Ben Simpson, 22/07/2008
Quality game. I could leave it at that. It doesn't have as many features as San Andreas (the previous GTA) but it doesn't really matter that you can't recruit people to be in your gang, because once you progress through the game and you make friends with certain people you can get a few people to come cruise with you. When you get to killing the Boss of that chapter of the story you have just completed there is a choice: kill him, or let him live. Leaving loads of possibilities of what could happen afterwards (depending on your actions). Beating people up is ace, the fighting's been refined so you can counter their punches. Crashing your car is so much better also. In this one, if you tap your car off the wall, the car will get scraped, whereas in San Andreas the car would completely buckle up. And if you were to go full speed and went front first into a wall Niko (the main character) will fly through the front windsheild! And the graphics are, obviously, suburb. All this makes me want to play it over all my other games, even now, because gamers long for the sense of realism, which, (thank rockstar) is delivered in GTA IV. The missions are an extra for me because I just enjoy driving around, stealing cars, getting into fights, running from cops on a 6 star wanted level! But the missions keep you enticed from the start as Niko embarks on his quest to get back at the man who sold out Niko's1 friends and killed them all. There was rarely a time when I got bored, because if I couldn't do a mission, I just went freeroaming around the massive map in Liberty City. There are many other things I havn't mentioned here but for good reason. Half the fun of the game is finding cars, the secret places, the hidden 'easter eggs' etc and getting that small sense of acheivement! Well worth a buy. 10/10
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James Capie, 05/07/2008
There was an extremely large amount of hype for Grand Theft Auto IV to live up to when it was released at the end of April 2008, and to be quite honest, it has exceeded my expectations and defiantly lived up to the hype.
Fair enough, this is now the 6th instalment in the Grand Theft Auto series and you would think that we would be getting bored now but no. GTA IV still manages to keep us entertained and busy for hours and hours without complaint, and with a very nice smile on our faces.
GTA IV has some absolutely quality things in it too enjoy and each mission that you must complete gets better and better and involves various different things. I suppose when it comes down to it, your overall objective is to go around shooting the bad people. But hey, I found it fun so why should nobody else.
In this third-person shooter, you play as Niko Bellic in the setting of Liberty City (based upon New York) who has come to the United States in hope of living the American Dream with his cousin, Roman. When Niko arrives, he discovers Roman has lied and he must start from the bottom of the food chain. You do this by completing missions for various different people that are introduced to you throughout the game. One mission you might just be killing a small time drug dealer, trying to make the world a better place or the next you might be robbing a bank of several million dollars.
GTA IV is like the other prequels in this series by the fact that in between missions you can �free-roam� around the city. On foot, you can walk; jog, sprint, jump or swim or you could steal a vehicle, and enjoy a ride in a fast sports car, a helicopter, a speedboat or a motorcycle. Rock Star North has basically tried to create the best environment to do anything in and with all different parts of the Liberty City map containing something different for you to do.
Things that are new in the game include the Mobile Phone, which becomes a very important part of the main storyline. Contacts will call you to arrange deals or your girlfriends might call to arrange a date. Each contact has certain hours when you can call them and with some, you can become their friend and ring to go out drinking or to the local Cabaret Club. You can even call 911 to ring for help or just to try and get a free police car. The game also features the use of the internet, accessible in a cyber caf�. On the internet you can check your emails to look for missions meet new girlfriends on a Dating Site or just browse to your heart�s content.
It has to be said that the greatest new introduction into the Grand Theft Auto series is the ability to play online. With 15 different types of multiplayer and a whole city at your feet, you have hours of shooting, driving or even both to enjoy! A fantastic party mode as well which lets you and your friends explore the city and discover its secrets.
Graphics on the game are truly magnificent and on the mission introduction the characters move flawlessly. Driving around the city, everything is so realistic; all the buildings are there and fully formed at all times and its brilliant to see the detail on some of the buildings. You can enjoy the Empire State Building look-a-like or even the Statue of Liberty. The environment that you are in is truly fantastic
Overall, a absolute quality game, and a must for anyone interested in driving, shooting or just some good ol� action.
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