lets be realistic here. sure the game isn't like real life. and yeah, it's pretty corny and looks like it should be an action game without spray paint.
face the facts though, we're all going to play this. not to mention, a huge market is out there for "free roaming" games (like gta, tony hawk, etc). games where you go around doing whatever you want, not linear levels or anything.
i'm not going to pass on this game because it "mocks the graffiti super phat culture" or whatnot. it looks fun...plain and simple.
it's not supposed to be EXACTLY like real life. if it was, it would probably be pretty boring. you'd just walk around the streets and catch some tags and then wait around for people/cars to leave and catch some more tags. this has you jumping on trains and running across buildings while the SWAT team shoots at you with infantry and helicopters.