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  1. May 12, 2021
    10
    Need I even explain why this game is **** badass????!
  2. May 17, 2021
    9
    Metto questo voto poiché secondo me non esiste il gta perfetto, ma per grafica, fisica e storia secondo me stravince, inoltre è il migliore dal punto di vista personale
  3. Jul 4, 2023
    9
    Gta serisindeki en iyi ana karakter, sürüş mekanikleri ve fizik motoru bu oyunda.
  4. Jun 8, 2021
    9
    игра отличная, мне понравилось, сюжет интересный как и персонажи.
  5. Oct 20, 2021
    8
    storytelling, graphics, characters, plot and contemporary problems it reports. One more time, Rockstar has burst all done before. The best, but one of the best.
  6. Jun 16, 2021
    10
    good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good goodgood good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good Expand
  7. Jun 18, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't know why people want to look cool by hating good things. GTA IV was a realistic experience and the story was amazing. The theme and the tone of the game was dark. It gives you choices, like life gives you, questions your morality and doesn't justify crime.
    Revenge can't satisfy you and The American Dream isn't always good.
    It was an ambitious project and we got the best.
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  8. Jun 22, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. More than a video game it's like experiencing a movie, excellent story, main character has depth, a degenerate society masked by glamor , they think that where they go will give them many choices, but actually there is not choices, If there is a choice, they are all trade-offs. The nature of American society through a satirical perspective. Graphics very nice,colors create sadness, the color is a bit cool fit for story, perhaps RS wants players to feel the same way with Niko. Gameplay exciting. Mission story, ramdom charter, side game, all very good. Many people are not satisfied with GTA IV, I started playing GTA Vice City first and then GTA SAN, GTA IV and V. And I feel GTA IV is the best game in the series Expand
  9. Mar 27, 2022
    10
    My fav game!!!!! LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
  10. Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Simply the best GTA game of all time. Few other games have a story this deep and a world and char hackers that well made even today.
  11. Aug 15, 2021
    10
    Yea I am still in the house and I am a little bit late but I am still in the shower now and I am still in the shower and I am still in the shower and I am still in the shower shower lol I have to go back home shower shower trtrttttth
  12. Jan 3, 2022
    6
    Графика для 2008 года хорошая,но с мылом. Играть конечно возможно. С плюсов могу отметить более мение реалестичную стрельбу. Единственный жирный минус это сюжет. Он никакой.
  13. Mar 10, 2022
    10
    Это самая лучшая часть гта, за всё время существования серии.
    Потрясающий сюжет. Физика сделана блестательно, а графика даже лучше чем в следующей части серии.Великолепная стрельба и повреждения автомобилей.
    Анимации и искусственный интеллект сделаны на невероятно высоком уровне.
    Это самая лучшая часть гта, за всё время существования серии.
    Потрясающий сюжет. Физика сделана блестательно, а графика даже лучше чем в следующей части серии.Великолепная стрельба и повреждения автомобилей.
    Анимации и искусственный интеллект сделаны на невероятно высоком уровне.
  14. Sep 21, 2021
    10
    A game with an interesting plot, colorful characters, a great atmosphere that lasts until the end. There are disadvantages, for example, soap graphics and the length of the plot, but as for me, they are tolerable against the background of the advantages. I advise everyone to pass the game, a great start to the HD GTA universe!
  15. Sep 10, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. عالی بود این بازی،محدودیت زمانی نداره،میشه همین الان بازی کرد،یادش بخیر از مدرسه میومدم خونه تا قبل خواب فقط اینو بازی میکردم Expand
  16. Sep 21, 2021
    10
    This game is the game that brought me back to video game playing. It is completely immersive and stands the test of time. It is a must own and must play. After 4 playthroughs, I am still not bored at all. It is such a good game that even adding your own music and just driving around the city is fun.
  17. Sep 29, 2021
    10
    This game is amazing still holds up in 2021 I could go into so much detail but like an old African American woman once said ain't nobody got time for dat to simplify it this is the best story in the series the most realistic the best guns the best driving everything
  18. Oct 30, 2022
    10
    Excelente game, história fantástica lembra o clássico livro O Poderoso Chefão, gameplay viciante, várias atividades secundárias, recomendo totalmente a quem é fã do gênero de mundo aberto e jogos de tiros.
  19. Nov 12, 2021
    10
    The best grand theft auto game and the story is priceless. There is nothing that I would change its fun and makes you feel emotional for the people in the game. I love this game.
  20. Nov 14, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best Game that i ever played none of gta games can reach gta 4 and i wish as like gta trilogy,Gta 4 remastered release as soon as possible Expand
  21. Feb 21, 2022
    10
    One of the best games Rockstar Games has ever made in it's history. The story is tragic and amazing, it's a wonderful returning to Liberty City with Niko Bellic.
  22. Nov 14, 2021
    8
    The PC port have bad performance. However, the story is much better than GTA V story.
    Is the most realistic game of the series.
  23. Jul 21, 2022
    10
    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 ПC я 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 ПC я 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.
    Достойные 9/10 из-за ужасного порта на ПК.
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  24. Nov 19, 2021
    10
    Öylesine akıcı bir hikayesi var ki, hiçbir zorlama olmamasına rağmen sonraki göreve girmek için açık dünyada arabanızı son sürat sürüyorsunuz. Gerçekçi sürüş ve çatışma mekanikleri oyunu daha çekici bir hale getiriyor.
    Çoğu Grand Theft Auto oyununa göre daha boğuk bir renk tonu var ve bu Niko'nun hikayesine daha sıkı bağlanmanızı sağlıyor. Ara karakterler bence çok iyi işlenmiş. Mesela
    Öylesine akıcı bir hikayesi var ki, hiçbir zorlama olmamasına rağmen sonraki göreve girmek için açık dünyada arabanızı son sürat sürüyorsunuz. Gerçekçi sürüş ve çatışma mekanikleri oyunu daha çekici bir hale getiriyor.
    Çoğu Grand Theft Auto oyununa göre daha boğuk bir renk tonu var ve bu Niko'nun hikayesine daha sıkı bağlanmanızı sağlıyor. Ara karakterler bence çok iyi işlenmiş. Mesela kuzenimiz Roman, onun kişisel özellikleri gözümüze sokuluyor ve buna göre ara sahneler veya görevler tasarlanmış. Bu oyun kesinlikle bir başyapıt.
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  25. Dec 21, 2021
    10
    Now in 2021 with more modern equipment
    GTA IV is good enough to get through.
    This is a really good game, play it if you not!
  26. Mar 20, 2022
    10
    I spent more time playing this game than with my dog, nuff said. I would anything to go back to the first day I played it!!!
  27. Nov 26, 2021
    10
    It had a great map. Liberty city had changed a lot and was detailed. I loved story too.
  28. Nov 26, 2021
    10
    This Game one of the Best part of GTA series. Because only in thi Game I felt that I am in real New York. I felt that it is not just Game... It is movie. Live movie in witch you want to live
  29. Nov 28, 2021
    8
    Hard to rate a game I haven't played for a decade, but I think this game gets a bad rep. It was certainly a great game back then, can't say whether it holds up or not now.
Metascore
98

Universal acclaim - based on 64 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 64 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 64
  3. Negative: 0 out of 64
  1. Grand Theft Auto IV is not a perfect game, but it is fantastic through and through, from start to finish and beyond. It is so massive, vast and impressive that it is almost mind-boggling to imagine how much work must have gone into the game to come up with so much detail.
  2. But GTA IV will never get old, or start repeating itself. It will always offer anyone who turns it on an experience to savour.
  3. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    100
    GTA4 is a traditional crime story through and through, with a script that rarely strays from its purpose, a pitch-perfect supporting cast, and an expert combination of in-game storytelling and crafted cut-scenes. [June 2008, p.80]