not quite a masterpiece, but still a damn good game
Grand Theft Auto IV will change the quality of stories told in video games. GTA IV opens up with an Eastern European immigrant named Niko Bellic arriving in Liberty City and you probably know the rest. What makes GTA IV such a good game is that the characters are all so memorable. They all have their ways of standing out like Little Jacob who you can never understand what he says but he is still very likable. The best parts of the game come when you have to choose between one of two characters and which one gets to live and which one has to die. There is never any plain "good" or "bad" choices in the game it's usually shades of gray.
The gameplay has been much refined since the last GTA . Gone are most of all the customization options that you had with CJ but they aren't missed too much mainly because Niko is such a complete character already. They have add a new cover system which works much like Gears of War and is much welcome addition to the shooting sections of the game and makes it a game that is much more fun to play overall
