Played the original, it hold's up. 5 has better gameplay but the world and content of this game is unmatched by any other game in the series. Such a monumental step forwards from Vice City, the world feels enormous, first GTA game with a real story and memorable characters, writing took a big step up also which complemented these aspects. Rare case when seeming overambition pays off well. Vice City got better tunes tho. Big Smoke.