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Customer Rating:
Summary: Brilliant, but possibly a little easy?
Comment: So this games been out for a while now, the hypes cleared. And you know what? I still think its
incredible. It looks stunning (once you clear up the contrast so you can see, not sure what they
were thinking with the default settings), it's pretty vast and it feels like you're in an actual
city. The storyline is involving, and the characters interesting and fun. All in all it's almost
perfect. The main problem? Too easy

I like being able to finish missions don't get me
wrong, but with the new cover system (which 9/10 times works fine) it's a bit easy to take out an
entire gang in one go.

As for the people complaining that it's smaller than San
Andreas, was I the only one who got bored by it? It was epically huge...too big if you ask me. I got
lost in that place. And all the faffing with haircuts and going to the gym...it was just so
annoying. Still, this isn't a review for San Andreas so I'll move on. I'll agree some of the fun
stuff (place names, billboards) from earlier titles may be a bit slim on the ground, but there's
still an ample amount of smut. And if you miss rampage missions (didn't they stop in about GTA III?)
just go on your own. You'll find it's quite entertaining.

Basically if you want a
stripped down GTA this is nigh on perfect.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Long after release - Does it still deliver now? That is an emphatic YES.
Comment: I refrained from purchasing GTA IV when it first came out for 2 reasons. The amount of hype and the
price. I thought I would let it die down (the hype) and the price come down. So I purchased it for
just £12.99 second hand from Blockbusters Video. So what is all the fuss about? Well, the game is
set in Liberty City. But this is not the same Liberty City as seen in Grand Theft Auto 3. It has
been remodelled and reworked. It is now a even more New York clone with 4 islands. The map is very
big and will certainly take you a fair while to explore all the streets, side streets, alley ways,
properties and cars, when all have been unlocked and available to you. It is a BIG game. There a LOT
of missions to do and side missions, should you choose to attempt to complete this game 100%, such
as shooting pigeons, delivering packages and dating women. This is NOT GTA: San Andreas though, and
you can not do a few things as seen in the previous incarnation of the series. But, in my opinion
that is not a bad thing. You can still go Bowling, play pool or darts, or take in a Comedy show
starring Ricky Gervais. Or you can just opt to play through the game. The graphics are, in my
opinion very good indeed. Better than I expected to be honest, especially when it is dusky and
raining and you are going over the bridge, the city scape looks amazing. The whole presentation of
the game is that of a Hollywood movie and this game does share a lot in common with big blockbuster
movies. The sound and music are very good, and the Soundtrack varies from Smashing Pumpkins to Kanye
West to Jodeci to The Who to Queen. So you get quite a nice variety, but it is perhaps not as
strong as previous GTA games. The aiming system, in my opinion is very good indeed, is similar to
Resident Evil 4 or Uncharted. And as for bugs, what bugs? Seriously? I was led to believe by
certain people that this game was full of them, but maybe as I have all the patches and now Trophy
support, I dont see any. That aside, GTA IV is an amazing game. The amount of dialogue in the game
is simply astonishing and the game keeps pulling you back in for more. For me, GTA IV is one of the
defining moments of gaming. Not every one will like it, for example, fans of GTA San Andreas most
notibly dont like due to the fact that it is not really like it and that certain elements (such as
going to the gym) are missing. But for me, it is a 10/10 game, despite some very minor flaws. An
essential purchase for ALL PS3 owners, that are over 18, obviously.

Customer Rating:
Summary: GTAIV BEST!!!!
Comment: wowwwwwwww i love rockstar this is the best game ever!!!!! ROCKSTAR ARE THE BEST I GOT ALL THERE
GAMES NO ONE CAN BEAT THEM! MY BEST MOMENT ON GTAIV IS WARM COFFEE. HAHA AND I ALSO LIKE THE WAY YOU
CAN DECIDE WHO LIVES AND WHO DIES. HERES SOME TIPS!!! KEEP DWANYE ALLIVE. KILL FRANCIS. ENJOY THE
GAME ITS WELL THOUGHT OF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Customer Rating:
Summary: A good game, but not as good as its predecessors
Comment: The GTA series is one ive always loved on ps2 and spent so many hours playing since I first got my
hands on the amazing GTA3 to the still amazing GTA:SA.

However, this latest
installment is not as good for several reasons including the very weak and boring storyline which at
several times had me yawning and the missions all felt repetitive and not so GTA like. It mainly
consisted of: go there, kill this person, chase this person, kill this person, check this place out,
kill some people. There was no fun missions like the old rc helicopter or burning down a cannabis
farm or bike hopping along loads of buildings etc. The missions were very repetitive and boring.


This wasn't helped out by the very dull city which although was nicely detailed and
lifelike, it was also the same grey roads and houses no matter which island you were on and every
island felt like the same. A great thing about GTA's are the fact that when you unlock a new island
it really feels like you've entered a new place but in this one it didn't.

Other
annoyances were the way the cars handled which felt like they took a crack at making the cars have
more realistic handling but at the same time took the fun out if it. Also the graphics which for the
big city there rendering were quite good but as far as next gen goes, pretty average. Especially the
ps3 version which having played both ps3/x360 versions on same tv the ps3 version suffered more
blurry/less sharp image for whatever reason(despite hdmi advantage). Another thing was the money:
you can buy guns or... guns or... guns, yeah thats it where's the properties? casinos? custom paint
job? engine upgrades? place to collect cars so you can choose the one you want? Last annoying thing
was actually the cheats which although the phone was a nice storage place, it kept disappearing when
shot or in water, and the cheats this game had were very limited, although some people don't like
cheating, I always liked the fun cheats GTA's had for second playthrough and for general messing
around which this one lacked.

However there is still some great improvements over
previous versions like the graphics which although average for next gen, there still a great
improvement on previous versions. Also little details were done very well like the car taking damage
like smacks and gunshots would show where the car was actually hit and looked very good. The cover
system was a nicely implemented feature that added a new dimension to gameplay. Also people walked
and reacted with objects realistically and it really felt like you were driving down new york.
Multiplayer was a very nice addition and had many great modes to choose from and being able to use
the whole city while online is better than I expected.

Overall I think this game is
still a great game and alot better than most games, but for the most part it isn't as good as
previous versions and I hope that Rockstar address the issues for the next GTA.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Great game, but needs just abit more madness
Comment: Great game

In response to some of the other reviewers I find the driving more of a
challenge as I dislike the more arcade-style driving games. I find the shooting cover system works
really well and I haven't come across any faults, even though I bought the game the day it came out.


I have given the game 5 stars overall because of the pure beauty of Liberty City.
Sure, it may not have the best graphics, but the scenes are magnificent. Only four stars for fun as
the off-line play does get boring after a while, but the online play can be mental.
/>Hope the next game comes out soon, and that it does inherit a mix of IV's beauty and San Andreas's
huge map and absolute craziness. A Mercs 2 style "blow everything up" game engine would also be
really cool.

Overall, a great game but needs a bit more madness in it.