Grand Theft Auto IV

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  1. Shinoadoto
    Aug 18, 2023
    7
    Многие считаю гта 4 худшей частью серии, мол задания однотипные, принеси, подай, отвези, убей. Но на это я закрываю глаза, ведь история Нико, с этой темной атмосферой Нью-Йорка пробирает до мозга костей. Этот белградский сукин сын завоевал мое сердце. Его история лучшая во всей серии
    7 раст из 10    Многие считаю гта 4 худшей частью серии, мол задания однотипные, принеси, подай, отвези, убей. Но на это я закрываю глаза, ведь история Нико, с этой темной атмосферой Нью-Йорка пробирает до мозга костей. Этот белградский сукин сын завоевал мое сердце. Его история лучшая во всей серии
    7 раст из 10
  2. ProsteNicolas
    May 28, 2023
    7
    This game is legendary, the story is actually good, but its not too fun, but the atmosphere of this game is absolutelly unbelievable, the physics is the best, a lot better than GTA 5. In this game the PC Optimalization is horrible, If you had a better computer back in 2009 when GTA 4 came out, it would have been hell to run the game anyway, the game was unplayable in that time on PC, ButThis game is legendary, the story is actually good, but its not too fun, but the atmosphere of this game is absolutelly unbelievable, the physics is the best, a lot better than GTA 5. In this game the PC Optimalization is horrible, If you had a better computer back in 2009 when GTA 4 came out, it would have been hell to run the game anyway, the game was unplayable in that time on PC, But I'm also a bit disappointed about the story, the story didn't entertain me as much as in GTA 5 or GTA San Andreas. Good game, but unfortunately there is not much in this game, when the story is finished, I find the game a bit underdeveloped. I understand they were trying for physics. Anyway, I didn't like the city either, it's just that when you finish GTA 4 you mostly don't turn the game on until you want to play it again, which doesn't happen anyway, or you go play the DLC, but when you finish the DLC there's nothing you can do in the story or the DLC anyway, in GTA San Andreas after finishing the story you could play for tens of hours to finish GTA San Andreas 100%, also the gangster wars in GTA San Andreas were very good. Anyway, in GTA 4 there are no conveniences like in GTA SA, you can't customize your character, you can't tune cars, you can't use planes, although actually GTA 4 couldn't do that because Liberty City, you couldn't explore the water world. GTA 4 just wasn't my cup of coffee, even though I finished it.… Expand
  3. nietzfk
    May 20, 2023
    7
    There is a mod called 'Definitive Edition'. I recommend you to play the game with this mod. It largely solves the optimization problems it has. Game is absolutely awesome.
  4. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    6
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»
  5. MrOldModern
    Apr 10, 2023
    6
    Із гарного це атмосфера та фізика. Усе інше душе унило. Хтось скаже, що тут реалістичний сюжет про тяжке кримінальне життя. Вибачаюсь, але сюжет дуже затягнутий.
  6. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 7, 2023
    7
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
  7. Procrustes7
    Feb 8, 2023
    7
    πολύ Καλό game Ειδικά για την εποχή του ήταν κορυφή τώρα πλέον θα το έβαζα τρίτο πρώτα το GTA 5 μετά το San Andreas μετά αυτό, αλλά στο PC που παίζω εγώ έχει πολλά Bugs και μου σπάει λίγο τα νεύρα για αυτό και το 7
  8. Unbeiseger31
    Feb 2, 2023
    6
    Chase and kill missions are so boring. we are going to get money from someone who does not follow constantly and pays his debt. without this missons game is good
  9. nastyjes
    Jan 26, 2023
    6
    Best storyline and worst extra activities .
  10. ProffHarun17
    Jan 11, 2023
    5
    Poor optimization, poor story, okay gameplay. Dynamices are better than newest games but who cares?
  11. Andante
    Jan 5, 2023
    7
    This is a very good GTA. You play as a balkan immigrant who travels to America to live the american dream but the circumstances force you to get involved with crime. It starts with very small jobs, like bullying people in order to pay their debt and slowly as you gain fame you do bigger jobs and get to know more important people. The pacing of the game is very good at least at the firstThis is a very good GTA. You play as a balkan immigrant who travels to America to live the american dream but the circumstances force you to get involved with crime. It starts with very small jobs, like bullying people in order to pay their debt and slowly as you gain fame you do bigger jobs and get to know more important people. The pacing of the game is very good at least at the first half, there are countless mini games and side activities you can do, and the whole thing is very believable, because the characters have strong personalities and keep the interest. Unfortunately and once you reach a certain point and have lots of money you realize that you cant do many things with it. You still have to steal cars from some poor bastards although you have a 6 digit account. There are no garages, you cant buy houses, you can't run businesses. The character also doesn't seem to grow throughout the game, and has the same primitive mentality in contrast to San Andreas where you could feel and see the growth and evolution of your character.… Expand
  12. Tomle1202
    Dec 31, 2022
    7
    Grand Theft Auto IV on PC is an endurance test filled with bugs and performance issues.
  13. Hyperfailure
    Nov 27, 2022
    7
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  14. Dan9el99
    Nov 23, 2022
    7
    Das Spiel war für seine Zeit extrem innovativ und hat eine phänomenale Spielwelt. Hinzu kommt eine packende und lange Storyline. Leider gibt es bei der PC-Version einige Bugs, welche einige Story-Missionen zum Scheitern verurteilt (7/10).
  15. M_MIXER
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    GOOD《7/10》⭐⭐

    ROCKTAR, FIX THE BUGS!

    《STORY》
  16. Goshan220
    Oct 30, 2022
    6
    Это наверно самая не запоминающаяся часть GTA из всех. Какие-то недо русские недо итальянцы в NY. Не, простор все ещё большой, хотя как будто бы есть какие то рамки или не знаю.. ещё этот фильтр желто-серый, как будто я просто вышел на улицу в России. Не то чтобы я прям мечтаю играть в "уныние". Не зацепила.Это наверно самая не запоминающаяся часть GTA из всех. Какие-то недо русские недо итальянцы в NY. Не, простор все ещё большой, хотя как будто бы есть какие то рамки или не знаю.. ещё этот фильтр желто-серый, как будто я просто вышел на улицу в России. Не то чтобы я прям мечтаю играть в "уныние". Не зацепила.
  17. Solar_Carpenter
    Oct 17, 2022
    5
    I expected something else from GTA. I expected fun dynamic missions. Chases, shootouts, train hijackings, plane hijackings, bank robberies, mansions storming.
    I understand that the authors of the game, the Houser brothers, are essentially writers. I would not like to insult them with the word graphomaniacs.
    But because of their desire to write more dialogue and be sure to convey their    I expected something else from GTA. I expected fun dynamic missions. Chases, shootouts, train hijackings, plane hijackings, bank robberies, mansions storming.
    I understand that the authors of the game, the Houser brothers, are essentially writers. I would not like to insult them with the word graphomaniacs.
    But because of their desire to write more dialogue and be sure to convey their writings to the player, this game is unbearably boring to play. Each mission begins with an endless car ride to the other side of town until the characters discuss everything the writers have written. And then you take a couple of shots and the mission is over. And you have to take someone home to the other side of the city while the characters speak lines from an endless scenario.    … Expand
  18. Marinusf
    Sep 11, 2022
    6
    Uninteresting dialogues, boring missions, mission replayability is not good checkpoints are missing, more boring city than GTA SA, not a special map/story.
  19. Wondux
    Aug 16, 2022
    7
    GTA IV's story was my favorite one among the other games in the series. However, I had 2 significant issues, leading to a 3 point drop in my review.
    1 - Aiming was not sensitive to small mouse movements. When I aim for someone's head, I need to move the mouse upwards very slowly. However, the game does not pick up the small movements, which makes your cursor stuck just underneath my    GTA IV's story was my favorite one among the other games in the series. However, I had 2 significant issues, leading to a 3 point drop in my review.
    1 - Aiming was not sensitive to small mouse movements. When I aim for someone's head, I need to move the mouse upwards very slowly. However, the game does not pick up the small movements, which makes your cursor stuck just underneath my objective. When I move the mouse more strongly to counter that, it finally detects it, but this time the cursor flies upwards, again missing the head. This was not a game-breaking issue or didn't make anything more difficult. However, in a game like GTA where you always need to use a gun, it becomes very annoying.
    2 - There were huge bugs, although extremely few. At a certain point, I needed to spam the space button as a mission objective, but the button was not working. I had to completely change my graphics settings in order to make the space button work in a mission.
    Other than these 2 issues, the game was very amazing. The acting, story, story presentation, the freedom in your choices, and variety of friend activities were all perfect.    … Expand
  20. 1ndastreal
    Jul 30, 2022
    7
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  21. Demon2017
    Jun 24, 2022
    7
    Самая спорная часть ГТА, Для кого-то - это худшая часть, для кого-то лучшая. Я отношусь к первому типу людей. Технически игра близка к шедевру, но всё остальное: Миссии, сюжет, управление, стрельба уже не так радуют и сделаны довольно посредственноСамая спорная часть ГТА, Для кого-то - это худшая часть, для кого-то лучшая. Я отношусь к первому типу людей. Технически игра близка к шедевру, но всё остальное: Миссии, сюжет, управление, стрельба уже не так радуют и сделаны довольно посредственно
  22. phantlowerr
    May 28, 2022
    5
    Şu oyun neden abartılıyor anlamıyorum.Oynanışı güzel ama görevleri mafia 3e yakın derecede berbat git mekana adam öldürden ibaret.GTA 5in yanına bile yaklaşamıyor.Bırak Gta5i GtaSA bile daha iyi görevler konusunda.
  23. StarkAgentos
    May 26, 2022
    7
    Саундтрек офигенный, физика топовая. Радио "Владивосток" вообще топ. Отдельно меня эта игра порадовала присутствием в ней песни Виктора Цоя "Группа крови". Но не всё так радужно. Геймплей хреновый, почти точь-в-точь, как в Сан Андреас. Провалишь задание в самом конце - начинай всё сначала. Оптимизация ужасная. Бывало фпс 45 при нагрузке на ГП в 50%. Графика такая себе. Сглаживания почтиСаундтрек офигенный, физика топовая. Радио "Владивосток" вообще топ. Отдельно меня эта игра порадовала присутствием в ней песни Виктора Цоя "Группа крови". Но не всё так радужно. Геймплей хреновый, почти точь-в-точь, как в Сан Андреас. Провалишь задание в самом конце - начинай всё сначала. Оптимизация ужасная. Бывало фпс 45 при нагрузке на ГП в 50%. Графика такая себе. Сглаживания почти нет, краски преобладают серые. Если бы эти минусы были исправлены, то я бы смог назвать игру шедевром, а так она очень спорная.… Expand
  24. Jackie_Jackson
    May 26, 2022
    5
    Я слышал эти вот разработчики пытались выкупить у Балабанова права на игронизацию Брат 2 но не хватило бабок так что получилось по мотивам типа ну пародия такая дешёвая ну вы думаете в чём сила в капусте да а на самом деле в картоошкееЯ слышал эти вот разработчики пытались выкупить у Балабанова права на игронизацию Брат 2 но не хватило бабок так что получилось по мотивам типа ну пародия такая дешёвая ну вы думаете в чём сила в капусте да а на самом деле в картоошкее
  25. jonay
    Apr 10, 2022
    6
    its a great game but this port is terrible it even runs bad on the most powerfull pc's today
  26. Runatikku
    Jan 31, 2022
    7
    There is an optimization problem that would not be expected from a company like Rockstar. After the excellent optimization of GTA 5, I did not expect such a thing. Computers running GTA 5 without problems do not run GTA 4 without fps drops.
  27. Morty_0_0
    Jan 5, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Хорошая игра, но со своими неприятными сюрпризами.
    Геймплейно игра превосходная. В остальных аспектах игра мне нравится: тачки ,оружие, все великолепно. Сюжет-- такой типичный боевичок, ничего особенного.
    Почему 7 , а не 10 все очень просто. Концовка просто ужас, я просто не мог залезть на вертолет и постоянно проваливал миссию. К сожалению у столь великой игры такая кривая и недоработанная концовка.    … Expand
  28. vova22379
    Dec 18, 2021
    6
    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
  29. lightsydejake
    Nov 17, 2021
    7
    While this game is a masterpiece, the same thing can't be said with PC version of GTA 4.

    This version is poorly optimized and have many problems with performance issues, due to developers simply port a console version to PC and changing little stuff without fixing issues with performance, its got worse with a Patch 7 somehow, they added a new shadow but didnt fix performance problems,    While this game is a masterpiece, the same thing can't be said with PC version of GTA 4.

    This version is poorly optimized and have many problems with performance issues, due to developers simply port a console version to PC and changing little stuff without fixing issues with performance, its got worse with a Patch 7 somehow, they added a new shadow but didnt fix performance problems, even Patch 8 (from 2016) still have some issues, and RGL version later, still didnt fix anything.    … Expand
  30. jarvitom
    Nov 15, 2021
    7
    Game looks bland and grey, few bugs also, story was forgettable for me, I preferred SA or V compared to this.
  31. ChampionofDeaTH
    Oct 25, 2021
    6
    супер физика машин это плюс, остальное что есть в игре- минус. керик сказал говно игра
  32. Asp_klg40
    Aug 27, 2021
    7
    Худшая из серии GTA. Все любили гта за свободный мир, тут же огромные ограничения, банально на хватает самолетов. Сюжет приятный, когда выходила - ждали ее просто все) В принципе на тот момент это был "ШЕДЕВР". 7из10, ну не больше.Худшая из серии GTA. Все любили гта за свободный мир, тут же огромные ограничения, банально на хватает самолетов. Сюжет приятный, когда выходила - ждали ее просто все) В принципе на тот момент это был "ШЕДЕВР". 7из10, ну не больше.
  33. KepasaAmigo
    Jul 1, 2021
    7
    My pc was not ready then and the game was like ultra not ready for any pc back in the days. So... For story would be 8 but the optimalisation ruin that so it's 7.
  34. karcael
    Jun 11, 2021
    6
    Oyunu 3'lü paket DLC'leri ile birlikte, çıktığı sene CD'li olarak aldım. Oyunda stabilizasyon problemi olması sebebiyle FPS değerleri pek olumlu değildi. Bu, oyuna düşük puan vermemdeki tek etken. Bazı noktalarda oynaması zor hale gelecek kadar FPS kaybı yaratıyordu. Bunun dışında hikayesi, oynanışı, zaten övülen fizikleri, grafikleri ve sesleri, senesine göre gayet yerinde.Oyunu 3'lü paket DLC'leri ile birlikte, çıktığı sene CD'li olarak aldım. Oyunda stabilizasyon problemi olması sebebiyle FPS değerleri pek olumlu değildi. Bu, oyuna düşük puan vermemdeki tek etken. Bazı noktalarda oynaması zor hale gelecek kadar FPS kaybı yaratıyordu. Bunun dışında hikayesi, oynanışı, zaten övülen fizikleri, grafikleri ve sesleri, senesine göre gayet yerinde.
  35. dikii_hohol
    Jun 6, 2021
    7
    дота 2 крекер дота 2 крекер дота 2 крекер дота 2 крекер дота 2 крекер дота 2 крекер
  36. MrPajamas
    May 9, 2021
    7
    After the revolutionary trio, the excellent Vice City and the almost perfect San Andreas, the fall came in the form of the fourth part. GTA IV is not bad, but lags behind previous games. I would start by saying that the game runs through Games For Windows LIVE. I literally hate this **** Because of this nonsense, I just wasn't able to turn on the game for a week until I finally made it.After the revolutionary trio, the excellent Vice City and the almost perfect San Andreas, the fall came in the form of the fourth part. GTA IV is not bad, but lags behind previous games. I would start by saying that the game runs through Games For Windows LIVE. I literally hate this **** Because of this nonsense, I just wasn't able to turn on the game for a week until I finally made it. Although I got it, another problem came right away and that was optimization. OK. It's a fact that my PC at the time was not among the elite of the PC Master Race, but I still expected a smoother game. In the end, I had to settle for low detail and 20FPS. Well, somehow I survived. I really wanted to play the game. I'm a fan of the GTA series and I fell in love with San Andreas. So I had to play the fourth part at all costs, but it just didn't work out very well. What I was looking forward to was multiplayer. I could already imagine shooting with a friend around the city. He is horrible here because of the already mentioned platform, because Games For Windows LIVE gave me a nickname in advance and it was just really bothered with it, but I still managed to join a friend in the final, but after a while it starts to be totally nothing if you are free in the city and do not complete missions. Golden SAMP, where there was always something to do. OK. I've mentioned enough of my disappointment here. Unfortunately, this is not the end of it. While the previous parts were still adding something, for some reason GTA IV is taking away. I don't know if the Rockstar Games didn't have enough time or just decided not to put things into play that we could happily do in San Andreas. We are talking about diving, for example. Maybe stupid for someone, but I personally enjoyed diving a lot in San Andreas and here it could have been many times better thanks to the new engine on which the game runs. Also, we can no longer change our body based on what we eat or strengthen. I understand that not everyone has been a fan of our character changing according to how we behave, but what I don't understand anymore is that we don't have the opportunity to fly a plane here. Damn why? Since the airport is here, I was looking forward to flying over the Liberty City plane, which I will get to. But I'm at the plane, I press the enter button and nothing. Unfortunately, the error was not on my side, but on the side of the developers. In short, you can't fly here by plane. What totally stopped me was the control. The developers here probably tried for realism, which I would say they would succeed, but GTA is not a simulator for me, but a real violent game where you kill everyone around and do what you want. You can't do a lot of things here because of this more real physics, such as the stunts that were born in San Andreas and were buried here and were subsequently revived in GTA V. So now maybe off with a hat and now for the good. I've already bitten the new engine and city. The game looks really good compared to previous parts and has definitely shifted graphically. Liberty City is so dark and maybe someone could say dead, and I believe it won't suit people. But in my eyes, the city had a kind of charm and overall it contributes to the darkness. In comparison, the previous works were quite "cheerful". Really don't forget those quotes. I mean the overall atmosphere. GTA IV is simply darker. Whether it's the city or the soundtrack. GTA IV Theme, please, in my opinion, is one of the best game soundtracks. If the Rockstar Games did anything here, it's the dark atmosphere that the game has. This is also helped by the main protagonist Niko Bellic, who came here to live the American dream and he gradually finds out that it is completely or according to his plans. Overall, the story is, in my opinion, perhaps the best in the series. The missions may not surpass San Andreas or Vice City, but the plot is perhaps the best GTA. The mission simply looks more realistic, for example by being able to cover the corners. At least for some reason, the realism here was good. What's next crack new is the cell phone. Someone has called us here and there before, but this time you have the option to pull out your mobile phone when you want to, and for example call your cousin Roman if you don't want to go to a bowling alley. Yeah. Bowling. At least they added something here and didn't take it away. In the finale and after all, after all, when I just thought they couldn't even do this, Rockstar Games is a good game. It's all about the story. But you have to accept that this is simply not the GTA that we are used to. Unfortunately, all this knocks the game and underlines this to the fullest GFWL for PC versions. Unfortunately, this is "only" a good game, which I recommend despite all the problems.… Expand
  37. Garybaldo
    Mar 23, 2021
    7
    Now that microsoft live is out of GTA IV I decided to give a honest chance to this game, obviously installing some mods to fix the atrocious color pallet chosen by Rockstar Games, I'd rather poke my eyeballs out with a fork than play the game with the original colors, I'm sorry!

    Pros: +Great story, great storytelling +Alive open world with much room to explore and lot of things to do    Now that microsoft live is out of GTA IV I decided to give a honest chance to this game, obviously installing some mods to fix the atrocious color pallet chosen by Rockstar Games, I'd rather poke my eyeballs out with a fork than play the game with the original colors, I'm sorry!

    Pros:
    +Great story, great storytelling
    +Alive open world with much room to explore and lot of things to do
    +Driving is very well done, the physics engine, although sometimes buggy, feels very smooth
    +Has great character development on most acquaintances throughout the game, but just enough to not get into the territory of repetitiveness
    +Missions and plot does not feel repetitive or filler in the early and mid stages of the game

    Cons:
    -Terrible, and I mean TERRIBLE optimization, the PC port is plain garbage
    -Severe waste of potential on some absences like having different haircuts, customizing cars, weapon customization and/or variety, or having a wider variety of places to hang out in / activities to do
    -Tedious secondary character interaction in the form of dating and hanging out with in-game friends
    -Repetitive and frustrating 100% checklist
    -Missions and plt DO feel repetitive and filler in the late stages of the game    … Expand
  38. overratedgamesx
    Mar 22, 2021
    6
    I think this is the most overrated gta ever. It does nothing better than gta sa, so many things got worse. There are a few open world activities, they are boring. Driving physics are simulationistic but that is unnecesarry because that makes the game even harder when driving. Because it has good physics, that doesn't make the game better. Story is not good imo. Missions are 99 percent sameI think this is the most overrated gta ever. It does nothing better than gta sa, so many things got worse. There are a few open world activities, they are boring. Driving physics are simulationistic but that is unnecesarry because that makes the game even harder when driving. Because it has good physics, that doesn't make the game better. Story is not good imo. Missions are 99 percent same and boring as hell. World design is oudated, there are no realistic forests, no unusual places and they are eye killers. Characters are not bad. Graphics are bad as hell. (Crysis released in 2007) And there are so many unnecessary little things. Gun mechanics are crap. You feel like you r hitting walls. This game is mediocore. It does nothing better than gta 5 too. Channels like Crowbcat just make it like "Omg AlWayS OLdeR gAmEs aRe BeSt!!" and show it unnecessary crap things. This game is one of the rockstar's biggest faults… Expand
  39. nazarkin123
    Mar 10, 2021
    7
    A bit buggy. Sometimes not quite interesting quests. Feels sad like the 90's at all.
  40. ElleryHQ
    Dec 20, 2020
    7
    Я играл все трёхмерные части ГТА, но эта понравилась мне меньше всех. Она приедается и утомляет, чего я не могу сказать ни про одну другую.
  41. Torgall
    Dec 12, 2020
    6
    Well it's GTA so I liked it, but the port for PC was abysmal. The main character is not as memorable for me as the previous ones, but overall not bad. And let's not forget "Nico, you wanna go bowling?".
  42. KonstantinPayne
    Aug 29, 2020
    7
    Отличная, долгая игра с самой "фановой" физикой в открытом мире. Стрельба, симуляция гильз и пуль, повреждений мебели, езда, транспортные повреждения, кулачный бой и конечно же прекрасная симуляция попаданий во врагов благодаря Эйфории. Играть чистое удовольствие. ДЖИПИЕС на миникарте - для одибилевших швайноимбицилов.Отличная, долгая игра с самой "фановой" физикой в открытом мире. Стрельба, симуляция гильз и пуль, повреждений мебели, езда, транспортные повреждения, кулачный бой и конечно же прекрасная симуляция попаданий во врагов благодаря Эйфории. Играть чистое удовольствие. ДЖИПИЕС на миникарте - для одибилевших швайноимбицилов.
  43. GlebanBC
    Aug 2, 2020
    6
    Game is good, but hard missions and hard graphics settings is bad. Six Nikos of ten.
  44. Sean-M
    Jul 23, 2020
    7
    This game compares to its previous instalment, GTA San Andreas, seems like a downgrade. Still, I liked it though, but somehow I expected more.
  45. Shtern
    Jul 19, 2020
    7
    В общем игра вышла очень даже не плохой, хороший сюжет с выборами, приятная графика, офигенный хитман на главном герое и самое наверное крутое - радио, да, именно оно, "VLADIVOSTOK FM", боже, каждый раз садясь в машину, чувствуешь себя каким-то старцем, которой просто едет куда-то в даль, под какой-то шансон или попсу, ну как говорит на радио сам "Серега" радио тем кому за 30, начинаешьВ общем игра вышла очень даже не плохой, хороший сюжет с выборами, приятная графика, офигенный хитман на главном герое и самое наверное крутое - радио, да, именно оно, "VLADIVOSTOK FM", боже, каждый раз садясь в машину, чувствуешь себя каким-то старцем, которой просто едет куда-то в даль, под какой-то шансон или попсу, ну как говорит на радио сам "Серега" радио тем кому за 30, начинаешь себя таким ощущать и уже не рофлишь над тем, что порой слушают твои родственники. Но так где хорошо есть и плохо. В игре очень плохое управление машиной, это раздражает сильнее всего. Вечно орущие люди, когда ты чутка дал газу или дрифтанул в километре от них, это очень сильно раздражает. Посредственные миссии, такое ощущение что реально игра просто "Hitman", но беда в том, что наш главный герой не дресированный агент или выращен из пробирки с лучшими генами, а ще не лысый, а обычный вояка, который приехал в страну за лучшим будущим и к своему любимому Брату Роману.
    Полиция, тоже отдельное разочарование этой игры, такое ощущение что ее тут просто нет, ну то есть, есть копы и спецназ на этом все, если в той же "GTA:SA" и "GTA V" есть армия и тебя грубо говоря "Ебашат со всего", то здесь 4 звезды = 6 звезд, поэтому RockStar, когда перевыпустили игру добавив в нее ачивки, сделали ачивку уйдите при розыске в 4 звезды, а не 6, потому что ничего координально не меняется вообще.
    Итог
    Игра получилась спорной, после перевыпуска у многих начались с ней проблемы, я уже не помню когда-то давно в нее играл, но перепройдя ее сейчас было тяжело играть, особенно в моментах ,когда игра при железе которое 3 такие игры тянет, она работает с перебоями от 30 до 60 ФПС, но без вертикальной синхронизации играть прям глаза режет, да и так картина то не особо и меняться 7 Рузге палец из 10.    … Expand
  46. EsteticBomzh
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    Техническая сторона порта не дала насладиться игрой на момент выхода. Из плюсов, отличная физика, хорошее радио, отличный город и симуляция. Сюжет скучный и растянутый, цветовая гамма навевает тоску.
  47. PrdPak
    May 18, 2020
    7
    There was something about this game that made me come back to it again and again for some reason, even though I hated its performance and the numerous amounts of bugs I faced on my 2006 PC. The game ran at about ~40FPS on medium settings at 1024x768 resolution on my C2D E6600 2.4GHz 2GB DDR2 Quadro 410, but I faced serious stuttering. I then saved my pocket money and bought another 2GBThere was something about this game that made me come back to it again and again for some reason, even though I hated its performance and the numerous amounts of bugs I faced on my 2006 PC. The game ran at about ~40FPS on medium settings at 1024x768 resolution on my C2D E6600 2.4GHz 2GB DDR2 Quadro 410, but I faced serious stuttering. I then saved my pocket money and bought another 2GB DDR2 stick. Every other game I owned had a massive performance boost, except for this game. But I still played the cr*p out of it.

    I really liked the driving and cover system of this game, which were refreshing after playing the same styled GTA's for the previous 7 years. The story was okay but it never was appealing to me to finish it as GTA V's story is, but still, its a great story. I recently got the game again for my modern PC, and still wasn't able to finish it (probably due to me being busy with GTA V).

    Overall this game is 7/10, but I won't recommend it to people who have little to no patience as this game still has performance and optimization issues on modern PC's. I would suggest downloading community based patches to improve your experience. But to people who want to experience a good open world game with realistic driving, I'd recommend it.    … Expand
  48. Moworind
    May 14, 2020
    7
    Nice game with a good storyline. Interesting drama. The developers for the first time decided to abandon one ending, which I think is the right choice. I can not call this game a masterpiece. Yes, I liked her, this is a breakthrough for her time, but she is not good enough for me. In addition, she has poor optimization.
  49. UNSINNIG
    May 11, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good story, but after a while is kind of boring. It is full of bug. in spite of everything, because I like physics.… Expand
  50. mugsy
    May 9, 2020
    7
    In general this game is less fun to play than GTA 5, but in many areas it is better and more detailed. Also, PC port is bad.
  51. dlcwolf
    Mar 21, 2020
    7
    Good games, still some problems with FPS in 2019, but great city, and good stories. Is relaxing arrive at home and going trough the city doing what you want.
  52. Wiebe
    Feb 27, 2020
    7
    Worst GTA, just a lackluster story, limited game design, limited map compared so SA, its still fun to play and a massive game, bust not the best installment.
  53. oscarartudo
    Jan 22, 2020
    6
    Un juego muy bueno aburrido y poco contenido...

    Jugabilidad: buenisima disparos uf batallas epicas contra la policía y eso pero conducción algo molesta y el personaje es muy "realista" osea se mueve lento salta lento pero bueno es tipo menos casual y arcade como en gta sa y mas realista pero aburrido graficos: los graficos no me gustaron mucho osea si eran realistas pero todo se ve    Un juego muy bueno aburrido y poco contenido...

    Jugabilidad: buenisima disparos uf batallas epicas contra la policía y eso pero conducción algo molesta y el personaje es muy "realista" osea se mueve lento salta lento pero bueno es tipo menos casual y arcade como en gta sa y mas realista pero aburrido

    graficos: los graficos no me gustaron mucho osea si eran realistas pero todo se ve gris y oscuro (hasta con saturación máxima) se que es para la historia pero no me gusto mucho pero modelos geniales

    sonido: lo mejor disparas y suena realista genial y el sonido de choques y todo genial

    innovación: lamentablemente lo que menos hizo lo siento pero este gta 4 no es voy innovador que digamos osea hasta el gta vice city tenia mas armas ( gta vice city: 30 armas. gta 4: 15 armas ) que esta cosa. EL GTA VICE CITY UN JUEGO DE 2001 Y ESTE UN JUEGO DE 2008. quitaron todo lo que tenga que ver con personalizable. poca ropa, pocas armas, pocos autos, y quitaron tuneo de coches, mala optimización pero... pero el juego es bueno con buena historia y físicas geniales solo tengo que decir... gracias buen juego me puso muy sentimental personajes que extraño solo tengo que decir gracias    … Expand
  54. CoKronakan
    Sep 14, 2018
    7
    They upgraded their game engine from San Andreas, which is almost the best thing that can be said for the game if put in to comparison with GTA SA. I like how the menu is pumped up with GTA art, and is simple but rather detailed. The story is very rich, and very movie like which fit right in the environment and added to the feel of the game. Also the narrative is enriched with great butThey upgraded their game engine from San Andreas, which is almost the best thing that can be said for the game if put in to comparison with GTA SA. I like how the menu is pumped up with GTA art, and is simple but rather detailed. The story is very rich, and very movie like which fit right in the environment and added to the feel of the game. Also the narrative is enriched with great but dark humor. Americanized Niko is the perfect protagonist for this entry in the series, and Liberty City is just beautiful in the new HD textures. The Graphics are pretty acceptable (if turned to max) even for today's standards. Sound effects are very repetitive though which kinda broke the immersive experience for me, time to time. Animations are flawless, but looks terrifying or awkward because of the rag-doll physics. But that just makes it more fun and entertaining, which is one of the most important things in a game. The voice acting is incredible with a lot of lines, great use of vocal gesticulations and accentuation. Hats off to the writer of dialog and narrative as well, as this is amazingly done, and very believable at that. The color pallet of the game really lack, and pissed me off a lot of times, how uncolored the city was at times. The AI is really simple but good in terms of difficulty and reaction. Except the traffic is really bad if you respect the law of traffic. Because they never heard of it, and will crash in to you non the less. Although the difficulty can't be set, the game offers a challenge for every type of gamer. (Casual or hardcore) I have not found any bugs in the game myself, but seen a few. But none of them are really game breaking, or progression breaking.
    The GAMEPLAY is really basic, but still better than the last entry. Basically it's butter driving and earthquaky when running or aiming. On PC the aiming was good enough, I could easily get head shots. Although the cover system is new, it was pretty decent with a couple of faults, maybe intended. Melee combat was real awesome with the dodge counter attack. Was enjoyable to watch the finishers, but also hard to achieve them. Although the map was smaller, it seems bigger because of the vertical feeling of New York city. But as large as it seemed and beautiful, it was as shallow and empty, with tons of repetitive elements, chore like side activities which where awful and sadly boring as hell. And a lot of them where forced on to you as well. Also it wasn't bad enough that the side activities where repetitive, but the main missions as well are repetitive as fu8k. I mean it's basically a driving shooting and driving back simulator. Which hurts the game at it's core, and destroys everything in it's foundation which was good. It breaks the environment's immersion and even the story's gravity is lifted by the non-existent diversity in quests. Only a couple are even worth remarking, from the 80+ missions. Fast travel helps a lot but also breaks immersion. Also the story is dragging in the first 4 hours, but you can't help to fell in love with the city. Later when the story picks up, you get bored by the city and it's repetitiveness. Somehow it's not balanced enough, and this is holding the game back from what it could have really achieved. Collectibles are meaningless, and are a complete waste of time. I like that there are 2 extra stories added with the DLC's, which is warmly welcomed, and fresh air for the mafia like story. This only enriches the game, and shows how much was put in to details. But also not details that usually a gamer wants. For example I missed how much freedom GTA San Andreas gave you with your character and car customization, also the RPG elements.
    A lot of critics claim this game was an amazingly strong and superb game, but I beg to differ, when all I had to do was look back on their previous game, and saw that this was only a shell of a game. It lacked a lot of content, and also gameplay polish was required. I didn't feel free in this open world, and this gave me an inner conflict whether this game is 8 or 7.
    Overall it's a good game, which is held back by some of it's factors. Slight pacing issues, but mostly lack of content, and also some minor gameplay issues. This felt like a step back content wise from GTA SA.    … Expand
  55. LionGrand
    Jul 15, 2018
    7
    лучшая игра с отличным дизайном города который придает атмосферу в игру. Интересные персонажи, были две миссий которые мне хорошо запомнились это ограбление банка и самая последняя где нужно преследовать главного злодея. Не знаю что там за проблемы пк-версий
    Но я заметил лишь один минус это управлением вертолетом вот оно реально неудобное.
    А музыка просто шикарное вообщем игра навеки    лучшая игра с отличным дизайном города который придает атмосферу в игру. Интересные персонажи, были две миссий которые мне хорошо запомнились это ограбление банка и самая последняя где нужно преследовать главного злодея. Не знаю что там за проблемы пк-версий
    Но я заметил лишь один минус это управлением вертолетом вот оно реально неудобное.
    А музыка просто шикарное вообщем игра навеки
  56. hell88
    Jan 15, 2018
    7
    A great technical advanced engine and very nice graphics, but a boring and slow paced game, with a childish story a cheesy dialoges like a b class movie, very bad, thats in my opinion ruins the game play, nothing very original, a very dark sad climate on the city and overall, a not persuasive protagonist, a 7 score is a very optimist view on game, i gave that score in respect to the effortA great technical advanced engine and very nice graphics, but a boring and slow paced game, with a childish story a cheesy dialoges like a b class movie, very bad, thats in my opinion ruins the game play, nothing very original, a very dark sad climate on the city and overall, a not persuasive protagonist, a 7 score is a very optimist view on game, i gave that score in respect to the effort of programmers and people who archive that technnical superb work, but not a super fun game! sometimes in the missions you feel like doing some work really, not relaxing and enjoying. thats bad… Expand
  57. crimsondoor
    Jan 31, 2017
    5
    I still remember how badly optimised this game is on Windows. I was having the top hardware at the time of release but I couldn't get over 30fps. Game is also loaded with bugs. Story is far too dark and there is a lot less content than GTASA. IMO, trying to be realistic is a huge mistake of the GTA franchise - it killed the charm and humour present in the GTA3 era releases.
  58. Shadow1
    Apr 8, 2016
    6
    This game one of the best games of 2008 . Gta 4 not bad . Normal graphics for 2008 , One of the worst storyline in Grand Theft Auto IV . Many people think Gta IV is worst Gta game , but many people think this game is amazing .
  59. esxdri
    Jul 21, 2015
    6
    As a GTA fan, I was quite looking forward to playing this game. As I do not own any consoles, PC was my only way to play this, don't judge me.
    The PC version of this game has optimizations issues, but I can get over it. The only issue I expected was low framerate, which is really not a big deal for me. Graphics still look nice.
    Story of this game is great. You'll meet a lot of characters    As a GTA fan, I was quite looking forward to playing this game. As I do not own any consoles, PC was my only way to play this, don't judge me.
    The PC version of this game has optimizations issues, but I can get over it. The only issue I expected was low framerate, which is really not a big deal for me. Graphics still look nice.
    Story of this game is great. You'll meet a lot of characters with different personalities and they are done pretty well.
    Gameplay is awesome. I really enjoy walking or driving around Liberty City with the well done physics, but, and that's the main problem, is probably the only thing I can enjoy in GTA IV. There is practically nothing to do apart from going on bowling, buying suits and very few and boring activities. GTA San Andreas is my most favorite game ever released and GTA IV, as a successor, is a huge dissapointment for me.
    6/10 - Could be MUCH better.    … Expand
  60. NatT96
    Jun 28, 2015
    5
    Man I've went through hell and back trying to run this game on various PC models of mines. I upgraded from a GT 640 to a GTX 750Ti and that's probably the only reason I can run the game smoothly. The annoying patches and save deletes I have went through as well as launch issues overtime and just GOD AWFUL optimization where regardless of what rig you have everything cannot be ran at ultraMan I've went through hell and back trying to run this game on various PC models of mines. I upgraded from a GT 640 to a GTX 750Ti and that's probably the only reason I can run the game smoothly. The annoying patches and save deletes I have went through as well as launch issues overtime and just GOD AWFUL optimization where regardless of what rig you have everything cannot be ran at ultra high because then just a crap load of other sh*t will happen. Just like 5 that released without mods It would be a weaker score and try buying this game today and man you will have trouble even being able to launch the game.… Expand
  61. NShep53
    Jun 24, 2015
    7
    Grand Theft Auto 4 is one of the many games in Rockstar's GTA series. But in ways, it is very different. And as you will find out from this review, different doesn't always mean better. In GTA 4, you play as immigrant Niko Belic, who just got off the boat from Eastern Europe. The story is by far the weakest in the series up to that point. Niko isn't that interesting of a character comparedGrand Theft Auto 4 is one of the many games in Rockstar's GTA series. But in ways, it is very different. And as you will find out from this review, different doesn't always mean better. In GTA 4, you play as immigrant Niko Belic, who just got off the boat from Eastern Europe. The story is by far the weakest in the series up to that point. Niko isn't that interesting of a character compared to Tommy Vercetti from Vice City or CJ from San Andreas. But the GTA series best parts aren't from the story. This game looked really good at the time it came out and by today's standards, its fine. Nothing to complain about graphically. The gameplay is the same GTA-style you have always known, just upgraded with cover shooter mechanics. It is done very well and probably the best part of the game. Liberty City itself is.. okay. A definite step down from the huge size of San Andreas. Overall, if you like Grand Theft Auto, buy it. But just know, GTA V is coming out soon and I already know that it is miles ahead this game.… Expand
  62. Triasadi
    May 19, 2015
    7
    I really enjoy the game. Great story and gameplay. The physics are amazingly realistic and revolutionary at the time. For a game that was released almost 7 years ago, the graphics withstands the test of time. The graphics are still relevant to this day. Though the PC version has technical issues, I tried this game in Windows 8.1 and it couldn't run, but it works in Windows 7. GTA IV isI really enjoy the game. Great story and gameplay. The physics are amazingly realistic and revolutionary at the time. For a game that was released almost 7 years ago, the graphics withstands the test of time. The graphics are still relevant to this day. Though the PC version has technical issues, I tried this game in Windows 8.1 and it couldn't run, but it works in Windows 7. GTA IV is poorly optimized for PC. And then there's Games for Windows Live. The game 10/10, the PC version 7/10.… Expand
  63. Smilingcookie
    Mar 31, 2015
    5
    First off, this doesn't feel like a pc game. Maybe it's fine if you play it with a controller. Either way, I don't like it when during gameplay, at an exciting moment in the plot, suddenly there's this line "Press S" or "Tap R". It completely kills immersion for me. I think this one is a victim of the popularity of console gaming in design. On top of that it was a bad port.

    Apart from    First off, this doesn't feel like a pc game. Maybe it's fine if you play it with a controller. Either way, I don't like it when during gameplay, at an exciting moment in the plot, suddenly there's this line "Press S" or "Tap R". It completely kills immersion for me. I think this one is a victim of the popularity of console gaming in design. On top of that it was a bad port.

    Apart from that the story didn't really compell me. It was not terrible, but mediocre at best. For me this is the least interesting GTA so far. I guess some people like it, but for me it lacks the magic of GTA 1, 2, 3, Vice City or even San Andreas. I quit playing after 4-5 hours.    … Expand
  64. braindamage
    Jan 17, 2015
    6
    a game I played back a long time ago when I was running a phenom II x4 ,4gb ddr3 and a hd4850, maybe it was poorly optimized , but I had some good times with it the graphics were OK, it has some interesting npc's that stood on street corners ranting, one of them was a crazy guy, the other was a minister, mindlessly driving in a semi plowing thru traffic Is something I spent some timea game I played back a long time ago when I was running a phenom II x4 ,4gb ddr3 and a hd4850, maybe it was poorly optimized , but I had some good times with it the graphics were OK, it has some interesting npc's that stood on street corners ranting, one of them was a crazy guy, the other was a minister, mindlessly driving in a semi plowing thru traffic Is something I spent some time doing, there's some interesting side missions, with companions', (in one which you can shoot your date or drive like a maniac and the date is over), story is just average, music at the time was accepatable,… Expand
  65. Le__Xenomorph
    Jan 6, 2015
    6
    One of the most overrated games of all time. The map is smaller than usual, your cousin keeps annoying you every 5 seconds for bowling, and the graphics are sub-par on the PC. I don't usually complain about the graphics unless the game-play is executed well....And it's kind of executed well. First of all, escaping from the cops is too easy! If you hide from them for 30 seconds, you are inOne of the most overrated games of all time. The map is smaller than usual, your cousin keeps annoying you every 5 seconds for bowling, and the graphics are sub-par on the PC. I don't usually complain about the graphics unless the game-play is executed well....And it's kind of executed well. First of all, escaping from the cops is too easy! If you hide from them for 30 seconds, you are in the clear. Also, the story is decent but not good enough. But, there are good aspects of this game, too. The car has a great damage effect when you ram into a wall and seems slightly more exaggerated than previous GTA games. I like that because sometimes I like to wreck my car for fun. Also, the underground subway is surprisingly extensive and large and is the site of the fabled Rat Man. Although proven fake, it is still awesome to go down there and relive the nostalgia of the Rat Man. Sometimes, even, I role-play and pretend I'm seeking out the Rat Man. The subway is easily the most interesting part of the map to me. Overall, GTA IV is a decent game, it was a huge misfire from Rockstar that wasn't as good as the previous games. 6/10 (OK)… Expand
  66. Tib3rian
    Dec 18, 2014
    7
    Too much overrated on consoles and pc. Especially with compare to GTA 5. There are still same old problems with control system in vehicles and with Nico. The characters is only one thing, that`s even better than in GTA 5. Normally I`ve get 8.5/10 but with the fact, that half of people simply can`t played game on their pc, I must give 7/10. If they will gave us problems with GTA 5, I willToo much overrated on consoles and pc. Especially with compare to GTA 5. There are still same old problems with control system in vehicles and with Nico. The characters is only one thing, that`s even better than in GTA 5. Normally I`ve get 8.5/10 but with the fact, that half of people simply can`t played game on their pc, I must give 7/10. If they will gave us problems with GTA 5, I will split up with them forever!… Expand
  67. demolisher7778
    Oct 21, 2014
    7
    First of all, what an overrated game. Second of all, why are the Critics giving this game such great reviews and everyone else is giving it mixed or negative reviews. Hmm... Mabye because Rockstar is paying them! Nonetheless, Grand Theft Auto IV is a good game but has a weak story, a small map compared to other Grand Theft Auto games, and doesn't have as much variety either. So far, to me,First of all, what an overrated game. Second of all, why are the Critics giving this game such great reviews and everyone else is giving it mixed or negative reviews. Hmm... Mabye because Rockstar is paying them! Nonetheless, Grand Theft Auto IV is a good game but has a weak story, a small map compared to other Grand Theft Auto games, and doesn't have as much variety either. So far, to me, Grand Theft Auto IV is the weakest in the series and is a Rockstar misfire. But, it still gets a 7/10 (good)… Expand
  68. InfoGuy
    Sep 9, 2014
    7
    Just your usual hack and slash GTA game, where you do missions, and wreak havoc on Liberty City. Not the most amazing plot I've ever come across, and I can't say I'm too impressed with the game overall, considering the constant tweaking I had to do with the settings in order to make this poorly optimized PC port run smoothly. Not horrible, but definitely nothing to get excited for.
  69. Aeroisticon
    Aug 8, 2014
    6
    Grand Theft Auto IV is a massive, amazing, beautiful game. For consoles, that is.

    It seems that the great aspects of this game, and though there are many of them, are vastly outweighed by the simple fact that Rockstar Games couldn't take the time to even do as much as simply pretend that they care about their PC gaming fans.

    6/10
  70. ChickenPincher7
    Apr 12, 2014
    5
    This game is a disgrace to the Grand Theft Auto franchise. Let me explain myself. Positives: Most realistic GTA game (ex. Cars shift weight when they turn, new ragdoll physics, car physics, so much physics) Cab rides, officially implemented multiplayer, and finally some freaking beds. Negatives: Story is overrated as COD, can't keep a steady frame rate. EVER. THE MISSIONS. THE MISSIONS AREThis game is a disgrace to the Grand Theft Auto franchise. Let me explain myself. Positives: Most realistic GTA game (ex. Cars shift weight when they turn, new ragdoll physics, car physics, so much physics) Cab rides, officially implemented multiplayer, and finally some freaking beds. Negatives: Story is overrated as COD, can't keep a steady frame rate. EVER. THE MISSIONS. THE MISSIONS ARE SO BAD THAT THERE IS NO WORD THAT CAN DESCRIBE THEM. All the other GTA games had good characters at least. GTA IV? Nope. At least GTA IV: TBoGT made some of them interesting. The world is so drab and devoid of ineteresting environments. Rockstar turned GTA III's Liberty City from a thrilling, backstabbing, gang and drug filled world into 40,000 identical city streets with only the drugs kept into it. Other characters you meet throughout your "adventure" can become you "friends". What does this mean? It means that Roman will call you every 5 minutes to go bowling. Packie will call you every 5 minutes to throw darts, and your terrible plot twist of a girlfriend will want to go out with you on a date every 5 minutes. There's like to clothes stores which sell all the same drab, greyish colors of the city. The only reason I'm giving this game a five is that, being the young boy I am, This was my first GTA game, and even though the missions were repetitive, I thought open world games were so cool. The idea of roaming around a huge area was foreign to me, and I loved every second of it. Anyway, if you want to know what GTA IV was striving to be, (a fun game with realistic, but colorful, graphics and story) download Just Cause 2. It is my favorite open world game (San Andreas being 2nd place, of course). Get it on PC, but use a gamepad of some sort.… Expand
  71. tankianserj94
    Apr 1, 2014
    6
    Pro: very good gameplay (shooting, driving, shooting and driving), good storyline and characters, graphic are not so bad, major improvement comparing to gta sa, love the details of small things (tv, pc, taxi service etc)

    cons: bugs, first timer would have lots of problem (system specs, settings, game protection), no checkpoint savegames during missions (imean if you're like 90% to    Pro: very good gameplay (shooting, driving, shooting and driving), good storyline and characters, graphic are not so bad, major improvement comparing to gta sa, love the details of small things (tv, pc, taxi service etc)

    cons: bugs, first timer would have lots of problem (system specs, settings, game protection), no checkpoint savegames during missions (imean if you're like 90% to complete the mission and you **** up you gotta start from the beginning of the mission), less spacious than gta sa map, no planes, crappy heli controls.

    *never played its multiplayer, so aint saying any comment for that    … Expand
  72. PolisKanin
    Mar 8, 2014
    7
    A lot of people claim this is a dull GTA game, and say San Andreas is better. San Andreas had more replay value, but GTA IV's story is one of the most underrated stories in a video game ever. It knows when its a good time to be serious, and when it's a good time to be humorous. However, the PC port requires a high-end graphics card even though my computer can run games with better graphicsA lot of people claim this is a dull GTA game, and say San Andreas is better. San Andreas had more replay value, but GTA IV's story is one of the most underrated stories in a video game ever. It knows when its a good time to be serious, and when it's a good time to be humorous. However, the PC port requires a high-end graphics card even though my computer can run games with better graphics than this fine, so its clearly the game that has the problem.… Expand
  73. Mordovan89
    Mar 5, 2014
    7
    It has good graphics and many activities to do, but the missions are repetitive and the plot is not good. Scams and sexual perversion is, something that is not popular video game. 7 and nothing else.
  74. Dulkan
    Feb 14, 2014
    5
    I like GTA games but this one is a bit boring. The graphics are really good but the missions failed to keep me entertained. The Windows Live was also something very annnoying.
  75. RECON-UK
    Nov 21, 2013
    6
    This game is rather hard to rate due to it's terrible port to the PC.
    However, gameplay wise it offers a heck of a lot, but not enough to beat San Andreas or the mighty king that is Vice City.
    I did enjoy the game, but there is so many graphical issues and performance issues that take you from the immersion.
    Not a bad game, not a fantastic one either, but worth a play.
  76. fn_must
    Nov 20, 2013
    6
    Just finished the game and I have to say that I did enjoy most of it. The story kept me playing and wanting to know what happens next. Characters were well written. Performance was decent, better what I expected. But here comes the big downside; it is a port and not a good one. The aiming felt terrible, everything but precise. I also felt some mouse input lag, though it might be partlyJust finished the game and I have to say that I did enjoy most of it. The story kept me playing and wanting to know what happens next. Characters were well written. Performance was decent, better what I expected. But here comes the big downside; it is a port and not a good one. The aiming felt terrible, everything but precise. I also felt some mouse input lag, though it might be partly because of the occasional slowdowns. Everything above I can deal with, since the story was quite good and the world was somewhat interesting, but there was this huge glitch in the last mission. Probably not news to anyone anymore but god damn was it frustrating. Google it. Never ever again. For the summary: Great story, great characters, decent world and decent frame rate but such a horrible pc port which is the reason why I wouldn't play it again on pc.… Expand
  77. radixlecti84
    Nov 16, 2013
    5
    Many people here seem to be complaining about performance issues without stating their card.

    I'm running the game on a GT 635m, It runs alright with no shadows on at 1360x768, Textures Medium, V-Sync on and Tripple buffering, I also went into the Geforce Control panel and manually enabled FXAA which cleans up those edges without destroying frame rate. As for gameplay, I just found it    Many people here seem to be complaining about performance issues without stating their card.

    I'm running the game on a GT 635m, It runs alright with no shadows on at 1360x768, Textures Medium, V-Sync on and Tripple buffering, I also went into the Geforce Control panel and manually enabled FXAA which cleans up those edges without destroying frame rate.

    As for gameplay, I just found it boring. The physics are good but the storyline is pretty tedious, I can't relate to the main charactor because he seems to be a dick head and no matter how you dress him he looks like a tramp. The whole game world is grey with some kind of weird bloom so without mods it's even ugly to explore.

    There are better games out there, Sleeping Dogs/Saints Row both do a better job of entertaining open world gaming.    … Expand
  78. keefbaker
    Nov 13, 2013
    6
    Learning nothing about improving the experience for the player but making better graphics and more interesting characters we have GTA IV. It's not horrible but it's blown out of the water by the saints row franchise.
  79. DominikCZE
    Nov 9, 2013
    5
    What a mess, where can I start... This is hard to write, because this game is what ruined one of my favorite game series for me. First of all, the installation process. It took me hours to get running! I had to install Rockstar Games Social Club, then the atrocious Games for Windows Live, verify the game online and click on buttons of message boxes that had screwed up fonts, so I had noWhat a mess, where can I start... This is hard to write, because this game is what ruined one of my favorite game series for me. First of all, the installation process. It took me hours to get running! I had to install Rockstar Games Social Club, then the atrocious Games for Windows Live, verify the game online and click on buttons of message boxes that had screwed up fonts, so I had no idea what I was actually pressing and had to get through all this with trial and error. After I've finally gotten everything running another disappointment followed. The game couldn't run even at 10 fps on full graphics on my gaming PC that could handle anything for years to come after that, worst optimization I have ever come across. The game itself was okay, but OK doesn't cut it for a GTA title. Niko was a very plain and boring character (What was his motivation to do everything he did? He needs money? Wow... great story right there.) and Liberty City felt too grey and boring. The missions were also a pain to get through instead of actually being fun, the same boring thing over and over again. It's too bad, this game could really have been something, in reality it was just an over-hyped piece of … Expand
  80. Taberone
    Oct 17, 2013
    7
    Decent-ish PC port. My computer is lucky enough to run it, GFWL isn't screwing up for me or anything, but the missions are a bit boring, and the final mission is bugged. You MUST use a xbox controller or a framerate limiter to be able to do the QTE/Button mashing on the last level(s). Depending on either a deal or revenge. The one thing that the PC version makes up for is the replay editorDecent-ish PC port. My computer is lucky enough to run it, GFWL isn't screwing up for me or anything, but the missions are a bit boring, and the final mission is bugged. You MUST use a xbox controller or a framerate limiter to be able to do the QTE/Button mashing on the last level(s). Depending on either a deal or revenge. The one thing that the PC version makes up for is the replay editor and mods like Simple Native Trainer and LCPDFR.… Expand
  81. ChoicestGames
    Oct 6, 2013
    6
    Grand Theft Auto is Grand Theft Auto. It's a game where you get to steal any car you want, murder any person you want and get away with it scot-free (well almost, unless you're caught in the act but the cops are pretty incompetent). It's every misogynist's fantasy and it does it very well. However, the game is pretty dated now so you're probably better off with newer and far superior fareGrand Theft Auto is Grand Theft Auto. It's a game where you get to steal any car you want, murder any person you want and get away with it scot-free (well almost, unless you're caught in the act but the cops are pretty incompetent). It's every misogynist's fantasy and it does it very well. However, the game is pretty dated now so you're probably better off with newer and far superior fare such as Mafia II or Sleeping Dogs, if you're into this sort of thing.… Expand
  82. CoffeeGuy22
    Oct 6, 2013
    7
    Grand Theft Auto IV has a great engine, the graphics are okay, it has great multiplayer and it runs really smooth. But the score was brought down by low view distance, boring story and one of the worst things to ever happen to games industry also known as games for windows live.
  83. HONDOMAN
    Sep 9, 2013
    6
    This game is a blast to play. The freedom it gives and the options you have are loads of fun, but... BUT... The story is very hard to get into. One of the worst expositions in a game. It didn't make me interested to play it. You just do very mundane chores for about three hours. A very fun game with a bland story.
  84. TommyGun00
    Aug 24, 2013
    7
    The story is great, but the most of the missions involve shoot outs which get's annoying and very repetitive. The PC port is horrible, the controls are fine but the performance is the real issue. My recently bought computer could not keep a steady frame rate at even lowered graphic settings...
    The game doesn't have as much features as San Andreas does, but this one introduces car damage    The story is great, but the most of the missions involve shoot outs which get's annoying and very repetitive. The PC port is horrible, the controls are fine but the performance is the real issue. My recently bought computer could not keep a steady frame rate at even lowered graphic settings...
    The game doesn't have as much features as San Andreas does, but this one introduces car damage physics, realistic ragdolls ect.
    But other then that, you can't do as much as in San Andreas, in which case the selection of clothing is very limited, you cannot tune your cars, work out to gain strength ect. Later you will be finding yourself not knowing how to spend all of the money you've earned from the missions, there is more ways to earn the cash then to spend it... After all I'll still give this game a very weak 7.
    I'm really looking forward to GTA V and let's hope it wont port as badly as this one did.    … Expand
  85. LaMagiadeVirue
    Aug 1, 2013
    6
    Le doy 6 porque tiene buenos graficos; pero la historia es un verdadero desastre. Nada emocionante como las anteriores versiones de GTA. Para pasar el rato.
  86. CurtisEffland
    Jul 6, 2013
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Welcome to Liberty City, again, in High Definition this time. Right after the universally acclaimed and controversial release of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, in 2004, the guys from Rockstar North have been hard at work to bring us a new, different gaming experience. Four years later, we meet Niko Bellic in Liberty City, trying to get away from his dark past, and chase the "American Dream" along with his cousin, Roman.

    I remember when it was first released for the consoles, I was so excited about it that I have watched all of the gameplay missions on YouTube long before it was released for the PC, not owning a console. It's a pity that Rockstar North keeps neglecting their PC fans like that. GTA IV was released on the PC seven full months (and a few days) after the initial console release. Having it come out so late for the PC was definitely a disappointment for me, and dozens of thousands of other fans.

    Grand Theft Auto IV was a major turn in the GTA series. Two major improvements GTA IV brought to the table were new graphics and a brand-new kick-a** engine. At first glance, it seemed as if this game was complete as it was, without the need of a story or anything else at all, it seemed simply amazing, and so it was... at least for a while. Although the graphics and engine improved, the gameplay seemed a little too repetitive after a while, thus making it a little boring, at best.

    The story structure took a different approach from the one in GTA San Andreas: The player was no longer demanded to do this and that and be everybody's b*tch (don't get me wrong, I love GTA San Andreas' plot!), instead he was given more control over the game, that being proved by some critical decisions the player has to make, which all lead to different results.

    In GTA IV you play as Niko Bellic, a Yugoslavian man, in his mid-late 30's who came to Liberty City to chase the American Dream... and kill two guys who betrayed him while he was in the army. That's how to plot kicks off, following a series of twists and events in the search of the almighty dollar and the taste of the sweet revenge.

    Even though GTA IV has a pretty solid plot and activities like bowling, going to comedy clubs, visiting strip clubs, taking helicopter rides above LC, drinking, eating at restaurants and a few others, the gameplay is becoming obsolete after a certain amount of hours into the game. After finishing the main story, I was left looking for ways to get entertained, but shooting cops is not always fun and it became boring after a while doing the same thing over and over again having the same results.

    Every game in the GTA series is known for its great music catalog and GTA IV made no exception. Having a vast amount of radio stations, with hand-picked tracks, the music is great as expected. The sounds were also great. Voice acting was flawless, I was not disappointed for a second, great performance from everyone on the team.

    There are many other aspects of the game that I could talk about, but I'll just stop here as this is not a paid review, it's written almost 5 years after the release of the game and I'm not sure anyone will read this much anyway.

    I gave it a 7 out of 10 because of the delayed release on the PC, for the inevitable repetitive gameplay after a while, also for the lack of places to spend the big hard earned bucks.

    Conclusion: GTA IV truly stands out in the GTA series but it could have been even better. It dissapoints at certain points but it makes up on others. Let's hope GTA V will be a combination of San Andreas & IV in terms of gameplay/graphics/plot.    … Expand
  87. electricspit
    Jun 15, 2013
    6
    I love the GTA series but this was disappointing. I guess I should start playing Saint's Row if I want to have fun, and play this if I want... I don't know what it gives me.

    I'm going to finish it, but over half way in it is so dull, the story doesn't have the sense of fun as the others did. I always loved GTA for being a bit ridiculous, but still kind of realistic. They're made this    I love the GTA series but this was disappointing. I guess I should start playing Saint's Row if I want to have fun, and play this if I want... I don't know what it gives me.

    I'm going to finish it, but over half way in it is so dull, the story doesn't have the sense of fun as the others did. I always loved GTA for being a bit ridiculous, but still kind of realistic. They're made this one too realistic.

    That being said I got it for $5 on Steam so I can't complain.    … Expand
  88. insanity82007
    Mar 29, 2013
    5
    This is a really rubbish port. The engine runs horribly and there seems to be a particular issue with ATI cards (I have a 7970OC Edition). The FPS is crap and the game is incredibly jerky. I have many games with much better graphics that are smooth as silk. The controls are rubbish too. Niko runs like a spaz, the cars handle like crap and the camera is annoying. The only reason why I'veThis is a really rubbish port. The engine runs horribly and there seems to be a particular issue with ATI cards (I have a 7970OC Edition). The FPS is crap and the game is incredibly jerky. I have many games with much better graphics that are smooth as silk. The controls are rubbish too. Niko runs like a spaz, the cars handle like crap and the camera is annoying. The only reason why I've come up to a 5 is because the environment is really well created, the game is extremely funny and the music tracks are really good.

    However, I am left not being able to play the game though because it's so jerky and the controls are so rubbish. If only the engine worked properly on PC and the gameplay was like GTA3 where the cars handled properly and the character moved around like a proper game character where left was strafe left, right was strafe right and backwards was back-peddle, not turn around and look at the camera like a dick. What do Rockstar care though? They got their money and made more than $1bn from the game.    … Expand
  89. dprkforum
    Mar 28, 2013
    7
    I really enjoyed this game, and was pretty late into buying it. At the time, I did not have the computer required to run it, but when I did, I had a lot of fun. The missions get tedious and boring at times, but the open world without consequences is always something to go back to. The PC port has some annoying bugs, and even after a few years, the graphics are still decent.
  90. jyzman
    Feb 14, 2013
    6
    The game would have been great if its performance wasn't so bad. The game stuttered like crazy when I first bought it, even if I put it on the lowest graphics. Once I installed a patch and got more RAM it ran better, but the frame rate was still low, aside from performance issues the game was enjoyable, but it was a bit darker and less goofy than previous GTA games. The game wasn't quiteThe game would have been great if its performance wasn't so bad. The game stuttered like crazy when I first bought it, even if I put it on the lowest graphics. Once I installed a patch and got more RAM it ran better, but the frame rate was still low, aside from performance issues the game was enjoyable, but it was a bit darker and less goofy than previous GTA games. The game wasn't quite as funny as Vice City and San Andreas, but the missions were still very fun. The soundtrack was not as good as the previous games either, and the character "Roman" was more annoying than funny. Overall the story-line and acting was very good, the soundtrack was ok, some parts were funny but the game really needed to run better.… Expand
  91. superleam99
    Feb 8, 2013
    7
    This would get a 9 if not for all the technical problems. What i am talking about is this game would never start because Rockstar social club and windows live. THAT impossible to start the game you NEED xliveless to start it. Now to the game it is about a man named Niko Bellic who moves to Liberty City (New York). He moves there because he pissed of the mob and his cousin Roman said heThis would get a 9 if not for all the technical problems. What i am talking about is this game would never start because Rockstar social club and windows live. THAT impossible to start the game you NEED xliveless to start it. Now to the game it is about a man named Niko Bellic who moves to Liberty City (New York). He moves there because he pissed of the mob and his cousin Roman said he had a very good life there. Well big surprise! He does not he lives in a ****ty apartment in a ****ty neighborhood on the ****ty island and he owns a ****ty cab company. You work for him until you work for likable people that does not call every hour and say EEY COUSIN WANNA GO BOWLING?! When you find out people who where in your child squad from the war you go after the traitor and when you kill him YOU DON'T FEEL DIFFERENT!… Expand
  92. sinadoom
    Dec 19, 2012
    5
    I've already reviewed this game at great length for the Xbox 360; mainly noting its dissapointment compared to San Andreas or indeed any other GTA (except maybe GTA III). If you're looking for single player content, this game simply doesn't have any. With a generic (for a GTA game) story, repetitive missions, and a plot/setting/context with zero creativity and some half-arsed mini-gamesI've already reviewed this game at great length for the Xbox 360; mainly noting its dissapointment compared to San Andreas or indeed any other GTA (except maybe GTA III). If you're looking for single player content, this game simply doesn't have any. With a generic (for a GTA game) story, repetitive missions, and a plot/setting/context with zero creativity and some half-arsed mini-games thrown in; it's definitely a game which Rockstar played it safe with - something which nobody expects from a Grand Theft Auto title- which always push the boundaries in open-world freedom of expression and creativity. Multiplayer is new and it has got some good variety but somehow doesn't feel right either. The reason for this is down to the controls. Only official Xbox 360 controllers are supported, and the auto-aim means multiplayer has almost zero skill in combat. It's still fun to play though occasionally due to the variety, which includes three co-op missions. So if you decide to use mouse and keyboard, you'll find the default button mapping to be pretty much perfect. However, the one thing that ruins the whole experience of making it fluent; and this applies more on PC than console - is the extremely clunky response for movement and the camera. Sometimes you feel that you have no control over Niko. My final complaint is with the stability issues and lack of optimisation for PC. Yes, you can still have your own music station as before, but the graphics are far too inefficient. Don't get me wrong, this is an amazing looking game even for today, but it is in desperate need of anti-aliasing even at 1920x1080, especially given the nature of the game. If you don't have around 1.5GB dedicated graphics memory you can't really max it or run it well. I have a 1GB GTX 560 Ti and considering I get 48 FPS on BF3 on High in multiplayer, you'd think this game on max would be a piece of cake. But the draw distance consumes ridiculous amounts of VRAM. The Xbox 360 version, despite getting crap framerate, had at least more consistency in graphics. Screen tearing, freezes, pink textures, AI behaving weird, bugs, glitches - anything you can think of is present. Given the quality of the game as a whole, these technical issues make a mockery of all the claimed $100 million budget. There's also the problem that there is no cfg file where you can adjust anti-aliasing or set a frame limit. You can manually limit the frame rate by entering a command line into a shortcut pointed at the executable, but this still doesn't make for smooth gameplay experience. Even commandline fixes within the game directory can't fix the random freezing, crashing and sometimes textures not loading bugs, which is extremely frustrating. OK that's me done complaining. So what credit does this game actually deserve? The most notable and most significant in my opinion, is how the driving mechanics and the car designs themselves are better than any other open-world game. Not only do cars look beautiful and unique, but they handle differently too. It's very fun to just drive on this game and very rewarding. Better than a lot of racing games if you ask me. Other accomplishments include a decent attempt at capturing New York City. Although most of the city looks pretty bland and copy and pasted throughout and most of it doesn't get used in the main story, it's still not a bad effort given the size. It's very grande and distinctly recognizable. The city does feel authentic and AI is quite good - certainly more realistic than the previous games which had rubbish ragdoll physics and very blocky movement. This is down to the brilliant Euphoria engine in conjunction with RAGE. Other good points about this game include the very nicely paced progression and robust game mechanics such as the combat and the wanted system for losing cops. The classic GTA humour and chat stations are here too. The attention to detail is also impressive- everything from easter eggs to the realistic volume of the radio according to how far away you are from your car. What else? The only thing that remains to be credited is that overall, as a package, it's a solid game. It may not do anything new or do anything exceptionally well, and the content is lacking. However if you consider it on its own without comparing to other open-world games it's a very high quality game on the whole. Sure the PC version isn't optimised and it deserves negative marks for its lack of innovation and the miniscule amount of content for an open-world game, but if you can overlook these issues there's a decent experience to be found here. Just tread with caution and be prepared for some heavy technical issues on the PC version.… Expand
  93. Valiko
    Dec 10, 2012
    6
    Annoying and boring missions, that try to draw you in, but fail and little action, the story falls flat. The mechanics are not very good either, but that what makes this game fun because of the goofy mechanics. Only buy at a low price.
  94. GameReviews
    Aug 17, 2012
    6
    Grand Theft Auto 4 is a great game, don't misunderstand me, but the PC version is insane. Because it needs an insanely powerful PC to play it. But, still, if you have a super powerful PC, than this game will be fun, single player and multiplayer. Can't wait to play the console version. 65 out of 100 (For the powerful PCs, 96 out of 100)
  95. lucidanarchy
    May 25, 2012
    6
    I quite enjoyed this title but upon completion I felt I was really limited with what there was to do. I would love to have been able to collect a wide variety of vehicles and buy property etc.
  96. memino
    May 16, 2012
    7
    The critic score is an absolute joke. Yes GTA4 is technically a good game, the graphics on pc are excellent, the combat is good enough and the story is good, not great. The game though is boring, you drive to a destination you shoot 5 guys mission completed. Repeat for 12 hours. The vehicle handling is a joke and driving in rain is impossible not realistic at all. The combat is fun butThe critic score is an absolute joke. Yes GTA4 is technically a good game, the graphics on pc are excellent, the combat is good enough and the story is good, not great. The game though is boring, you drive to a destination you shoot 5 guys mission completed. Repeat for 12 hours. The vehicle handling is a joke and driving in rain is impossible not realistic at all. The combat is fun but turn off auto aim to give yourself a bit of a challenge. Nothing to unlock, at all. The weapons are boring, where's the chainsaw? Where's the fun elements of San Andreas? GTA5 should fix the mission variety, unlocks, vehicles, etc. and it will be epic.… Expand
  97. HuckleberryPie
    Mar 13, 2012
    7
    If it wasn't for Rockstar banging their heads on the keyboard while writing code for the PC port this would've run better. Fortunately they mitigated most of the issues in 1.0.4.0, but things got worse when they changed the shadow mapping system in 1.0.7.0 as I'm getting lower framerates on my mid-end PC. Heck, I've seen games with better graphics that churn out more fps than this.

    The    If it wasn't for Rockstar banging their heads on the keyboard while writing code for the PC port this would've run better. Fortunately they mitigated most of the issues in 1.0.4.0, but things got worse when they changed the shadow mapping system in 1.0.7.0 as I'm getting lower framerates on my mid-end PC. Heck, I've seen games with better graphics that churn out more fps than this.

    The game seems a tad easier than the previous installments thanks to the cover system (I played through the Gay Tony EP and it was indeed a relief compared to the coverless combat of the III-era games), but the main campaign's overall length seems a little daunting imo.    … Expand
  98. ccrogers15
    Mar 12, 2012
    5
    As with previous GTA games, this one is packed with hours of action adventure fun in a sandbox that you can call yours. Shoot an old lady, blow up a helicopter, have complete fun causing a mini apocalypse. Make sure you buy the add ons for even more fun. However the PC port is a disaster. Random crashes and bugs, many cheaters online, lots of glitches, cant support SSI. I have a VERY highAs with previous GTA games, this one is packed with hours of action adventure fun in a sandbox that you can call yours. Shoot an old lady, blow up a helicopter, have complete fun causing a mini apocalypse. Make sure you buy the add ons for even more fun. However the PC port is a disaster. Random crashes and bugs, many cheaters online, lots of glitches, cant support SSI. I have a VERY high end alienware desktop, and its still bad. Its about as bad as the PC ports of Saints row 2 and Driver 3. As said before, Play it on console. Make sure you get it on PS3, the online play is free unlike crapbox 360.… Expand
  99. bernlin2000
    Feb 21, 2012
    6
    Rockstar should hang their heads in shame: they've released some weak PC ports in the past (all of the GTA games, really), but this one takes the cake for total failure. Only this year have I finally (3+ years after release) been able to get the game to run solidly. When it runs properly, it's a fantastic game, probably my favorite of the series (although San Andreas is close). That hasRockstar should hang their heads in shame: they've released some weak PC ports in the past (all of the GTA games, really), but this one takes the cake for total failure. Only this year have I finally (3+ years after release) been able to get the game to run solidly. When it runs properly, it's a fantastic game, probably my favorite of the series (although San Andreas is close). That has been a HUGE if, though, with 20-30 minute crashes being the norm, and one fix only leading to other, more difficult problems. Finally I figured out that the game was doing something no other "next-gen" game could pull off: it was taxing my graphics card so much that it was overheating and shutting down. No other game has been able to pull that off (including far more recent titles), and that's a testament to how poorly-coded the game was for the PC: my specs beat the **** out of the PS3 and yet I've had to struggle with an assortment of frame rate issues and texture glitches (the later of which I still haven't been able to solve to this day). It's about time that PC gamers stop taking this nonsense: build the game for the PC FIRST, then you can port it to the lesser systems, not the other way around.… Expand
  100. dejaime
    Feb 16, 2012
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While playing the game under a GTS450 and an Athlon II X2 260 (Nowhere near the best PC) The game went smoothly, no fps drops nor lags. The controls for the cellphone are awful, in fact. How many times haven't I rejected a call due to be pressing the reject button (that's shared with 2 other commands). Other than that, the movement controls on it's predecessor SA are way better than this one, still the GTA IV movement is more realistic. As I don't really play GTA thinking of realism, the bad movement controls are a problem. Nice hidden content. When I first played GTA III and save the girl, GTA Vice City and you own the world or GTA San Andreas and luck you tempenny! GTA IV makes you wish you hadn't finish the game, the usually warm fuzzy feeling of putting everything in place was ripped from the game. The friends minigames, Ok on the beginning, start to get bad as the game goes on and your phone list increases in size. The graphical quality improved, the radios are still funny, the "friends missions" found throughout the map are the best addition of GTA IV. --TLDR-- Bad Movement controls, boring "relationship quests" and awful story endings kill a good part of playing through GTA IV; But it may still be worthy buying if you find it used for U$15 or less.… Expand
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#5 Best PC Game of 2008
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#3 Most Discussed PC Game of 2008
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#2 Most Shared PC Game of 2008

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. PC Gamer UK
    92
    It's the peripheral distractions of both going out with Roman, and meeting your girlfriends, that really make your virtual life so worth living. Although incredibly simplistic, they're oddly touching...One of the finest videogames ever. [Christmas 2008, p.87]
  2. PC Format
    89
    The most grown-up GTA and the best realised, but it doesn't respect the PC much. Enjoy the multiplayer madness if you can. [Christmas 2008, p.96]
  3. Eurogamer
    90
    A genuinely ground-breaking blockbuster in videogame history. There were moments playing GTA IV that I thought back to my initial experiences with games, and realised exactly how far we've come. There's never been anything quite like GTA IV in the world. That there makes me genuinely happy to be a gamer.
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