A legendary (no pun intended) game, but aged very poorly compared to the other two in the trilogy. It's still a good game, but the level design is horrendous and tedious and the gameplay is generally very clunky compared to the sequels. Certain staples of this series, such as dual wielding, vehicle hijacking, and the more snappy melee combat system, are not present in this game. As someone who is nostalgic for this game and has played through it countless times since the early 2000s, I have to say that anyone who thinks this one is the best in the series is on crack.