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    Grand Theft Auto IV

    Game » consists of 25 releases. Released Apr 29, 2008

    Take on the role of Niko Bellic, a Serbian immigrant who comes to the US at his cousin Roman's request, to find a better life, search for "that special someone" and participate in lawless activities in an upgraded generation of Liberty City.

    smokingsbad's Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360) review

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    WOW

    From the start of GTA to all the way to GTA 4 it got better and better. I thought San Andreas was the best and once i played number 4, I think I am in love. I'm just kidding but this game will be one of the best games you will ever play. Anyways let's get started with the review

    The Bad : There wasn't really much bad in the game but there were a few. Such as they took out some stuff that were in the previous Grand theft auto's. Like the bicycles in SA. I thought it was really fun to ride those, and keep going faster and faster, But I'm not to mad about it because i forget about it once I play the game. I remember in SA you can get Buff or fat, that was a funny thing in the game, but it wasn't in it for this one. That part made it really fun because it determined how you were doing in the game, like when you are fit and buff you can run faster, if you are fat you run slow. Also the jet pack and the the jets are gone, the jet packs were really fun to play with, like just cruising around the city but o well, i don't really actually quite mind but its just a feature that was gone, that i will miss. I can live without it but sometimes i do wish to use the jet pack and fly around the city and how amazing they made it look.

    Oh my goodness, why can't I turn off the annoying radio? But first can I even be able to turn it off? Well if I can't it sucks, I no it might not be such a big deal but I couldn't think of any bad things of this game and this is all I can think of. Anyways yea it is so annoying to hear the music, they all suck. So every time i get in a car or motorcycle i go to the radio where they only talk instead of sing, its not as annoying. So yea it can be bothering at times( most of the time actually)


    The Good : Well there's a whole lot of good coming at ya. Driving is really good in this game, I first heard that it is really hard at turns and a lot of people didn't like it. So i actually was kind of scared when i heard because I loved the driving in the past GTA'S. But once I played it I was happy because it wasn't that hard, you just have to be a good driver and know when to turn and when to stop. This year's grand theft auto has the best driving. It is just so addicting driving, Also they make it look so real, when you like have sex in it, it actually shows, not like in the past gta's where the car just goes up and down, and you are sitting next to each other. Also when you are going backwards, your body actually turns and shows you looking behind you. I thought it was a cool feature, i know it wasn't a big deal but I liked it. So driving is one part of the game which made it great

    I thought the cellphone you made was a cool thing to add, because it's a cool that you can call people to do stuff like go have a drink or play bowling and etc... Remember the other Grand theft auto's cheat codes, where you press buttons. Well in this one you use the cellphone and call for cheat codes, to explain the cheat codes are numbers now instead of the letters, and you dial the numbers and get your cheats. Also I'm not sure if people knew this but prob some of you knew, but for people who didn't you can actually call 911. Once you call them someone picks up and they ask you if you want the police, or ambulance, or the fire department to come. So you press 1, 2, or 3 for each. I thought it was a cool feature to add which is fun to do.

    The city is just a amazing place, everything is so detailed and close to perfect. The people in the city are more exciting now, you can see them actually do stuff now, from sitting down, talking on cellphone, holding stuff. They actually fight back when you punch them, also they are very strong sometimes. You can see them fixing their cars also which is fun to mess with. Also you see a lot of new people walking around, you don't see the same person that much thats a cool thing to add to make it seem bigger and cooler. So yea the city and people were a awesome thing to upgrade.

    Eating food is somehow fun to me. You can see hot dog and cheese burger stands at the streets. And you buy them for one dollar and once you eat it your health rises. Iono it's just a cool thing somehow, it is just so real. Also there is a burger shop around there and buy more burgers, and the place looks like a regular fast food shop.

    I like that they added a car wash in the game, you would never thought they would add something like that but they did. Also it actually works, it makes your car more shinny and clean, also its only 5$. And you can see the process where your car is getting clean.

    I like how there are a lot of stores to go from, like the bar where you can get drunk and once you come out you starting spinning a lot and the screen gets dizzy. The cloths shop where you can buy glasses, pants, jackets, and other items. The internet where their are Computers everywhere to find dates, where you have to in one mission. The Dinner where, well you can't really do anything there except kill anyone in there. The burger shop where you buy burgers. Car wash where you wash your car and makes it shinny. The safehouse where you live and save at. And this place i forgot called where you play pool and an arcade machine. The strip club where, half naked girls give you a lap dance and what not. I might be forgetting some but those are the main. It;s just really cool to go inside them.

    The missions are really good, not just good but really fun, I usually just love free roaming in these types of games, but GTA 4 actually made the missions fun and exciting. Each level had something special to it, from killing someone, going on a date with someone, to following him then eventually killing him. So I just loved these missions.

    One thing that caught my eye was the new cover system. I was happy and excited when they announce that you can duck and cover behind walls and other things. The cool thing about it is that you can mostly cover anywhere, as long as its possible, from a wall, a car, a car window, the hotdog stand, ANYWHERE! I just love games that have the cover system, its so just fun doing it.

    How can i forget this? THE GRAPHICS, usually the gta graphics are ok, and not the best. But these graphics are amazing, from detail from the city, to the characters. Every thing is so beautiful. Nuff said.

    Finally GTA had great online Mulitplayer, I'm not really quite sure if the other GTA had it but who cares now, because this one is amazing. 16 player online? now thats a lot. you can battle other people, free roam, or just battle the cops and kill anyone you see. It is just so fun and cool playing has your own creation you made instead of using the person you use for story mode.

    lastly, everything else in the game is great, I just cant thing of any more there are just to much to remember. This game just had so many great things in it.

    Well this is the end of the review I hope you enjoyed it. I give this game a 10/10 it is just that great.

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