Liberty City opens up in front of you, and suddenly nothing tells you where to go.

The per-criterion detail rests on very few votes per line, so read it as a trend. What dominates is the art style, which lands ahead of seven games out of ten, and the wish to rediscover it for the first time, just above average. The rest is duller: attachment and the feel with a controller stay below average, fun too, and the soundtrack slides toward the bottom, on a few more votes. There it is, the gap of a pioneer: it invented everything, but judged with today's sensations, its handling and its fun feel dated.

Against modern open worlds, it is the ancestor you respect more than you replay. What made its revolution, simply being able to do anything in a 3D city, has become the norm everywhere.

So, who is it for? For you if you love gaming history, the thrill of that first total freedom, the seedy atmosphere. Much less if you want sharp, smooth gameplay at current standards.