Xbox - GTA4

The GTA franchise is one of the best ever, and GTA4 is right up there...a few steps behind San Andreas. GTA San Andreas had a superb story and is a massive gameworld with limitless possibilities. GTA4 also has a superb story (Nico really is quite awesome), and it also made phenominal strides in graphics, but they lost some of the gameplay. While SA was geared more towards a wide-open world where you could go anywhere and do anything, GTA4 got lost in climbing up buildings and crossing boring bridges - and not to mention they completely ditched the fun taxi and vigilante-style tasks that were the norm in previous releases to encourage participation in side missions.

If you can only choose one to play, choose GTA:SA. If you can play both, do so.

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BONUS - GTA:SA is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED