I dont think its as fun as gta, not as much freedom as in gta. The gunfights are definately better, and the fact that you can shoot in front when in a car is pretty cool. but there isnt really and jumps or offroad areas like in gta.
Yea i started missing GTA when i played True Crime, its just missing alot of the stuff that GTA has, its more mission based and sometimes you just feel rushed to go to the next mission. You cant run out and do other stuff like buy property or do all the side stuff that GTA had you do instead its kinda just one mission to the other, minus anything exciting...since there is no cops that will go after you if you start killing the innocent, that reminds me i dont even know what the whole "bad cop" thing does to you...i was a really bad boy and nothing ever happened to me.
Yeah, It's a pretty short game. I still mess around with it and play when friends are around. Other than that, replay value isn't THAT great. I still have fun though.
Gun fights are way better. Melee attacking is much better. Shooting from cars is really cool. Driving isn't as good though imo.
I think it has basically the same amount of freedom as GTA does. The only time you can't wander is when you're on a timed mission or if you're following someone etc.