I've gotten a hold of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and I'll tell you it's pretty fun. Graphics-wise GTA:SA is not as good as The Getaway series. But the good thing is it loads faster. It's not graphics demanding so I can turn up the settings to the maximum and my resolution to 1024x768x32. Gameplay compared to The Getaway series is great. It holds it's own uniqueness that I like. Of course, the auto-targeting system is not as refined as The Getaway. In The Getaway series, all you have to do is hold the Lock-on button, then fire. In GTA:SA you have to manually aim every time. The lock-on just adds a colored arrow over the target that will change colors depending on health. It's a pain, but not that much. In manual aim, you can still play it like a 3rd person FPS, unlike in The Getaway series, manual aim is never used in a gunfight. Another thing to note is the GTA series takes place pre-90's so there are no BMW's, TVR's, Mercedes-Benz, or any other high performance now-a-day vehicles. The cool thing about GTA compared to The Getaway is the interior places. You can get food to increase health, buy weapons, get tattoos, buy clothes, etc. There are a lot of interior places that makes GTA rich and unique. Unlike The Getaway, where interior places are loaded with the exterior so no door needs to be opened, etc. I was surprised at the old cars laying around and the bad looks, but I adapted to it. Also the car physics is not all that great like The Getaway. You always tend to oversteer for some reason and it gets annoying. Maybe because I'm using the WASD to drive, but whatever. Also it's cool you can work out to increase muscle, stamina, and decrease fat. I've reached maximum in the first 2, and lowest in the last category so my hits pack quite a punch. Although there was one thing that shocked me, and that was the violence. Sure, I understand putting bullets in some dudes, running them over, punching them down, etc. but it really shocked me that you can stomp on their dead bodies. In my opinion, I think that's just too violent, but hey, it is an M rated game. I have just started, and all in all, I like it, but not as much as The Getaway series. I can't give a rating though because I've only tried out these games, and I'm not a real fan of 'em. Have fun gaming.