people I've met through GTA Online: getting cars and customing them to show off, popping some of the rivals we create (for fun, of course), doing missions together, and lots more. Hours of memories and good times that you can never legally do in real life in GTA Online... oh so much fun it was! It's up to you to make GTA Online the way you want it... I've definitely had loads of fun! Overall, I find GTAV the best game of 2013 and I'm glad I selected this game to be the final game I play before I make my long hiatus from console gaming. In the midst of a downhill interest on new games, this one definitely is a game changer and it was all for the best! I'm really glad I got this game! I'm genuinely happy of the story mode I've played through and continue to play through from time to time, and I'm really delighted that I caused chaos with people on GTA Online! If you can find a greater game than this that can warm your heart in a socially awkward way, then you're probably thinking about the next release in the Grand Theft Auto series!

El juego llegó en excelentes condiciones el día que me pusieron como día de entrega aproximada, no venía roto y no tiene ningún problema, el juego viene en inglés con subtítulos en español, el único defecto que le encontré (qué supongo es mío) es que las texturas tardan en cargar aveces e incluso una vez se levanta crasheo como por 30s...aunque dudo que sea el producto, tal vez debo reinstalar los archivos ya que tenía ese gta pero se me rompió el disco 2 quizá falta algún archivo que debe estar ahi o hay algo haciendo conflicto así que si continúa voy a reinstalar, pero repito el juego dudo que sea ya que este está tal y como el proveedor dice...

Produto novo, chegou muito bem embalado e em perfeito estado. Veio dois cd's e um mapa. Produto original. Podem comprar sem medo.

Truly a classic in its own right. Company was great to deal with and had super fast delivery.

Jeu préféré de mon fils. Malheureusement les commentaires sont en anglais, mais il y a la traduction écrite

Item arrived as promised. Well sealed, well packaged. Disc was in its original packaging and sealed with plastic. Works well in xbox! No complaints! Got it for my boyfriend as an early birthday present, and is so thrilled and happy to be back to gaming again! Awesome game!