This game is pretty wicked, although can get repetitive after awhile. However I have never played a game quite like the total huge free roam that JC2 has. The graphics are just so cool, especially the mountains, forests and sea! However I was a bit disappointed with the quick main-story line, a small choice of weapons and arsenal and repetitiveness of taking over bases and areas for the gangs. I can compare this disappointment to Assassins Creed – Amazing game right? Awesome graphics? But the story line itself is quite short, and it's….. repetitive. Although over all the 10 or so hours I played hardcore were absolutely amazing, fun-filled and enjoyable, but now the game is uninstalled, and cannot be resold because it locks in with the account activated on steam… I rate 5/10 on game play, 9/10 for action and 10/10 for graphics. – Yes, even my mother who doesn't play video games agreed the graphics were just awesomeness.

And not in a bad way. In the best, most fun and polished sort of way. I haven't encountered a game that has felt this polished and just pure unrestrained fun in a long time.

The game is fun and challenging without tripping over itself to make it harder for you. You truly can do whatever you want to get an objective done. Feel like you could do with a bit more speed? Get your black market buddy to drop off a muscle car for you, in the middle of a mission. Are you of the mind that explosives solve everything? Get him to drop off a rocket launcher for you as well!

Combined with the fluid integration of the grappling hook, the game is just pure, ridiculous fun. For the first hour, I just couldn't stop laughing and occasionally going “Oh man, really?” at the things the game lets you do. Grappling two objects (Or people) together can have some hilarious results.

I love this game. Where else can you jump out of a helicopter, free fall hundreds of metres onto the bonnet of an enemy jeep, punch out the driver and then leap off again while the now driverless jeep takes out a petrol station in a huge fireball? And that's just while you're driving around the countryside! Brilliant!