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Grand Theft Auto IV | 
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| From: Rockstar Games
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $47.99 (On sale from $59.99)
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Rating:  92 reviews
Sales Rank: 5
Format: Playstation
Platform: Playstation 3
Genre: role_playing_games
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: PlayStation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 37011
UPC: 710425370113
EAN: 0710425370113
ASIN: B000HKP88C
Release Date: April 29, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Carry on the Grand Theft Auto tradition playing through the single player campaign as Niko Bellic | | • | Get cars and other modes of transportation anyway you can | | • | Interact with various colorful characters who give you various missions to engage in | | • | Engage in multiplayer challenges ranging from cover matches to shoot-outs | | • | Game Rated 'M' due to Intense Violence, Blood, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Partial Nudity, Use of Drugs and Alcohol |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 87 more reviews...
 Very Awesome May 16, 2008
Walid Matar
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm over 26 hours into the game, so I feel like I can legitimately talk about it.
I've been playing GTA since GTA 2. The visuals and the physics in this game really shine. The story is the best of any GTA. There's not as much to do in the single player as San Andreas for example, but THERE'S MULTIPLAYER. This is the first GTA with MP.
I would recommend it to every PS3 owner looking for a fun open world game.
Best GTA, but not worth all the perfect 10's May 16, 2008
R. Hicks (Oklahoma City)
I pre ordered this game a long time ago because I had always been a huge fan of GTA. I got it and played it. It was awesome, I really loved it. But it isn't perfect. There have been freezing issues on both versions of the game and the graphics aren't exactly revolutionary either. The gameplay is extroadinary and the new elements introduced in GTA IV are great. It just doesn't seem to have the same rampage potential, but that's okay.
This game is probably one of the best of played during this generation of consoles, so I do recommend it. It's just not as good as it is hyped up to be.
Great Game, Very Fun Online, Some Missing Elements May 15, 2008
Brian Wallenstein (Boston, MA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Grand Theft Auto: IV is a very solid game. The offline story mode is fun, but tends to get very repetitive at times. There is too much, "Go here, kill them, escape without dieing" style missions. As well, there are a lot of things that fans of past GTA games will find disappointing about this game. Some of them are:
- No firefighter, police, taxi, or ambulance side-missions
- Not a very big emphasis on property ownership
- No swimming underwater
- No controllable airplanes or jets (only helicopters)
- Not a great selection of vehicles; you'll see the same 20-25 or so basic cars for the entire game
- Difficult aiming system
- No "L2" or "R2" side views while driving cars; must use the right analog stick to look around
- Vehicles are difficult to steer from the start; no "driving skill" as seen in GTA: San Andreas; must make use of the R1 handle brake to make sharp turns at higher speeds
- Not many interior locations. Those you can go into are either small or virtually pointless
- No robbing pedestrians or shop owners at gunpoint (i.e. they do not drop money when held up)
- Cops are too powerful. They will blast you with a shotgun if you have even one wanted star. However, once you get moving and elude them the cop chases are great
Some of the better things about this game that I've noticed are:
- MUCH smarter traffic system; cars will attempt to steer out of the way if you are coming at them head-on or fast from behind; traffic cars use blinkers; cops are very smart and will use PIT (fishtail) maneuvers and spike strips (very detailed) to stop you
- Car accidents are simply incredible. They are detailed with an unbelievable amount of 'realisticness'. If you roll your car the body of your car will be damaged uniquely in the locations that got hit; If you hit a pole your hood will wrap around it; If you scrape a car the paint from the other car will stain yours, and vice versa; hitting pedestrians will leave a dent/smash mark EXACTLY where the pedestrian made contact with the car, including smash marks on the windshield; cars can be disabled if damaged too much or if the engine receives a heavy direct blow; tires can blow from smashing your car into something heavy/sharp, steering sharply, or gunfire
- Explosions look amazing. Fire in this game looks like the real thing, and explosions are the same with insane detail
- Police wanted level is VERY realistic. In the past games you would have the same wanted level no matter where you were. Now, there is a flashing range on the map where cops are *looking* for you. If you get out of this range then cops will call off their search after a short while and you'll lose all wanted stars. Of course, more stars means a greater police search range, but it's all good. Changing cars also will deter cops away from you and make it harder for you to be found.
- Hijacking a car or stealing a car is now a process. If you steal a parked car Niko (the main character) will smash the window if the car is locked, sit inside, and then proceed to hot wire the engine. When stealing a car that is occupied, the other drivers will often fight back
- The water graphics are jaw-dropping. When you fly the helicopter at sunset over Algonquin (Manhattan) you would swear that you were watching TV of an actual helicopter flying over New York. The glistening water looks great.
There are a lot more 'good/bad' things about this game, but all of them basically balance each other out. When one thing was taken out of this game it seems like another great thing was put in.
The online gameplay is very, very fun. You can play with up to 16 people in a free-roaming city. And yes, the entire city is freely open with all building interiors and traffic/pedestrians while online. There are also a lot of mini games online like Deathmatch, Race, and a few more. Free-roam seems to be the most popular by a longshot, though.
In all, this game is awesome. If you liked GTA III, GTA: Vice City, OR GTA: San Andreas you'll LOVE GTA: IV.
 Disappointing May 15, 2008
Frank Jaccarino
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Older versions have much better gameplay. Besides impressive graphics the gameplay is quite frustrating, especially after GTA SA. Wish I had waited for a used copy. And to think the world spent nearly half a billion on this game already. If you want real multiplayer fun, go play Warhawk. Come back to this game when you have nothing better to play.
 Needs more fluff May 15, 2008
R. L. Cooper
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ok, I love GTA just as much as the next guy, but seriously! GTA SA had so much more to do. I really miss the car custimization. Even if we could just pick the color car would of been ok with me. But to take out car custimization altogether. That really upset me. The other thing is limiting the amount of ammo you can have at one time. You should be able to load up with as much ammo as you can buy(and this one leaves you with a surplus of money, because there really isn't much to buy in this game). Another thing that upset me is the music choice. They were talking about an award winning soundtrack blah, blah, blah. I turn the music off half the time, because they're are a lot of stations, but really not too many songs(good ones anyway). I would still recommend that you buy this, but maybe wait until the price drops a little. That said, the gameplay is fun and the graphics are pretty good. I was blown away at the beginning but after about 16 hours of gameplay, it has honestly got a bit boring. The other GTA's I was glued to the screen. This one just doesn't seem to have that staying power...sad
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