I'm a sucker for this kind of games, so I didn't see all the flaws I've heard this game had. It did feel like a last gen (PS2) game, and it even had an old PS2-era shooting mechanics. The whole idea of buildin up your gang, hiring people and stealing businesses was great, but execution was somewhat shallow. Voice acting and even the story were above average. I wish EA would still be a company that would have an ambition to create something like this.