I liked GTA when it was 2D also but it got way better for me when it went 3D. I'm surprised you don't like it. The vehicle physics are superb and the inclusion of motocylcles in the portable Liberty City are great. There are so many jumps and stuff that weren't in Vice City ... and I never played San Andreas. No game has better realistic collisions than this ... tires can go flat now, doors dent and flap in the wind, hoods break off. What's not too love? Some of the missions can be simple and boring but a lot of them are hilarious.
I guess it depends on the person playing to make it fun for themselves. For example in one mission I had to hijack a limo carrying this union lady boss. You're supposed to take her on a wild ride crashing into things etc... (without killing her) until she folds. I didn't mess around on the streets in typical fasion ... I just drove around to my favorite hill and drove the limo off at full speed. The lady went from calm to completely begging for mercy in one fowl swoop ... it was great.
There are so many types of missions too ... some involve sniping, straight gun fights, races, demolition, delivery. The game pretty much does it all ... like who needs any other game. Oh ... and on the PSP version they added some more cool side quests. One is a car salesmen ... you have to take people for a ride in the car of their choice and drive it to suit their needs which is fun.
One other really big thing is the inclusion of multiplayer. I haven't gotten to try it out yet because it's only for local play and I don't know any other PSP owners but there are a ton of multiplayer modes. I can't wait to try them out because that's something I've always wanted in GTA.
Overall the PSP GTA is the best one for me. You can still go crazy blowing things up if you want, or you can spend time finding all the crazy stunt bonuses and hidden packages, and of course you can follow the storyline which in this version is a great mix of Vice City and GTA III. There's more character in it than both of those I think and the voice acting is also excellent.
Basically, just saying that having a game this big on a portable is much more impressive to me technically than any of the Xbox 360 launch titles. Even if you don't like the game that much it's amazing to hold such detailed bustling city in the palm of your hands.
I guess it depends on the person playing to make it fun for themselves. For example in one mission I had to hijack a limo carrying this union lady boss. You're supposed to take her on a wild ride crashing into things etc... (without killing her) until she folds. I didn't mess around on the streets in typical fasion ... I just drove around to my favorite hill and drove the limo off at full speed. The lady went from calm to completely begging for mercy in one fowl swoop ... it was great.
There are so many types of missions too ... some involve sniping, straight gun fights, races, demolition, delivery. The game pretty much does it all ... like who needs any other game. Oh ... and on the PSP version they added some more cool side quests. One is a car salesmen ... you have to take people for a ride in the car of their choice and drive it to suit their needs which is fun.
One other really big thing is the inclusion of multiplayer. I haven't gotten to try it out yet because it's only for local play and I don't know any other PSP owners but there are a ton of multiplayer modes. I can't wait to try them out because that's something I've always wanted in GTA.
Overall the PSP GTA is the best one for me. You can still go crazy blowing things up if you want, or you can spend time finding all the crazy stunt bonuses and hidden packages, and of course you can follow the storyline which in this version is a great mix of Vice City and GTA III. There's more character in it than both of those I think and the voice acting is also excellent.
Basically, just saying that having a game this big on a portable is much more impressive to me technically than any of the Xbox 360 launch titles. Even if you don't like the game that much it's amazing to hold such detailed bustling city in the palm of your hands.