Return to Liberty City and the cruel streets in this second take of Grand Theft Auto IV. Customizable cars let you design Niko Bellic's ride as he travels the city in search of his fortune and an escape from his past. Intricate maps and the hottest music available on the stereo make Grand Theft Auto IV a wild adventure.
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Amazing game, groundbreaking graphics and gameplay. This is the new benchmark for the gaming industry and it lives up to all expected hype. The backgrounds and landscape are lush and vibrant, giving it a real life feel as far as the sights and sounds that you would experience being consumed in such a large city. Even the car control and in-game physics are more realistic. Regular old-school Grand Theft Auto events like taking fast turns or smashing into a something at high speeds will surprise even the veteran fan by yielding unexpected, yet entertaining results.
The multiplayer feature is also amazing. There are multiple game types that span both regular and ranked modes. The multiplayer lobby itself is very unique as well, placing players that are waiting for games into a freeplay cityscape while waiting to start the matchmaking. The only slight downside (if you could call it a downside) is that it is not at all like the other Grand Theft Auto games as far as the game physics and car handling. In my opinion though it creates a whole new experience for fans of the series, instead of just being another repeat with new character names and skins. Pick it up today!
What's great about it: Amazing graphics, entertaining gameplay, will revolutionize the industry.
What's not so great: Not like the other GTA games.