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Please, don't believe the hype!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 9 / 12
Date: May 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Now, everyone will have you believing that Grand Theft Auto IV is the single greatest game ever made, or that it's hands down Gane of the Year, or that Rockstar has reinvented the wheel with GTA 4, here. Well, as a HUGE San Andreas fan and an owner of most Rockstar games out there (except for Manhunt), I'm here to tell you that Grand Theft Auto IV is about 90% overrated hype and about 10% gameplay. No, GTAIV isn't outright bad or anything. It's just not what it used to be. Mostly, I mean, fun. At face value, this is Grand Theft Auto on the new gen systems. But besides that, it's a more-realistic, but less fun GTA.

I guess, that's the biggest problem with GTA IV. Set in an alternate universe New York City, Rockstar strives to make GTA about as real as an experience as it can be, but in reality, it's not. Really, what it is, is a better looking version of GTA with a bunch of new "more realistic" features. I'll start with the positives, first. GTA looks very, very good. Not even close to Photo-realistic, but good. The graphics and lighting and weather effects are good enough to warrant being on the 360 or PS3. Now, while I was expecting "Gran Turismo" style realism here, that's not what I got, but still, the game looks nice. But now, for everything else.

There are many "improvements" to the game that supposedly enhances the experience, but they really only suck the fun out of the game as I mentioned earlier. Just about everything is "enhanced" to have the realism effect, but it only makes the game frustrating. Breaking into cars is a pain and now takes almost as much time as it would in real-life. You have to break open the window, unlock the door, climb inside, and hotwire the car from the inside to get it going. While I was surprised to find this task quicker than I expected, it still hurts you in desperate situations when you need a car right away, which are in many missions. I hated the "system" so much, I never bothered to steal a parked car more than once in this game. The system is actually more of a theft deterent than anything!

Next, we come to the driving. Good God, the driving is probably the most *frustrating* thing EVER! Acceleration is simple enough, especially on the 360 controller. But just about everything else is horrible! Driving in this game, I can say honestly, is MUCH harder than actually driving in real life. The brakes are crazy and I don't know just how long it takes the average player to get used to driving, but I'm still struggling not to crash into people and walls and stuff! I have to drive like an old lady just to avoid bumping into the police cars which are quite literally on every other block in the game.

And when you DO get in trouble... oh man! GTA IV has a slight improvement on the old system in which you can now evade the police by simply outrunning them, even if you are beyond one star. In the old games, you could outrun the police with one star, but not with anything higher. In GTA IV, you have a circumference area that the cops chase you in. Drive out of their circumference, and you escape them. But it sounds simpler than it is. The more wanted levels you get, the larger the area the cops chase you in. And with simply two stars, the "area of pursuit" becomes hard to get out of. By a full-on six, the circumference is literally the size of an entire Liberty City borough! I found this out when I tried to sneak into Algonquin (Manhattan). They have Pay N' Sprays still, but they're virtually useless now. The time you'll need them most, you won't be able to use them cause if the cops see you enter one, it's effect becomes null and void. And over two stars will have police swarming on you. And make no mistake, Liberty City's finest are three times as vicious as those San Andreas donut-munchers. The police are vicious on you, and their A.I. is quite enhanced and far more intelligent than before. Heck, a cop will shoot you even if you're unarmed and only have one star! To make matters worse, your car no longer provides you with adequate protection. Cops and other enemies can shoot you THROUGH your windshield! Before, your car just got damaged some. Now, you can quite easily die even in your car, and there's no real way to duck for cover inside, either. This is what I mean when I say the fun is sucked out of the game in favor for "realism."

The controls of the game are often needlessly complicated, even with all things not involving cars. Doing a simple thing like running while trying to keep the camera fixed on you involve all your available fingers. The shooting is supposedly "improved" but it's not. I actually never found issue with GTA: San Andreas' shooting and targeting system, but many people did. Either way, the auto-targeting in GTA IV is flawed, at best, and as you'd expect, the targeting itself has no idea who you actually want to target. It's more like you targeting whoever *IT* makes you target! Yeah, it's a problem. What's worse is how much stronger the enemies are now. It takes a minimum of six shots with a pistol to take down ONE guy! And it's not like you get a lot of ammo with that pistol! You can't afford to waste a single bullet. What's worse is, limb-specific damage seems to be gone, entirely. Whether you aim center mass, or go for the head execution style, it'll still take the same number of bullets to take down a guy. Well, doesn't that just suck?

Now, some more things about the game. The story, itself, is pretty subjective. You'll either get into it, or like me, become quickly bored with it. It's like the same old GTA-style story missions, only it's more "Been there, done that", which is disapointing considering the use of the foreigner Niko Bellic opened up a lot of storyline possibilites. But about your first hour into the game, you'll already be playing guard dog to a bunch of people you just met. Your cousin, Roman, is a pain in the butt, but everyone else is even worse. Why do I have to take orders from all these people I barely know? I expected more out of GTA IV, but this is the same old crap, man. What's worse is, the main story seriously ruins all of the "free roaming" fun you used to have in GTA! Because of your new, stupid cell phone (with the questionable gray background and black text color scheme which makes it hard enough just to read messages) you'll constantly be getting calls from people and will have to drop everything to help out in vital missions that are important to the story. You'd think a guy with no real job would have more free time. The only real side quest you'll get to have in the beginning is dating the cute and lonely Michelle. If only nice-looking women were this desperate and easy to please in real life. The dates have been upgraded a little bit, giving you the control in what to do, which includes fine dining, playing games like bowling and pool, the arts & theater, going drinking, and other activities. Sadly, the dates are pretty boring and have a "what's the point?" feel to them. As much as I like Michelle, even "Warm Coffee" isn't worth driving all around Broker all day long boring myself to death.

The size of Liberty City is about maybe half or one-third the size of San Andreas. But considering Liberty is all city, it's pretty impressive. Like I said, you'll often be so busy helping random people, you won't have to much time to explore around (without purposely avoiding missions because you know you aren't going to save anything.) You start off in crappy Broker (Brooklyn) and will have to earn your way to Algonquin and the rest of Liberty City, just like before. That sucks though, because I expected this time to be different, and I wanted to explore everything right away. Rockstar before had said they were taking out all bikes and air vehicles from the game, but I guess, have changed their mind since then. There are a few number of bikes, one speedboat, and the rare, single helicopter in GTA IV. There are also lots of cars in the new Liberty City as well, but quite honestly, most the vehicles have very little relevance in this game and they take a backside to the story. The feeling you had in San Andreas of "Ooh! I like that car! Lemme go steal that and add it to my collection!" is gone entirely from this game. Anything you drive is about as equally important/unimportant. Maybe it's because you don't have any garages to put them in? Or any money to afford really modding them, if that's even possible in this game? Or maybe it's because trying to get them is such a pain, even if you manage to avoid the police catching you? At least, they have talking GPS in them, but (and I can't believe I'm defending THIS game, but) I personally like the GPS system in Saint's Row better.

Liberty City now has a huge amount of radio stations (like, 18, I think), but none of the music is on par with the older GTA's. I guess that's because GTA IV takes place in 2008, and it's hard to know what current songs are guaranteed hits in the present. Or maybe it's because music is such crap, nowadays? So, you have a wide variety of music, but no history of what's "good" or not helping you out, here. To sum it up, the music just isn't that good, but at least, it's very, very diverse. There's everything ranging from the familiar Hip Hop and Rock stations, to Latino Music and International Funk. And yes, the parody Talk Radio stations are back to, but to be honest, there aren't NEARLY as funny as they were on the West Coast in San Andreas. There's also custom TV and Internet sites in the game, as well, but to be honest, I never quite got around to checking them out. I mean, all that extra crap is great, but it's really just a distraction and it's utterly pointless to have in the game. It's not like it helps you DO anything. And just to bring it up, there's almost NOTHING in all of new Liberty City to remind you that this is a Grand Theft Auto game. All of the GTA staples and landmarks are gone. Well, at least they kept Cluckin' Bell around, but other than that, there's no familiar names or chains or shops from the GTA universe. It's like they all started going bankrupt in the 16 years since San Andreas, and went completely out of business in the seven years since GTA III. It makes the new Liberty City that much more unfamiliar, but then again, I guess some people would call that "enhancing the experience" for Niko Bellic, new to Liberty City.

So to recap, GTA IV is a new, more real experience in the GTA world, but that sucks any and all fun and excitement out of the game. No, Rockstar did not reinvent the wheel here, and this is, without a doubt NOT "Game of the Decade" or the "Game of Our Generation." The little 13-year old boys posting reviews on here need to stop saying that! It's not true! Let's just all call this what it is: GTA on the new consoles. It's no greater or better than simply that. Everything they tried to "enhance" for a realer experience just makes the game tedious and tiresome, including your stupid behind cell phone, which I hate! I wish I could just chuck it somewhere! The controls are complicated and confusing, especially for driving. The graphics and interactivity in Liberty City are nice, but not exactly "on the next level" of anything. Free roaming is just about dead due to the story constantly keeping you busy, and the missions are old and familiar, but not in a good way. The weapons system is bad with it's targeting, and even fist fighting is a real pain. Fighting was simple and effective in San Andreas. Here, you're looking at three minute fights just to take down one fat slob. I mean, three minutes??? See, that's TOO realistic! The music is so-so at best, and just about everything in the game feels more like a chore than fun. I think because in older GTA's, the storyline wasn't as relevant, leaving you space to do whatever you felt like inbetween, sort of like the weekend from the work week. But now, it's like, everyday is a work day, and I think it's because Rockstar tries to push the story as being SO important and such a driving force in GTA IV. Yeah, I can tell that it was carefully crafted and polished, but it does NOT rank on the level of The Godfather or Scarface. So, no. This isn't an "interactive movie," as some overzealous fans of the game posting reviews will have you believe. The story's okay for a video game, but it's a video game story. It's not exactly good enough to stand on it's own. I really dislike it.

I SO wanted to believe the hype, but I also knew that not having a GTA game in four years would leave a lot of people expecting and wanting more (and believing they got it with this). All GTA IV is, is Grand Theft Auto: Part Four. It's not the Second Coming of video games, or anything rabid fanboys and fangirls will have you believe. Personally, it's not really worth the four year wait or anything, but it's not like it's a horrible game. It's just not that fun, anymore, and the ones who'll play it days on end, will buy it, no matter what anyone tells them. But if you're on the fence, like I was, I would have no problem at all telling you to wait a few months till it drops down in price. It's not THAT spectactular.

Don't believe the hype and don't drink the GTA Kool Aid. If this game REALLY did have a budget of $100 million, than I'm betting $75 million of that went to advertising, feeding the hype machine, and paying off notable gaming sites for unjust Perfect 10 scores. This ISN'T a Perfect Ten game, and I'd give it a 7 or 8 out of 10, if Amazon had that kind of scale. This is easily the most realistic out of the GTA series, but FAR from the most entertaining, no matter how many fake TV shows and websites arre in the game. The main content is what matters most, and GTA IV fails on all accounts when it comes to this.

A game that has to be played- for better or worse.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: May 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Just like everyone else I was really, really excited to get my copy of Grand Theft Auto 4. GTA San Andreas is my favortie game of all time, and GTA 4 quickly makes it known that this game is an improvement over that.

A little sidenote before we begin- The new Euphoria engine is absolutly great. With that out of the way let's get down to it...

Fighting System- 7/10. The new hand to hand fighting system seems more movie like, but after the initial "Wow, a new fighting system" feeling sinks in, you'll realize how frustrating it can be to go around pushing people, and being forced to lock on to targets, then be frustrated by the downright lathargic punches you throw. Not only has the hand to hand system been re-done, so has the weapon system. The old lock on system has gotten so much grief, that it would have been nearly impossible to make that worse. While it is hardly where it should be, it is definitely an improvement, and you cannot blame the game if you are killed using it.

Gameplay(minus the fighting system)- 7/10. 7/10 is a very generous rating in my opinion. Cars are more difficult to steer, the camera can be annoying at times, and it can be extremly difficult to ride a motorcycle. The cover system is what saves this from being a total disappointment, as it really brings a new element to the game. You can crouch/hide behind anything you can find throughout Liberty City.

Missions- 4/10. This is my biggest problem with the game. At first, I assumed the tutorial style missions were a neccessary evil, that would go away after the first few missions. I was sadly mistaken. Every single mission seems to introduce something new, whether it be a new gun, the internet, racing, and so on, the game seems to find away to make you find something new every time. Because of this, the difficulty of the missions go WAY down. This is by far the easiest GTA game to date, and this is the basic synopsis of most missions- Receive a call on your cell phone telling you to drive to a destination, kill a target, then drive back. Granted, GTA does throw in a more than a few curve-balls, but I have still yet to do a mission more than once.

Story- 10/10. This is the best story to ever be put into a video game. Period. Without risking giving away too much of the story, here is a basic summary- You play a character named Niko Bellic, an Eastern European immigrant whose cousin lures him to Liberty City with stories of big houses, beautiful women, and fancy cars. Once you arrive in Liberty City you quickly discover that you live in a crappy apartment, and your cousin is a low line taxi driver. That's as far as I'll go, but let it be known that this would definitely be a hit movie if made into one.

Graphics- 8/10. What's all the fuss about? The graphics are perfectly descent. Not up to par with BioShock or Call of Duty, but very respectable. At times, in cut-scenes, the rooms can appear nearly photo-realistic, and it is truly breath-taking to look across the bridges and see the many sky-scrapers on the other side. And while I did run into a few instances of screen tearing, it is not even close to being as bad as the other GTA titles.

Liberty City- 10/10. When I first heard that another game was being made in Liberty, I'll be honest, I was very disappointed. The country-side in GTA San Andreas was really a plus for me, and while I still miss roaming around aimlessly in the country, don't make the mistake of thinking that this is the same Liberty City you played in GTA III, because it is not. It is hardly recognizable from the other Liberty City, as every nook and cranny has been redone to fit into the next generation. You won't see the same person twice if you walk down the street, and it is obvious how much work went into the city.

Multiplayer- 9/10. Thank God for the multiplayer. It's the one major thing that GTA has been missing in past years and now it is finally a part of the game. First things first, this is not some watered down portion of Liberty City, the whole thing is playable. For deathmatch purposes it might be a good idea to only play one part of the city, which is also an option. There are many different modes in which to play online such as Deathmatch, Mafia work, Racing, and Car jackings, and all of these modes can either be played by solo or with a team. That said, I have some major problems with it as well. I've had serious connection issues, making the game almost unplayable with friends, and at times, with other people also. This might be just an issue specific to me, but noteworthy none the less. Either way, the multiplayer is very extensive, and very fun.

To summarize, this is simply a must own for anyone with a 360. With a multiplayer almost as extensive as Halo, a cover system that is not unlike Gears of War, and all the elements of the past GTA games that make this a GTA game, it is truly a game you have to play to believe. The final verdict- 9.3/10.

5 Stars After Only 8 Hours

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 20
Date: April 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Since most games don't even last 8 hours, I figured I could give this review after only playing it for just as long. Pretty stunning, for lack of a better term. The only thing I have an issue w/somewhat is the hand to hand combat, but even that is workable. The cityscape is amazing, and as usual it's just as fun to walk/drive around and take in the sights...The textures and lighting, esp. the street lights & car tail light reflections at night. One cannot even begin to describe how this city comes to life. At first I thought the graphics were kind of murky, but the more I progressed the more I found myself stopping to take in the sights; Alot reminds me of a 'French Connection' type of thing; And where True Crime NYC had some success in recreating the whole NY urban setting, GTA4 runs rings around the competition. The city seems very Sims-like at times. The character controls well for the most part, and the added cover features are nice. The gunplay is fairly fluid, but as of yet I haven't had too many opponents; Driving is a blast, esp stealing cars from the street. Some have car alarms that sound after you bust out the glass. The dialog is actually entertaining, and the addition of the autosave feature is nice. Other than that, it's your good old GTA in terms of mission types(so far...). Great looking, truly fun to play.

I have not tried co-op or the online modes yet....

I beat up one Russian guy and his 2 friends came to his aid; I tried to fight them off and run, but they chased me all over, cursing in Russian. I tried so hard to carjack someone, but they kept dogging me until finally I got hit by 2 trucks. And I was laughing hysterically the same time. Those are the types of moments I live for in games, and unless this game suddenly sucks all of the sudden, I can only imagine the fun that lies down the road.

Best game ever made.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: May 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Hand's down this is the best game ever made, anybody that says otherwise has not completed the game, or has a grudge against the series, which makes their opinion as credible as an O.J Simpson testimony. No seriously, if there is one game that qaulifies as art (a word I usually don't associate with video games), GTA IV is as close as it comes. If you own an Xbox 360 or PS3 and do not own this game your missing out the most amazing game ever made. BUY IT NOW!!!

It's not really GTA... not really

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: June 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I tried really hard to like this game... I really did. I played Vice City 4 times through, played San Andreas 3 times through. This one, I still haven't beat and barely pick up. It's lacking. GTA was known for pushing limits in gaming and for it's sandbox attitude. Most of the time I'm just asking myself why I'm still playing it.

Pros: The storyline is great. I think this is the most solid story yet. It's creative and integral to the game. The graphics are much nicer than before. The explosions are very realistic. The characters are far more interesting than they used to be. It's sad this is all I can find positive.

Cons: This should be long. Where do I start? How about the first thing that made me angry. Where is my sandbox? I can't change hairstyles and can't customize my clothes much. This gives me little involvement or personal belonging to the main character which I PLAY! It's like they said, "San Andreas was way too complicated with all that clothing and hairstyles... nobody liked it anyway. It's stupid let's just throw it out." It's part of what made me feel more into the game. Without that I don't own the character, I'm just playing as him. It's a disconnection.

Next, I hate the fact they removed custom cars. I loved boosting cars and then pimping them out. You drive around the city find some insanely cool car then make it even more awesome. I really really miss that from GTA. You can't even select what color the car changes to. What's up with that? No Nitrous either. That means no insanely insane car stunts.

Now one I've always hated about GTA and is just worse in this one. If you ever see Zero Punctuation you know. I can ram through giant light poles with nothing more than a tap. I can topple hot dog stands with a scooter. Yet a tiny tree or the smallest of metal rods holding up an awning and I go flying out of the windshield. Can't tell you how many times that happened running from the cops after a 30 minute mission... then having to do it all over again. Consistency rockstar? Maybe just once?

How about the worst peeve of them all. Save points. I don't know if it changes but for the first 15 hours of the game your one and only save point is always a 10 minute drive away from where your mission ends. Every time you think you should save you find yourself halfway through the city and you have to drive all the way back and on top of it, pay a $5 toll. What? So I basically have to pay to save or run from the cops but either way I can't just save. No that would be too easy.

I hate the fact that rockstar tries its hardest to make the game realistic while living just outside the realm of reality but still manages to keep you from doing what would be considered actual realism. Like paring my own clothes, or driving through a tree. Oh but I can sit and watch my character watching television. The level of realism has hit sitting on a recliner but I still can't get my hair cut. Not to mention I have to eat to gain health but food is nearly impossible to find in the city of NEW YORK! It's New York and it takes me like 20 minutes to find a stupid hamburger. Can't it be on the map? Because in the real NY, you walk one block and you'll find a sandwich shop of some kind. Or how about the fact I carry thousands of dollars with me but my fridge is always empty?

I pre-ordered this game. I wanted this game. I was hoping to love this game. However, this is a step backwards. It's not as good as San Andreas and not as fun. There are less weapons, less vehicles, less options, and less of a sandbox. This game is in every way less than San Andreas. Way to let me down.

Lackluster Installment

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: June 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

While I was excited to see a new GTA title, I found my expectations (based on previous GTA games) were less than fulfilled. While this is the "core" of a GTA game, it lacks much of the content of the previous installments. Yes, you can still steal cars, pick up hookers and evade the police....but the plethora of mini-games and mini-missions are gone (probably to be handed out, at a cost, as DLC....who knows) and wheat is in there, is less than interesting. For mini-games, you get Darts, Bowling and one video game....none of which can be played online. They also removed the custom car features, the custom character features and all the "skill bars" from GTA: San Andreas..... They did, however, leave in "dating" for some strange reason...as it has to be the most pointless feature of the game....along with a new system of "friends" you must constantly "hang out" with....which basically means your not playing the game...you're driving some NPC to a cafe and then home...no interesting cut scene, no jokes, no nothing....boring.

If you liked previous GTA's, you will probably find something familiar you like....but it will leave you asking why you could not put down previous GTA games, but find it all to easy to play something else when it comes to this one.....

It is Grand Theft Auto, afterall

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: May 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Here's what I don't think many people touch on in their reviews, or maybe I just don't read enough of them. This game is Grand Theft Auto, it's not anything else so don't expect it to be, much like I did.

That said, yes I was a little disappointed when I first started playing GTA IV after several very long, anxious days at work before its release. The reason being that I was spoiled by games like Saints Row etc.. and forgot how the GTA series played. Yeah Saints Row is a rip-off in many respects but it is not the same game at all.

With this new installment I expected the GTA series to evolve, but it didn't, it upgraded. Yes the graphics are better, the characters are more real, the physics engine is pretty darn awesome, the combat is more fun, the list goes on but ultimately the game is what it is. If no one told you this game was GTA before you played it, you would be able to tell by the way NPCs move and act, the way you learn things with on-screen dialog, the way the character controls, and just the general feel of the game. Certain aspects have been the exact same for years, ever since GTA III.

If you found some of these aspects annoying, (like not being able to simply move a foot in one direction to get closer to a rack of clothing without passing it up entirely because there is no fine movement at all) it is irritating and quite frankly makes the game actually feel very dated.

Instead of droning on... If you expect this to be an improved version of Grand Theft Auto, you're going to love it. (with some possible exceptions like the driving mechanics). Everything you yearned for from previous GTA's is back and better than ever. However, if you wanted the next-gen evolution of a sandbox, do whatever the hell you feel like it game with mind-blowing innovations and new things to learn about and do, you will most likely be disappointed.

After coming to this realization I found the game much more enjoyable and that's why I gave it five stars. As a GTA game, that's what it deserves.

Major, major letdown

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 18 / 38
Date: May 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

For every really cool thing about GTA IV, there's something that really stands out as crappy. The map system is dysfuctional at best, with the game choosing to not show you many locations at times(such as your house, which is the only place you can save the game), not allowing you to cancel a mission you have already started, and having atrocious motorcycle driving physics. These may sound like nitpicks, but they seriously impact the player's game experience when one has to spend 45 minutes redoing the same damn mission over and over because if you touch a car while on a bike you fly off and lose the mission. Missions where you have to face 20 or 30 guys with the same weapons as you and no support are also fun (not). This is the first GTA game I have ever owned, and at this point (25% missions completed) I am not at all impressed. Sure, it HAS everything, but it doesn't do anything well. Driving is better done by Forza and Gran Turismo, shooting is better done by Halo and Call of Duty, the whole open-world-with-one-character thing is done better by Crackdown. Graphics are subpar to virtually every other major 360 game, although they are not bad.
Why is this game so highly rated? "It's Grand Theft Auto . . . FOUR!!!" so it has to be good. "It has TWENTY radio stations and interactive in-game computers and TV stations!!!" If that sort of thing is what you value in a game, then I encourage you to get this game.
If you like playability without frustration, get any of the other genre games I listed above.
Sorry, GTA fans, but do not add me to your ranks.

Grand Theft Auto IV

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 12
Date: May 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

On Sunday, I purchased Mario Kart Wii. It wasn't too difficult to put that game down in order to play this one. I'm not going to be like most people and jump on the bandwagon. I like the game a lot, but probably for a different reason than most...

I agree with most post that driving is a little more difficult. It's like the cars have no brakes at times. You can learn to get used to it, but it still is a pain. I'm not much of an online gamer, however, it was great how quick and easy it was to hook up online, even if it was just to go and shoot things up.

Cons:
1. Driving controls. Easy to go forward and reverse, but a pain to stop or to negotiate even a light corner.
2. The music somehow needs to be a little louder with 5.1 surround. It's better than previous editions of gta.
3. I meant to add that if you are setting a waypoint using the gps for yourself, it's difficult to see the dark green line. I prefer the bright yellow or the red that the game gives you during a mission. (the only time i had a red was when I had to climb up to the train station to shoot the guy after chasing him on the motorcycle.)

Pros:
1. I will say graphics, but, i'm not going to freak out like a lot of people have. I grew up on the atari 2600 with a yellow and purple basketball "players" shooting a square ball.
2. The best thing of this game is the languages and the situations are extremely spot on. To the person who complained about being unable to understand the accented english, then turn on the subtitles. I do that regardless. I served over in Bosnia (US Army) working as a translator, and the actor does an astounding job of representing his pain of killing people or even seeing children lined up against the wall of a church with their throats cut. Someone had to have been soldier during the breakup of Yugoslavia and is now on the rockstar staff. If you think there is a racism epidemic in the US, then go witness firsthand in Bosnia of what it truly is like. To get your throat cut simply for saying Hvala lepo instead of hvala lijepo or hvala ljepo. THe people of the former Yugoslavia are among the most intelligent and dedicated people I have ever met, with the exception of all the warfare and the atrocities of not just ethnic cleansing, but other barbaric means of torture that makes waterboarding look like a whipping with a wet noodle. i definitely applaud Rockstar for the attention to detail in this aspect.

nothing new

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 13
Date: May 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

so i went to walmart opening day, and as usual there were plenty of copies on the shelf, so i asked the guy to get a copy for me, payed my $60 and was on my way home.(i read no reviews, just followed instinct with previous gta games and general hype) so when i got home and started playing i said "wow" and i was having a good time until after 50 hrs into the game i felt like i have done everything as well as the game is telling me to do the same thing over and over. I felt like vice city or san andreas were good from start to finish, but with gta 4 im about halfway through and i feel like stopping already. I did some multiplayer on xbox live and found as usual sum typical guy trying to act "hard" and "gangster" like its his life or sumthing...and another guy saying its his right to "swear" because its grand theft auto..

-missions get repettive/boring
-plot is very dull
-character models are mediocre compared to gears of war/halo/assassings creed graphics.(so why lie?)
-this was another overhyped game...
Thing is these days companies are just trying to sell games and care less about the final product. This could have been "THE GAME" but its not and then you see people still acting like its the apocolypse of all games...but i guess thats how this world will always be..a big lie...a big hype.

bottom line: its an ok game, but nothing to get excited about.

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