Grand Theft Auto is nothing short of a pop culture phenomenon. Whether you're a gamer or not you've likely heard of it. It is a game that has managed to permeate nearly every household in North America it seems and everyone is talking about it.

Buy GTA 5 There are video games and there are video games go beyond the confines of the screens they inhabit. GTA V is the latter. Which would be a perfectly plausible explanation for the tardiness of our review.

Ryan spends copious amounts of time in San Andreas.

+ Best GTA yet; + Fantastic cast of characters; + Tons to do; + Engaging storyline

Occasional minor popin; Occasional minor frame rate hiccups

I've been a gamer for years, I love loads of games; metal gear, zelda, final fantasy, farcry, etc - this is definitely the best game I've ever played, or if not that, at least the best game I've played in years.

One of the biggest games of 2013 is finally here. Grand Theft Auto V is one of Rockstar Games ‘ most ambitious projects with a larger map than some of their games in recent history and a budget that costs more than any video game in history.

Writing / Voice Acting; Improved Controls

Awkward Plane Controls

With the release of ‘GTA V Online' now out ( review here ) I thought it was about time I got the single player review uploaded. I have to admit that I never really played the fourth outing or the other titles for that matter, they simply didn't appeal to me, but since tackling the fifth title I am...

There are good games, there are great games and then there is Grand Theft Auto. For more than a decade, Rockstar's action-adventure has set a high standard for open world games and then raised them with each new iteration.

8 SCORE OUT OF 10 You own this Total 5 You want this Total 0 You had this Total 1 GTA V is the biggest and best open world game released to date.

This game is abosolutely amazing. The graphics and great detail the game has is nothing short of remarkable! Great Job this go round!

Challenging; Easy to learn; Fun To Play; Good Audio; Graphics

No cons for me

An opening line in Grand Theft Auto V ( GTA5 ) encapsulates the cynical tale that follows it. "Well, a sense of overriding futility is a vital part of the process," says a psychiatrist to one of the game's three main characters, Michael De Santa. "Embrace it.

The drive from Blaine County back to Los Santos, and seeing the skyline for the first time; It was only then that I began to grasp just how much larger the map was compared to any other game

Trevor and Michael fighting over the same thing for the fifteenth time