Grand Theft Auto IV

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4 Stars GTA IV
Great game, filled with hours of fun. Contains everything that you can expect from a GTA game.

4 Stars Grand theft auto IV
The Game was in excellent condition an Ship Very quickly We’re Very Satisfied. Thank you

4 Stars Great Game.
The only real flaw with this GTA is GTA San Andreas. Part 4 certainly looks better, but San Andreas was better. Rockstar tried to go a different route with this one instead of just adding on to the sequel. That is understandable when you’ve already made about 5 games. If you could just customize the character like you could previously and if you could finally be able to play this game with a good combat system, I think most reviews would be 5/5. The city may be less diverse, but they are immensely more detailed. You really have to get out of the car and walk to notice just how much so. Its incredible. The only true gripe I have is the cover system in combat. It as annoying as it is useful. On a side note, I love the addition of the tv programs. Those are very funny.

5 Stars Love it!
We bought this before it came out and my son still plays it. That is an indicator to me that it’s a good game. He enjoys finding the game glitches. It has extensive foul language that I would rather not have but then again, it is rated M so I knew what I was getting into with the purchase. So if you don’t mind that there are as many “F bombs” as there are bullets…. Have fun

3 Stars Sadly, the answer is no
Why Rockstar? Why? You took a glorious franchise and dragged it down into mediocrity. The innovation and freedom that was San Andreas has been stripped away. In previous titles, any question I had about what you could do was answered yes! Can I take a hairpin turn at 80mph using the e-brake? YES! Can I base jump off skyscrapers? YES! Can I ride BMX bikes, dune buggies, go karts, and jetpacks? YES! Can I wander the map at will without distraction? Can I steal a harrier jet and take out cars on the freeway? Can I customize my character? Can I steal a harvest combine and run people over with it? Can I buy houses and property? YES YES YES!!!! The fun of the GTA franchise was it’s audaciousness, freedom and the ability to create and participate in over-the-top mayhem. Things like rolling down the Vegas Strip in a tank taking out everything you see. Sadly, this is no more.

This time around Rockstar went with realism. While it is a very polished title it’s just not as fun as the previous installments. In their attempts to create realism they made gameplay a cumbersome chore. First of all, you move too slow. And I mean really freakin’ slow. They did create the most detailed and beautiful urban setting in video game history but exploring it on foot is completely out of the question. you wouldn’t make it two blocks before your cell phone rang and sent you off to do some chore of a date anyway. They must have spent a year or more designing Liberty City. It’s truly amazing. I think they slowed everything down so you would notice the city but it had the opposite effect for me. Free roaming is no longer fun if I have to do it at a snails pace. You can’t explore it at high speeds in a car either because high speeds equals a quick death. You ran the risk of dying during high speed driving in the previous games but it happens here a lot more often which adds frustration without adding fun. Flying through the windshield was funny the first time but it became a nuisance after that.

Gone are the wacky, over-the-top missions. No breaking into military installations to steal a jetpack. No planting explosives on an airborne jetliner then parachuting to safety. Wanna torch a field of weed with a flamethrower before the cops show up? Forget about it. Nothing here matches the innovation of the previous titles. This game is another “next-gen” casualty. All style and no substance. It’s an OK game but I don’t feel it lives up to the GTA name. While trying to make a realistic experience they removed the most important thing a game can have: fun. They created an amazing city but they made it a chore to explore. Personally, I’ll take fun over great graphics any day. I hope we can have both someday. This game didn’t make me lose faith in the franchise though. It’s worth playing once and I have high hopes for the next installment. Visually it’s great but when it comes to content this one is a big step backwards.

Edit: The story. Yes it’s good. I’ll give them that. It’s a cut and dry revenge tale though and the suggestions that it compares to ‘Goodfellas’ or ‘The Godfather’ are ridiculous. Comparing this story to the masterworks of Coppola and Scorsese is like comparing Dr. Seuss to Shakespeare. Get real already.

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