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Rating:  -
Best GTA yet and not that sleazy. They need to have more music in the movie parts to fit the bill just like Vice City. Give it some old school taste to it. Also not many voice overs that I have recognized yet. Gary Busy was hilarious. Have not played it that much but will be soon.
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I will begin with "my" only draw back. Even though there were much more radio stations, I wasn't really feeling the music. That aside the game is amazing. It's replayablity ie. Darts, pool, bowling, etc. make the game several games in one. Using cover is vital to pitched gun play that make you feel the stress and desperation of being "pinned down". Just and amazing game that meets and exceeds standards across the board.
Rating:  -
What's a good 360 game library without Grand Theft auto IV, right? Despite all the hype and long wait I bought this game thinking it would be pretty much like Vice City, only set in a new environment with new characters, with maybe some improvements to the gameplay. At least I wasn't disappointed.
I have to admit the team at Rockstar put some serious thought and effort into creating a realistic, beautiful and interactive city when they created this game. Maybe too much. I bought the limited edition version which illustrated the concept art and the design of Liberty City and I was truly impressed. I showed this to a friend who made a good point. Who cares if a little soda can on the sidewalk actually has a dent in it when you're running from the cops at 90 MPH because you just killed a prostitute.
The only real additions to the actual gameplay from the previous GTA titles are things I don't want to do anyway. I don't want to go on dates. I don't want to go bowling. If I wanted to see stupid stuff on the internet, I would just watch YouTube.
The missions are fun and seem to have relevent tie-ins to building the storyline. But please don't fail! You may have to spend another 15 minutes of your life trying to get to a point to retry it. That's always been my peeve with the GTA franchise, and is so with GTA IV. Some things never change.
For people like me that have a short attention span this is a good game. Getting sidetracked is always an issue in any GTA game. So many times, I was simply trying to get from point A to point B and ended up as Public Enemy #1, as if in some Murphy's Law continuum. This must have been what happened to OJ. However, if you get stuck or frustrated on a mission, just forget about it and do some side missions for a while. I own so many games that have such linear gameplay that I refuse to play them anymore because you get stuck and irritated and there's nothing else to do.
The characters in the game are great. I actually seem to care what happens to some of them. The biggest problem with them is some of them get in your car, and they just will not shut up. I think everyone has a friend like this. I have two. Even the random people on the street are original. I rarely remember seeing the same person twice. There's always that person that swears at you or gives you a dirty look. Needless to say, that person must die.
I read a few of the other reviews that this game is overly buggy or that it repeatedly crashes or even bricks their console, but I have not had any problems while playing. Also, despite the mature rating and negative press (or good, free advertising as I like to call it), I feel like the content is not unsuitable for any reasonably minded teen. It's pretty much things they're going to see and hear everyday, anyway.
Oh, and as a side note to Rockstar Games. I just killed 38 gang members with a submachine gun. Do you think I'm going to stop and pay a $5 bridge toll?
All in all, if you like the GTA series or just enjoy a game that doesn't end in disappointment after a few hours, GTA IV is a good choice. If you buy it new, I do recommend spending an extra thirty bucks for the limited edition version. It comes with some really cool stuff!
Rating: -
i have been a big fan of gta since number 1 but gta 4 blows all of them away BUT LOOK OUT THE CHEAT CODES ARE REAL PHONE NUMBERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
car bombs ak47 deasert eagle uzi rpg's and more in this game if u love to kill people and blow stuff up play this game.
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This is the first GTA game I've played so I didn't know what to expect. All the critic reviews are so impressive that I decided to try it out. Well, after playing for about a week, I can understand why it got the high scores. There was a lot of development that went into the game in terms of detail to the massive scale of the city and living environment, which impressively includes weather changes like rain and fog, to what you can do, e.g. you can watch tv in your room or play pool or bowl, etc. But I found these things tedious and just skipped them throughout. Even the cutscenes I skipped because they were drawn out. Somewhere around hour 8 or so, the game just kind of dragged for me. The whole sand-box novelty wore off and I was just hoping the game would end soon. (note: I hate long games, so I'm not into rpg's or I guess these type of games; I'll never be one to complain that a game is too short like some other reviewers.) I realized I wasn't close to finishing the game so I just returned it. Maybe the game gets better later, but it's already eaten up enough of my time. Glad I rented it instead of buying first, which is something everyone should do nowadays.
In conclusion, if you have the time and the interest in these virtual worlds, it's definitely a cool game and pretty amazing considering what you can do in it. Just be prepared to do them umpteen times.
Other notes: Regarding the graphics, they are pretty good, just what I expected from looking at the box. The driving isn't so bad, you get used to it quickly. I've heard about the freezing issue with the game, but my copy worked fine.
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