19. Big Smoke
Oh Smoke why? Rockstars probably greatest achievement was the games early missions is how they made you like Big Smoke a hell of a lot more than you liked any of the other Grove gang members; which made his betrayal all the more bitter. Despite this Smoke is a character one cant help but feel affection for due to his influence on CJ and the fact him and CJ share the same ambitions. Success and escaping the hood; how Smoke goes about it is wrong and shows how CJ is the out and out good guy, but the parallel is an interesting one that makes the character stronger because of it.
18. The Humour
Blending juvenile giggles and topical parody; the size of this game helped give its developers free range to litter the game with funny lines and inappropriate chuckles as you travelled through shops, fast food joints or even just the streets. On top of this was the brilliant social commentary and parody dotted throughout the games adverts and radio stations which never failed to entertain through its crazy approach to the issues of modern day life.
17. Vertical Bird
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOo0rEaWSIc The culmination of all the flying missions comes with this harnessing of a government jet to destroy spy planes, whilst the practicality of the situation may make you scratch your head, its undeniable that his final mission is one of the games greatest, most challenging and fun with it being enough of a ridiculous request to finally cut your ties with Toreno; which is a shame but come on, we all knew that was coming.
16. The Freedom
Do you want to get in a fighter jet, shoot up a city and live without consequences? Sure, of course you can! Though this is the kind of gaming that may make Daily Mail readers cry in to their pitchforks; the freedom helps make this game tremendously fun outside of the missions, the open access to crazy things is just one more thing that makes the game a non-stop fun experience; and the best game ever through its unadultered access to all things fun.
15. The Green Sabre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dY6RMkB41U This saw the lid come off part of the mystery surrounding your mothers death and helped give the rest of the game a stronger direction and purpose as the betrayal becomes clear. This is a massive mission in terms of where it takes the story; and its excellently handled revelation helps make it one of the more impressive pieces of in game story telling seen in gaming.