The driving/walking game play is quite fun even if the view makes for confusing controls until you get the hang of it.
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In later stages you get ruthless special agents (who WILL kill you instead of arresting you) or in the final stage, martial law is declared and it's impossible to avoid the military for long literally every street is full of soldiers and tanks. In the first level the basic police presence will be added to by SWAT teams unless you lay low for a moment to let the heat die down. With the mission difficulty increasing so does the problem the police pose. For example when a gang hates you but they're armed with pistols then no problem, but when they've got machine guns etc then just driving past a crowd could find your important vehicle destroyed. The jobs increase in difficulty and depending on how some of the gangs feel towards you can become more difficult. Most jobs involve stealing cars, pick up this, pick up that etc but it is all still enjoyable.
The basics get a bit samey but are still entertaining. Personally I am not going to go out and commit crimes simply because a game with an overhead view allows me to do it that is a game and this is real life .just cause I still play video games as an adult doesn't mean I'm a child! Outside of the controversy this is an enjoyable game. I bought this game cheap for PC, years after all the controversy raged. Alternatively you can start a one man crime wave and steal cars, run down people, shoot gang members, the public and cops.
Each job pays big but also bring you to the attention of the law. You can work for any of the three gangs but first you must get respect by either carrying out minor jobs for them or by inflicting damage on one of the other gangs. You are an independent crook in a corrupt city.