"Detroit Free Press" gave the game a score of all four stars and said it was "the deepest and most exciting to date of all the freewheeling street shooter games. There are missions and activities galore." "The Times" similarly gave it all five stars and said, "This is a game guaranteed to offend and entertain in equal measure, but it is emphatically not for children." "The Sydney Morning Herald" gave it four stars out of five and said that the game "lacks the clever subtlety and fun-loving sense of mischief of "Grand Theft Auto", with much of its humour falling flat. But there's plenty of fun to be had while waiting for the real deal ("GTA IV") to be released in October next year." 411Mania gave it a score of 7.5 out of 10 and said it was "as addictive and guilty-as-sin fun as the game it imitates, and this is one case where imitation is the best form of flattery." "The A.V. Club" similarly gave it a B and called it "the perfect thug sim for your younger siblings."