Dude, I take it you are playing San Andreas? I am just finished playing through Vice City for like the 4th time and just started playing SA for the second time. SA rocks- it can be frustrating but you can work around it by getting your stats up. For example you can get you weapons skill up to hitman level early by shooting auto tires over and over with the same weapon. This makes the shooting missions easier and for the driving nmissions you have to have your car and cycle skill higher ( by driving around) and they become much easier. SA is just about the most perfect game on earth for a console IMO.