I think it will be pretty good, it wont be as over the top as GTA or as corny. Admit it, GTA is corny as hell in a good way. This seems to be more realistic, which could be good or could be bad we'll see.
No. It's not. Eidios is the publisher, they do not
make the game. Avalanche is developing the game. They did Tak 2 last year which was a kiddie platformer but had great gameplay, controls and graphics. Heres the IGN review:
http://xbox.ign.com/articles/556/556334p1.html
So I have faith that they can make a good game, they have a solid track record (apart from the DBZ game they did for PS2). I dont think its fair to compare this game to GTA just because it has a gang theme, they are totally two different types of games.
Damn, I feel like going to play Ultimate Mortal Kombat on my Genesis, which they did also heh heh.