Grand Theft Auto 2

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Here's a review for Grand Theft Auto 2
                    I'll start by saying that although Grand
                    Theft Auto 2 is a very good game, it's
                    basically nothing more than a big old
                    expansion pack. Here's what gets me. If
                    they had released it as an expansion
                    pack, it would have gotten much better
                    reviews because it does so much for the
                    game. But instead, since they called it a
                    sequel, it got mediocre reviews. Well, I'm
                    going to tell you exactly why you should
                    go buy this game.

                    First of all, some still complain about the
                    graphics, ignoring the fact that the
                    graphics are much better than in the
                    original, what with colored lighting and all.
                    I personally love the engine, because for
                    people like me (who have older
                    computers), the game runs very smoothly
                    indeed. I actually had to turn the frame
                    rate limit on even on my P-200 with a
                    Voodoo 2 and 64 MB ram. Not many new
                    games can run smoothly on my computer,
                    so I was very happy with it. Next, there are
                    new elements to the gameplay;
                    specifically, there are seven gangs in the
                    city to fight against or ally with. The
                    missions are mainly set up the same way
                    as the original, but the police aren't as
                    easy to avoid, as SWAT teams and
                    special agents will be brought in to hunt
                    you down. There are new weapons to
                    blast your way through the city, and they
                    are scattered in alleys throughout. The
                    sound is once again top-notch; the city
                    sounds are excellent and the soundtrack is as awesome as
                    in the original. There are also more vehicles; 120 models,
                    and they now have more realistic physics, including a better
                    turning system and catching fire in a realistic manner when
                    getting shot or after crashing. There's also an improved a
                    saving system, and although it takes quite some time to get
                    to a save point, it's an improvement over the
                    save-between-each-level setup of the original.

                    All in all, Grand Theft Auto 2 is a very fun game to play, and
                    the only real problem is the graphics engine. Sure, there are
                    other small problems here and there, but they are merely
                    annoyances, and most of them are annoyances from the first
                    game that have been toned down.

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