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

When Vader asked me to review the PC release of Grand Theft Auto V, he did so knowing full well that I had never played any of the GTA series. I was pretty sure he was doing this for his own amusement (How dare you? – Ed. Vader).

Smooth beautiful graphics; lots to do in game apart from the main storyline; online play; lots of bang for your buck

Save games do not sync; language and content is for adults only and not for the faint of heart (this could be viewed as a high by some)

Love it or hate it, GTA is back and here to stay. The old dog may have some new tricks up its sleeves, but it doesn't stray too far from its roots and is more than well aware of this, creating an experience that both celebrates and pokes fun at its legacy.

Big. Beautiful. Brilliant. Rockstar games have produced the biggest and best game around by a country mile. Well, fifty square country miles of spectacular world map, epic missions and interesting characters.

At the time of writing this review, please bear in mind that I have not yet completed GTA V. The game oozes content and if I wrote this after having completed the game, the review would be going live months after. I don't want to rush through the campaign either just for the sake of this article.

Grand Theft Auto Five literally starts with a bang, with the explosives being used as part of a breathless beginning which sees you swapping control between Michael De Santa and Trevor Philips as you attempt to rob a bank and escape through some beautiful snow covered countryside.

The granddaddy is back and better than ever. Play this game.

GTA remains the king of the open world; Three-character storyline works well; Terrific technical achievements

Seems to be missing its multiplayer mode

DOES GTA:V LIVE UP TO THE HYPE?Rather than giving us a single controllable protagonist, GTA:V stirs

Intriguing story; Great music

Multiplayer isn't running yet; Old technology of aging consoles

Simply the best game on this generation. Its so much fun to play this game, it never gets boring and you can do everything and anything! Best GTA ever, and probably the best game ever. You just must have it!