Soooo much better than GTA4, this was my game of choice when i was in Korea a and couldnt pick up new 360 titles easily.
My wife used to call it "the stupid horsey game" which had one of my mates convinced i was playing some my little pony title or barbies horse adventures.
Above GTA, LA noire and Max Payne this was by far Rockstar's crowning achivement of a game this generation.
This is also the game that PC gamers moan about not having the most