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  1. Jun 19, 2021
    9
    Physics:9/10
    Story:9/10
    Main Character:9/10
    Gameplay:6/10
    Level Design 8/10
  2. Aug 31, 2023
    9
    The introduction, with its brooding, glowing Liberty City and epic OST, still gets my heart racing. On the downside, the missions are a bit cliched.
  3. Jul 2, 2021
    10
    Лучшая игра, в которую я когда либо играл. Правда оптимизация хромает, но не суть.
  4. Jul 16, 2021
    10
    Our character Nico Bellic, who joined the war in Serbia, swears revenge for killing his friend who betrayed him in the war and comes to Liberty City to his cousin's house. His cousin says he's very rich in Liberty City, but when Nico Bellic arrives in Liberty City, he finds Roman very poor and threatened. He goes into business with his cousin Roman. Nico Bellic turns into a cold-bloodedOur character Nico Bellic, who joined the war in Serbia, swears revenge for killing his friend who betrayed him in the war and comes to Liberty City to his cousin's house. His cousin says he's very rich in Liberty City, but when Nico Bellic arrives in Liberty City, he finds Roman very poor and threatened. He goes into business with his cousin Roman. Nico Bellic turns into a cold-blooded serial killer and his sole purpose in life is revenge. It also reveals that the GTA series did not create a character blended with classic American culture, that they came as immigrants and experienced cultural confusion. It is worth saying that the GTA series is the best in terms of story. Although the radio music is not as perfect as Gta Vice City, good songs are selected. Not to mention NPCs, it's better than Cyberpunk 2077, which came out in September 2020. Rockstar really does this sport. Expand
  5. Aug 8, 2021
    9
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  6. Aug 27, 2021
    10
    Это потрясающая игра, лучшая часть серии GTA и одна из лучших игр Rockstar Games. Сюжет великолепный, а главный герой Нико Беллик лучший. Определённо каждый должен пройти эту замечательную игру.
  7. Sep 25, 2021
    10
    Best game ever! Nostalgia! GTA IV is very nostalgic for me. I remember I played this game on a PS3 in a hotel I went to with my family when I was just 7-8 yo. I forgot this game and I saw an gameplay on YouTube. I remembered that this game was so perfect so I bought this game on PS3 and PC. I also have a GTA IV collection with more than 10 GTA IV game. It is way better than GTA V. MaybeBest game ever! Nostalgia! GTA IV is very nostalgic for me. I remember I played this game on a PS3 in a hotel I went to with my family when I was just 7-8 yo. I forgot this game and I saw an gameplay on YouTube. I remembered that this game was so perfect so I bought this game on PS3 and PC. I also have a GTA IV collection with more than 10 GTA IV game. It is way better than GTA V. Maybe graphics are not the best but the story is just awesome. I would prefer helping Roman instead of selling flying bikes for money... Also, physics are better than anything! I hope GTA IV rerelease on modern consoles. Just because of GTA IV, I still have PS3. Expand
  8. Oct 13, 2021
    10
    É definitivamente um dos jogos mais injustiçados na minha opinião.
    Sua otimização pode ser problemática, mas é tanto detalhezinho que esse jogo possui que o torna único. Meu GTA preferido, disparado!
  9. Nov 8, 2021
    10
    Це дуже хороша гра! З сюжетом дуже гарно попрацювали,він пророблений до найменьших деталей. Дуже ощасливила СНГ тема. Сподобалась технологія eiphorya physicks, та реалістичне поводження транспорту.
  10. Nov 12, 2021
    9
    I liked gta 4 this is one of the only gta games that i likesd story wise however there are some problems like how there are pc fps issues and how over 10 years later i can only manage 60 fps max on an rtx 2060 and how i had to reinstall the game when i find graphical and cutcene issues apart from this the game is perfect the story and plot are some of the best in the gta serise and theI liked gta 4 this is one of the only gta games that i likesd story wise however there are some problems like how there are pc fps issues and how over 10 years later i can only manage 60 fps max on an rtx 2060 and how i had to reinstall the game when i find graphical and cutcene issues apart from this the game is perfect the story and plot are some of the best in the gta serise and the graphics rival games relased today (the remakes of gta 3 - SA) Expand
  11. Nov 12, 2021
    10
    Шедевр на века, лучшая часть серии. Надеюсь, её хотя бы не испортят свои ремастером
  12. Nov 17, 2021
    10
    Лучшая игра даже в 2021 году. Физика, стрельба, повреждения. Смотрится очень хорошо даже для 21 года
  13. Jan 26, 2023
    10
    Hello, this is a default review because i'm forced to use 75 characters. I'll edit this review in the future talking about the game, don't worry ;)

    My final rate is: 10
  14. Jul 14, 2022
    8
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  15. Jul 21, 2022
    9
    Я приблизительно осознаю, почему у четвёртой части всё так плохо с пользовательскими оценками на ПК, но не понимаю, почему всё так плохо на ПС и Хбоксе. Версии для ПК я не могу поставить достойную десятку, как для игры с невероятно прорывной графикой для своего года, интересным геймплеем и его фишками, мрачной и серой атмосферой Нью Йорка, интересными персонажами (как это обычно бывает уЯ приблизительно осознаю, почему у четвёртой части всё так плохо с пользовательскими оценками на ПК, но не понимаю, почему всё так плохо на ПС и Хбоксе. Версии для ПК я не могу поставить достойную десятку, как для игры с невероятно прорывной графикой для своего года, интересным геймплеем и его фишками, мрачной и серой атмосферой Нью Йорка, интересными персонажами (как это обычно бывает у Рокстар, только ключевыми) и невероятно классной проработкой и техническим составляющем, которая по сей день может достойно конкурировать с современными играми, а если брать в пример игры EA и Юбисофт - вообще быть на верху спустя 10 лет. Как обычно, порты для ПК у Роков смехотворные, имеют баги, недоработки, фризы и проседы ФПС, но всё остальное просто на уровне.
    Достойные 9/10 из-за ужасного порта на ПК.
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  16. Jun 2, 2023
    8
    Очень недооцененная часть серии. Прекрасная история, отличная атмосфера.
  17. Jan 15, 2022
    8
    I really like this game but there's one small problem, some of the missions are actually kind of hard for me. Overall it's a very good game.
  18. Jan 21, 2022
    9
    IMO this is a better GTA in terms of single player, just wished they have put back multiplayer
  19. Feb 7, 2022
    9
    I really love this game. Everything is perfect. I love graphics, music on radio stations, I love the plot.
  20. Jun 22, 2023
    9
    This is a very unusual part of the GTA series. It has parts to be considered the worst in the series as well as the best.
    In my opinion, if the 4th part came out after the 3rd, and then Vice City and SAN ANDREAS came out, then everything would be fine. And we've seen the series improve all the time. But knowing that GTA 4 was released after GTA SAN ANDREAS, this is disappointed. In my
    This is a very unusual part of the GTA series. It has parts to be considered the worst in the series as well as the best.
    In my opinion, if the 4th part came out after the 3rd, and then Vice City and SAN ANDREAS came out, then everything would be fine. And we've seen the series improve all the time. But knowing that GTA 4 was released after GTA SAN ANDREAS, this is disappointed. In my opinion, in this part, the series went down, on the contrary, but definitely not higher.
    This part is special because the phone first appeared here and the plot became non-linear. And very nicely done Liberty City. Graphics, character animations and car physics have improved a lot. Also relationships with friends, for which you can get good bonuses.
    But what is disappointing, although the city is beautifully done, the area of the city is much smaller than it was in SAN ANDREAS. Although SAN ANDREAS came out earlier, so the technology could allow the open world to be expanded, but not reduced.
    The plot is very dark. Since the plot is non-linear, there are very moral choices here. But still, in the final, I consider one of the endings to be far from canonical and it definitely does not fit into the dark and moral game.
    Some characters are almost not revealed and I cannot sympathize with them.
    I liked the main character. His character, values and charisma are well shown.
    And it is very unusual after bright past parts to start playing this depressing game.
    The plot really breathes reality. But I think it's too long. The game could be speeded up a lot, but there are still many new characters and many new missions from them.
    And let's not forget what state the PC version of the game was in at the time of release. Terrible optimization and lots of bugs.
    But I am glad that many patches have been released over the years and the game is now playable.
    But in terms of humor and fun, this part is much worse than the previous parts of the series.
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  21. Mar 8, 2022
    10
    GTA IV is my favorite sandbox from the entire GTA series. I noticed that there are countless interesting things in it. For example, shootouts in Cluckin Bell, sliding on a chair from Colony island, running from prisoners in jail and even more. The Undying classic.
  22. Oct 18, 2022
    9
    Despite the big problems on PC when it came out, this is probably my favourite GTA game so far. The game world was ahead of its time.
  23. Jan 23, 2023
    9
    Good Things(+)
    -Story (8/10)
    -Open world
    -Gameplay (9/10)
    -physics

    İt Could Be Better
    -optimization
    -dark atmosphere

    Bad things(-)
    -none

    on record:29h
  24. Jul 26, 2022
    10
    as always rockstar was a master in making a game so detailed and with insane physics in the middle of 2008.

    History: GTA SAN Graphics: GTA 5 Gameplay: GTA 4
  25. Jun 10, 2022
    8
    So close to be 10. I love GTA IV, it has great content, nice graphics and story of course.

    The reason I gave this a score of 8, is because it lacks optimisation to PC port, but putting this aside the game is an "unpolished diamond".

    I heard rumors, that Rockstar's gonna make a Definitive Edition just like they did with San Andreas, hopefully these rumors are true.
  26. Aug 20, 2023
    10
    Literally a perfect game. Perfect GTA experience, amazing story, great characters and best physics. For me, Top 5 game OAT.
  27. Jul 5, 2023
    10
    Oyun tek kelimeyle müthiş ara sahneler özenle hazırlanmış açık dünyası mükemmel görevleri anlamlı ve eğlenceli nikonun diğer karakterlerle ilişkisi anlamlı Ayrıca oyunun açık ara en iyi görevi banka soygunu görevi onun gibi daha birçok görev oyunu eğlenceli kılıyor
  28. Jul 11, 2022
    8
    Best GTA story to date, riddled with bugs and glitches, as well as poor optimization. Gameplay is great, but the bugs and glitches can, well, bug you
  29. Jul 16, 2022
    9
    9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 99 9 9 9 9 9 9 99 9 9 9 9 9 99 point!
  30. Aug 12, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece. Nothing to say. My favourite game in gta series. Niko is my favourite character in gta.
  31. May 19, 2023
    8
    -9/10 story
    -7/10 gameplay
    -10/10 characters
    -8/10 environment
    -10/10 music
  32. Feb 22, 2023
    9
    38 saatlik bir oyun deneyiminde sonra bana göre bu oyun Gta 5'ten sonra en iyi Gta oyunudur. Oyun da ciddi ve resmi bir ortam olduğu girer girmez hemen anlaşılıyor. Karanlık bir teması var, etraf hem renkli hem renksiz gibi pek anlaşılmıyor. Ayarlardan açılıyor ama yine de bir yere kadar Gta 5'te ki o cıvıl cıvıl ortam yok, işler ciddi, Ciddi anlam da mafyaya çalıştığımızı hissediyoruz.38 saatlik bir oyun deneyiminde sonra bana göre bu oyun Gta 5'ten sonra en iyi Gta oyunudur. Oyun da ciddi ve resmi bir ortam olduğu girer girmez hemen anlaşılıyor. Karanlık bir teması var, etraf hem renkli hem renksiz gibi pek anlaşılmıyor. Ayarlardan açılıyor ama yine de bir yere kadar Gta 5'te ki o cıvıl cıvıl ortam yok, işler ciddi, Ciddi anlam da mafyaya çalıştığımızı hissediyoruz. Çatışma mekanikleri güzel. Yapay zekada iyi. Vuruş hissini alabiliyoruz. Araba sürüş gerçekten zor, çok hızlı gidersek dönmek neredeyse imkansız hale geliyor. Araba sürüşünü gerçekçi tutmuşlar. Gta 5'in aksine oyuncuyu eğlendirmek yerine daha çok gerçekçi yapmışlar oyunu. Takip etme görevleri bazı yerlerde çok zorluyor. Polislerden kaçmak ise göründüğü kadar kolay değil. Önünüze kırıyorlar, arkanızdan sizi yana iterek kaza yapmanızı sağlıyorlar. 3 yıldız olduktan sonra helikopterde peşinize takıldıktan sonra bir de yavaş bir arabadaysanız Allah sabır versin, başınıza bela almışsınız demektir. Oyunun ne kadar finali güzel olmasa da görevleri olsun, hikayesi olsun, karakterleri olsun çok güzel. 2008 yılına göre bir başyapıt, şuan da günümüzde 2023 yılında bile çoğu oyundan iyi. Expand
  33. Sep 1, 2022
    10
    In my opinion I believe this is better than GTA V.

    Just add on your desired mods and whatnot and you can surely imitate GTA V and make GTA IV a much better game, since the control scheme is better in this game.
  34. Aug 22, 2023
    10
    My favorite game of the series. It has the best story. Negative opinions about the game are usually due to optimization, but if you have a computer that will have difficulty playing a game released in 2008, it is probably not for you to play games. This may have been a problem for the time it came out, but not for today.
  35. Oct 21, 2022
    8
    An excellent game, good gameplay and a good plot, without a doubt one of the best GTAs that exist to date, with GTA San Andreas being the best in the saga for its history.
  36. Jan 31, 2023
    9
    Great game, amazing story, but I cannot give it a 10 because of the quality of the port. Without downloading third party bug fixes it can be broken and the overall optimization makes it hard to run on the highest settings on modern PCs, let alone PCs of the time.
  37. Jul 13, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. GTA IV. Отличная, но противоречивая игра. Полноценное продолжение, вышедшее через 4 года после GTA: SA. На сей раз под нашим управлением оказывается Нико Беллик, эмигрант из Восточной (скорее, Южной) Европы, прибывший в Америку за "американской мечтой". Вспоминается фото сценариев этой игры и GTA III. К сожалению, здесь слишком обширный и затянутый сюжет, и его невозможно описать, не задев впечатлений от остальных аспектов, поэтому сделаю описание одним предложением. Нико Беллик эмигрирует из Европы в Америку, здесь он встречает различных представителей мафии и работает на них, а также на своих друзей, просто заказчиков и копов, попутно он ищет предателя времен войны, находит его, отпускает либо убивает, затем срабатывается или убивает человека, который его подставил, после чего на свадьбе двоюродного брата гибнет сам брат или девушка Нико, и тот мстит за одного из них. Это в целом весь сюжет. Перейду к остальным составляющим игры, гораздо лучшим. Вся игра состоит из деталей! Физика всего, что есть, графика, прорывная для серии GTA уж точно, социально-ролевой элемент общения со всеми персонажами делают эту игру невероятно оригинальной! Телефон, получаемый в начале и присутствующий до самого конца, обрастает контактами, встречами, можно звонить по отдельным номерам и вызывать такси, делать фото и отправлять MMS, а также получать их и SMS, распознавать музыку. Электронная почта и интернет - не менее важная часть жизни персонажа, здесь мы получаем спам, деловые письма, личные, читаем новости (о своих же похождениях!), сидим на сайтах знакомств, покупаем рингтоны... Бои прекрасны: вид из-за плеча, Euphoria позволяет наблюдать гиперреалистичное поведение тел от любого действия, также обширен арсенал и, опять же, физика дает простор экспериментам. Машины повреждаются, можно сказать, лучше, чем в реальности, так впечатляет, когда едешь на вогнутом со всех сторон ведре, которое встает и не включается, даже радио затухает. А собственно поездки реализованы детально вплоть до меняющегося поведения шин в зависимости от погоды, не говоря об уязвимости самих шин, стекла, дисков. Другие виды транспорта просто неплохо собраны. Музыка хороша лично для меня на двух радиостанциях: Broker и известной Vladivostok FM, но все остальное также часть неплохого саундтрека. И, конечно, гениальная заглавная тема игры, написанная Майклом Хантером, долго не выйдет у меня из головы. Минусы игры в плохой оптимизации и растянутом сюжете, идея которого в том, чтобы просто "убивать за деньги", причем, почти во всех миссиях - и это неясное решение. Я описал то, что сильнее всего запомнилось. Просто одна из важнейших игр. So this is what the dream feels like? This is the victory we longed for. Expand
  38. Feb 6, 2023
    8
    I think it's the best gta game. I would like to see the old dark scary weather in gta 6, the main character niko was really us, he was a player for his dreams, we go to the americas, we would not see the america in our dreams, we would be surprised by the crazy people around us like niko, this helps niko and the player empathize with the player
  39. May 15, 2023
    10
    For starters, yes, the pc port of this game is a bad one, and at the time the worst port of a game ever. But here I am in 2023 getting this port and doing some tweaking, and I'll tell ya, this game is good. Very Good.

    The graphics are impressive for its time, the gameplay is good, the story is very good, and the world is big, which is standard for an open world game. Now I was
    For starters, yes, the pc port of this game is a bad one, and at the time the worst port of a game ever. But here I am in 2023 getting this port and doing some tweaking, and I'll tell ya, this game is good. Very Good.

    The graphics are impressive for its time, the gameplay is good, the story is very good, and the world is big, which is standard for an open world game.

    Now I was playing with the game downgraded and as I mentioned early, added tweaks to it to make it run better.

    For general purposes I'd recommend these guides to get the game running on your hardware:

    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=921826093
    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2387882370
    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2438808634

    There are other good guides on steam, but those are the ones I went for.

    But yeah, this game is a 10/10 for me.
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  40. Feb 3, 2023
    9
    Maybe my favorite GTA game, though I have not played many but plan to soon. Nico is an interesting character and the way characters act and the voice acting is really realistic. The city looks really good and the atmosphere is really nice. I also found the main story interesting and I was super excited to learn more as I progressed throughout the story.
  41. Sep 12, 2023
    10
    The main story of the game talks about a man named Niko Bellic. A Siberian is a former military soldier who fought during the Yugoslav Wars. Like Niko said he killed, smuggled, and sold a lot of people. During the war, Niko's unit of 15 men was killed and the 3 of them survived that is Niko, Florian, and Darko. When the war ended, he moved to Liberty City alongside his cousin Roman to liveThe main story of the game talks about a man named Niko Bellic. A Siberian is a former military soldier who fought during the Yugoslav Wars. Like Niko said he killed, smuggled, and sold a lot of people. During the war, Niko's unit of 15 men was killed and the 3 of them survived that is Niko, Florian, and Darko. When the war ended, he moved to Liberty City alongside his cousin Roman to live the "American Dream". Which obviously turns out to be not what we have in mind. You have to start something small before you do something big. The story in the game was very emotional and depressing making the story very interestingly deep to learn about more of Niko Bellic. Some of the characters in the game have special abilities. My favorite is Dwanye's Backup. Including datable characters like Carmen's Health Boost, Kiki's Remove Wanted Level, and Alexandra's Store Discount Also, non-hangout-able characters like Francis McReary's remove wanted level just like Kiki'sThe weapon choices in the game were a little small. Not enough variety though but still the weapons are still very useful. Some of my favorites is the carbine rifle, rocket Launcher, and combat shotgun. You can even buy outfits in the game like the Russian Shop, Modo, and Perseus. This game also features using a computer. It feels ironic that I am using a computer in my computer to connect the GTA version of it. And hang-out spots in case there is nothing to do like, bowling, darts, strip club, eating, drinking, pool, and of course non hang-out spots like the arcade. The best part is that not just you can have 3 safe houses but 4 safe houses in one game. I only that I could have 3 safe houses because I only played the City Story Games on the PSP. As for Chinatown Wars, I will review that later. The game did not have planes like GTA 3, but I will still let it slide. This is one of the games that I would definitely recommend for people who want to play this game like the good old days or want to know what is going on and what they missed before GTA V.

    And the choices in the game always mattered depending on the situation.
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  42. Jun 21, 2023
    8
    Great game, great story. Nico is one of the most relatable GTA characters to this game.

    The PC port is an absolute shame though. Even on modern hardware the game runs worse than GTA V, with some absolutely devestating framedrops especially in the night. I would definitely recommend playing it though.
  43. May 13, 2023
    8
    Very good game, some glitches and bugs here and there the performance is not also well but the game itself is great - 8/10
  44. May 12, 2023
    10
    Technically, the PC version has some problems, but it's nothing that you can't play with. Story is deep and dark. Niko as a character goes through a lot and you understand his doubts about himself.
  45. May 21, 2023
    10
    It has the best story and physics engine in the series.
    Still the best gta game.
  46. Jun 25, 2023
    9
    The most comprehensive GTA part, not much to say, this is the best GTA game, experience it now!
  47. Jul 4, 2023
    10
    Love this game. Best fo gta series. It is badly optimized but still sho many memories with this game. Still like this more than gta v.
  48. Jul 9, 2023
    8
    Nice Game. Would love to play again in future. Good Graphics and mechanics!!!
  49. Aug 13, 2023
    9
    Gelmiş geçmiş en iyi GTA oyunudur. Aksi idda edilemez idda edenle muhattap kesilir
  50. Aug 18, 2023
    10
    arguably the best game in the world
    Story: 9.8/10
    Gameplay: 9.7/10
    Graphics: 10/10
    Open World: 10/10
    Enjoyability: 10/10
    Conclusion: 10/10
  51. Sep 8, 2023
    9
    Oyun harika ama bazı ufak tefek boktanlıkları var. Mesela NPC'ler. Genel olarak çok reziller gerek yaya gerek araç kullanırken ne yapacaklarını kestiremiyorsunuz. Yolda hız limitlerini zorlarken bir anda önünüze kırabiliyorlar Niko uçup gidiyor falan. Onun dışında mükemmel her yanıyla, alıp oynayın pişman olursanız gelin götümü sikin.
  52. Sep 10, 2023
    10
    This game have some optimization problems and you may need a decent system. All performance issues at the side the game is actually very well written. Filled with character and a dark vibe the story is very well made. Gameplay can be a bit clunky but overall it's immersive and you never feel alone in this lively city.
Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 40
  2. 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. 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.