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Grand Theft Auto IV
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Overall Critic Score:3.9928
Grand Theft Auto IV Critic Reviews
It takes an awful lot for me to spend extended periods of time playing games. I tend to pick at them, putting in a few hours a day over a week while doing other things in between. So, when GTA 4's game-time stat read 35 hours after just three days and my...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at VideoGamer
This is not to say the edge is gone. Niko encounters plenty of strange fellows in his travels, including self-styled street vigilante documentary makers, a nurse who refers to herself in the third person, and genetically different alpha male Brucie, who...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at G4 - X-Play
In my opinion, Grand Theft Auto IV is the best game of this generation, thus far, and one of the best games ever made. All the previous Grand Theft Auto titles, for all their gameplay design revolutions, bold stylistic choices and intelligent social...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Kombo
Simply put, GTA IV improves upon the GTA formula in just about every way imaginable....read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Cheat Code Central
Finally, the wait for a true GTA multiplayer experience was well worth it, and the online game modes (mostly variations on deathmatches, car races, car races and self-contained co-op missions) add a lot of value to an already jam-packed game. Multiplayer...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at GameDaily
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Grand Theft Auto IV is undoubtedly one of the strongest games of this generation. The amount of content is simply mind-blowing. It refines the genre to the point of perfection by making sure all of the pieces fit together very well. The amazing looking...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at PGNx Media
It’s not merely the fact that Rockstar have taken an already engaging gameworld and rebuilt it from the ground up, it’s the fact that they’ve done that, and shoehorned in realistic weather systems, day to night transitions, realtime lighting, realis...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Totally360
I warn you, don't buy GTA IV. Trust me when I say this, just don't buy it. I think its injecting heroin or something of similar addictive content through my eyeballs and directly into my bloodstream. You buy this, and you're going to lose a lot of sleep,...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at GamingExcellence
Niko Bellic is not a morally ambiguous man. Far from it, in fact. His time in the army is not a period he looks back on with fondness, ordered into performing atrocities that haunt his thoughts; his unflinching loyalty to the cause was only rewarded with...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Gameplayer
Undoubtedly one of the most hyped games of the year, if not the most hyped of all time, we had huge expectations for Grand Theft Auto IV. Rockstar promised more detail, more things to do, more excitement, better visuals – you name it, they promised it....read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Jolt UK
Without a doubt, the heart of GTA IV is its writing. Dan Houser's work penning GTA offers not just a phenomenal story, with characters you love and care about, but it is also mechanically astounding in the way that it allows the game to unfold - not just...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at kikizo
There you have it. Grand Theft Auto 4 is the very best that the medium has to offer right now, as close to perfect as any game has yet come. The flaws are there for those who really want to find them, but the overall experience far eclipses any momentary...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at UGO
There are reviews popping up all over the internet as the sun rises here at GPHQ; glancing through a few I can see none that do the game justice. This isn't due to a lack of attention, it's simply that in order to describe every little thing that you see...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Gameplanet
Where to begin? The first time I realised that the radio interference came from my in-game mobile, not my real one? That long chase the length of Fifth Avenue during a thunderstorm, thunder drowning out the Uzi as I weaved in and out of traffic while...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Official Xbox Magazine UK
I now know how film critics felt after screening The Godfather. It’s been days since Grand Theft Auto IV’s credits rolled, yet I can’t seem to construct a coherent thought without my mind wandering off into a daydream about the game. I just want to ...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Game Informer
What is the American Dream? More specifically, what is your American Dream? Posing that question to a million people would likely net you a million unique answers, as the term (and the theory itself) means something different to everyone. Do you want a...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at GameSpy
You can say what you want about the blokes at Rockstar but there is no denying this: Much like the characters that star in their games, they know how to stay cool when things get hot and heavy....read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at GamePro
What does the American dream mean today? For Niko Bellic fresh off the boat from Europe, it is the hope he can escape his past. For his cousin, Roman, it is the vision that together they can find fortune in Liberty City, gateway to the land of...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at TotalVideoGames
There have been hints of this before: listening to Lazlow while you chased down gangsters, using disguised ramps to outrun the mafia; doubling up the entertainment. But GTA IV doubles up the interaction. The mobile phone is central to this, allowing you...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Eurogamer
I won’t beat around the bush: Grand Theft Auto IV is the greatest game to come out for the Xbox 360 so far. I say that without reservation and without consideration for the planned downloadable content slated for later this year that will hopefully only...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at TeamXBOX
Niko Bellic, Grand Theft Auto IV's bruiser from the former Eastern Bloc, is a stone-cold couch potato, a desperate online dater with dead-on aim, and a chronic websurfer who could kill you in a hand-to-hand Krav Maga brawl. Fresh off the boat, he's an...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at 1UP
Grand Theft Auto IV. The series cheered (and criticized) for glorifying violence has taken an unexpected turn: it's gone legit. Oh sure, you'll still blow up cop cars, run down innocent civilians, bang hookers, assist drug dealers and lowlifes and do...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at IGN
Stepping off a boat in the shoes of illegal immigrant Niko Bellic as he arrives in Liberty City at the start of Grand Theft Auto IV, you can tell immediately that Rockstar North's latest offering is something quite special. Yes, this is another GTA game...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at GameSpot
Urban blight meticulously simulated, deftly skewered....read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at The Onion (A.V. Club)
So another generation has come and along with it a Grand Theft Auto title is born. It's not going to please everyone, but certainly it will make fans of the series happy for the space between another installment. Some like myself may despise the social...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Gaming Age
It's in these defining moments that the game truly comes together. GTA IV may not have the best graphics, gunplay, A.I. or driving, but few other games have ever combined so many elements so successfully. It excels in creating a genuinely cinematic...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Thunderbolt
Very few games can be considered “disappointments” for failing to innovate the medium, so that says something very positive about its credentials. GTA IV has more content for your buck than pretty much anything else out there, and it has more variety,...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Game Revolution
So, as you can see GTA IV is not perfect, but it is unlikely there will ever be a game we could fairly label with that heavy moniker. It is however an absolutely essential landmark title for the games industry. In terms of the sheer scope, emotion,...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at DarkZero
GTA IV is the most fun I’ve ever had playing a game. From the mission variety to the spot-on satire that exists everywhere you look, GTA IV will pull you in and give you the best game experience of your life. After leaving Ricky Gervais’ standup routi...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at GameZone
It was difficult to anticipate how Grand Theft Auto IV would turn out, given the way that the whole “open-world game” thing is being done to death across as many different games and settings as possible. Rather than try to out-do the Crackdowns and th...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Giant Bomb
There is so much content that I feel like I should talk about, but I figure much of it is best left for you to explore. The game has a social interaction system with deep seeded gameplay roots. Dating in the title can give you perks such as being able to...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Gamervision
So overall, if you are of the proper age and have no problem with grasping that this is fiction and shouldn't be re-enacted on the streets of your town, then you should buy this game. It's the best example of the sandbox style of gameplay that GTA first...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at IC-Games
It’s not perfect, but given the equipment available today, it’s as close as anyone is likely to get. Grand Theft Auto IV is Rockstar North’s magnum opus and it is absolutely essential. That’s all one needs to know....read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at NZGamer
It’s creeping up on four years since Rockstar North last distributed some new product, and in that time soulless knock-offs have attempted to fill the void. None have. GTA is special because it taps into the spinal cord of pop culture—nailing its...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at GameTrailers
There has been a lot of hype following Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV), the first step into the new generation of gaming for Rockstar. This hype has come in the form of ridiculously large promises, dramatic features, beautiful trailers and simply the fact...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Console Monster
One of the best parts of GTAIV is that there are so many things that can happen that no one can predict. You'll have many of these laugh-out-loud moments in your first few hours of play, but then you'll start getting creative. Pick up your date in a city...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at AtomicGamer
verall, Grand Theft Auto IV is one of the best games ever made, with a single-player campaign that can take you around 25 hours to complete (depending on how you play it, of course). Improvements, particularly those made to combat and vehicle physics,...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at ActionTrip
The sixth installment in a series pervaded with pseudo-sequels, GTA IV is the formal successor to the revolutionary Grand Theft Auto III. It’s been four long years since we’ve seen anything from Rockstar North, the Scottish development house responsib...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Gamer 2.0
Without seeing sales numbers or charts, I can safely say that Grand Theft Auto IV is going to be the biggest game of the year. If you're even vaguely interested in GTA, then you're going to enjoy GTA IV, and if you're not, then GTA IV probably isn't...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Worth Playing
At long last, it’s here: the biggest, boldest game of 2008. But can Grand Theft Auto IV’s voracious cast of crooks satisfy an even bigger hunger — its fans’ ravenous demand for a perfect new Liberty City? Here’s the final word on the game everyo...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Official Xbox Magazine
As an experience, especially a cinematic one, GTA IV is incredible. Story-wise, Rockstar's usual mix of crime, betrayal and truckloads of piss-taking is at full force in an event-filled plotline. It's easily our favourite narrative since Vice...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Computer & Video Games UK
It's easy to get caught up in the hype for games, as rarely do massively hyped games live up to the high expectations gamers have. In the case of GTA 4, I think there's a little bit of over hype and expectations being overly high, but when the finished...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at MS Xbox World
Okay well maybe it's not that good, it does have a few problems, some minor, some pretty annoying, but none are game-breaking, and none should prevent you from picking up a copy of GTA4. But let's face it: you already...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Xbox World Australia
Also this version of GTA is accompanied by a true soundtrack. With about twenty radio stations there will certainly be one present that has your preference. The only problem I noticed with the sound is that the radio during cellphone conversations...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Fragland
Grand Theft Auto IV is by far one of the most impressive titles to have arrived since the first sandbox games appeared. While this iteration of the series may not exactly be a revolution as much as a refinement and a good sign of things to come, it is...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Hooked Gamers
GTA IV is the best game in the series. It's a triumph – especially in terms of design and character performance. A PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 owner's library is incomplete without it. But in four months time we'll remember it as a superb game, rather tha...read the complete Grand Theft Auto IV review at Boomtown
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