Its when you leave the garage and beginNuts and Bolts missions that things begin to become unstuck.

One mission, which required me to shove a stone statue up a steep hill, was truly Sisyphean.

The occasional irritation of the missions is frequently relieved by its beautifully realised hub world.

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There are minor annoyances even here, however.

Leaving a mission to modify a vehicle in your garage can take aeons.

Hardly Rares fault, but distracting nonetheless.

5 January 2009

Rating:

3 out of 5