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Rating:  258 reviews
Sales Rank: 118
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Adventure Games
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
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Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 39012
UPC: 710425390128
EAN: 0710425390128
ASIN: B000FRU1UM
Release Date: April 29, 2008
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 First Impressions... April 30, 2008
Dan G.
8 out of 19 found this review helpful
So far, I gotta say "meh". It's a fun game, but nothing really new. I'm not impressed by the graphics at all, especially after COD4; in game and cut scenes look like last gen to me, kind of blocky and a lot of sharp edges. So far the hand to hand fighting sucks, but the shooting is much improved. Everything that I've seen so far, Saint's Row did better and made it look better. Over a couple of hours, I've made like 4 cab trips, took out some drug dealers, and went bowling. Whoopee! Please tell me it gets better...
Fun but VERY vulgar! April 30, 2008
Greg E. Mahler (Fritch, Texas United States)
8 out of 22 found this review helpful
I have only played this game for about 5 hours so far. In that time I have heard - in one form or another - the "f-word" used so many times that it reminds me of the Beverly Hills Cop movies with Eddie Murphy.
Even pedestrians will pop-off the "f-word" at you.
For me, this is a turn off.
To me, the creators of the game either were not or are not "creative" enough to design a "hectic" storyline without the use of a boatload of profanity to "beef" it up. I prefer a "smart" story-line, such as Prison Break or Lost. And I can't remember hearing a curse-word on either of those shows.
Even in very disturbing games like Bioshock or in epics like Mass Effect, I can't remember a single line of curse in either one. And they were some of the best games I have ever played.
This means that it can be done without cursing and sexual inuendoes, but GTA is still as dirty and vulgar as ever...in fact I think it is getting close to being the most obscene piece of entertainment that I have ever watched or played. (Kane & Lynch was pretty bad too, but nothing was really sexual)
Parents beware. I would not let my kids (if I had any) play this game until they were at least 18.
GTA has always been borderline on being too vulgar for my tastes, but I still think that San Andreas is the best in the series. I believe that that game was a lot less obscene than GTA4.
So I guess what I am saying is that I would be careful while playing this game because it could influence you in ways that you might not desire. It could make you think that cursing is ok, sex is just some wild game to play whenever and however you like, and that getting away with aweful crimes is as simple as outrunning the circular proximity zone on your map (you might be surprised).
With all this said, I have to add that the game is a blast as always is the case with a GTA game. I just wish that they could put out an "edited" version of the game that has all the words bleeped out and sexual suggestions watered-down. All this coming from a 24 years old.
I'll also add that this time around, the storyline really makes you care for the characters more than in other attempts. If you can get past all of the cursing, killing, and sexual stuff, there is a pretty good story packed into the game. I guess this is why I continue to play the game; that and the fact that the city looks amazingly real, the cars handle more realistically, and it is fun just to drive around and play the minigames like pool, bowling, and darts.
Still, I do miss the RPG-like element that San Andreas had (lifting weights, running, ect). I guess this is why I liked that game better than the new one, although GTA4 does have and tell the best story of them all.
Grand Theft Auto IV May 1, 2008
Weirdo (FL, USA)
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
On Sunday, I purchased Mario Kart Wii. It wasn't too difficult to put that game down in order to play this one. I'm not going to be like most people and jump on the bandwagon. I like the game a lot, but probably for a different reason than most...
I agree with most post that driving is a little more difficult. It's like the cars have no brakes at times. You can learn to get used to it, but it still is a pain. I'm not much of an online gamer, however, it was great how quick and easy it was to hook up online, even if it was just to go and shoot things up.
Cons:
1. Driving controls. Easy to go forward and reverse, but a pain to stop or to negotiate even a light corner.
2. The music somehow needs to be a little louder with 5.1 surround. It's better than previous editions of gta.
3. I meant to add that if you are setting a waypoint using the gps for yourself, it's difficult to see the dark green line. I prefer the bright yellow or the red that the game gives you during a mission. (the only time i had a red was when I had to climb up to the train station to shoot the guy after chasing him on the motorcycle.)
Pros:
1. I will say graphics, but, i'm not going to freak out like a lot of people have. I grew up on the atari 2600 with a yellow and purple basketball "players" shooting a square ball.
2. The best thing of this game is the languages and the situations are extremely spot on. To the person who complained about being unable to understand the accented english, then turn on the subtitles. I do that regardless. I served over in Bosnia (US Army) working as a translator, and the actor does an astounding job of representing his pain of killing people or even seeing children lined up against the wall of a church with their throats cut. Someone had to have been soldier during the breakup of Yugoslavia and is now on the rockstar staff. If you think there is a racism epidemic in the US, then go witness firsthand in Bosnia of what it truly is like. To get your throat cut simply for saying Hvala lepo instead of hvala lijepo or hvala ljepo. THe people of the former Yugoslavia are among the most intelligent and dedicated people I have ever met, with the exception of all the warfare and the atrocities of not just ethnic cleansing, but other barbaric means of torture that makes waterboarding look like a whipping with a wet noodle. i definitely applaud Rockstar for the attention to detail in this aspect.
nothing new May 9, 2008
mp101 (USA)
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
so i went to walmart opening day, and as usual there were plenty of copies on the shelf, so i asked the guy to get a copy for me, payed my $60 and was on my way home.(i read no reviews, just followed instinct with previous gta games and general hype) so when i got home and started playing i said "wow" and i was having a good time until after 50 hrs into the game i felt like i have done everything as well as the game is telling me to do the same thing over and over. I felt like vice city or san andreas were good from start to finish, but with gta 4 im about halfway through and i feel like stopping already. I did some multiplayer on xbox live and found as usual sum typical guy trying to act "hard" and "gangster" like its his life or sumthing...and another guy saying its his right to "swear" because its grand theft auto..
-missions get repettive/boring
-plot is very dull
-character models are mediocre compared to gears of war/halo/assassings creed graphics.(so why lie?)
-this was another overhyped game...
Thing is these days companies are just trying to sell games and care less about the final product. This could have been "THE GAME" but its not and then you see people still acting like its the apocolypse of all games...but i guess thats how this world will always be..a big lie...a big hype.
bottom line: its an ok game, but nothing to get excited about.
Lackluster Installment June 3, 2008
C. Briggs (Boulder, Colorado, USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
While I was excited to see a new GTA title, I found my expectations (based on previous GTA games) were less than fulfilled. While this is the "core" of a GTA game, it lacks much of the content of the previous installments. Yes, you can still steal cars, pick up hookers and evade the police....but the plethora of mini-games and mini-missions are gone (probably to be handed out, at a cost, as DLC....who knows) and wheat is in there, is less than interesting. For mini-games, you get Darts, Bowling and one video game....none of which can be played online. They also removed the custom car features, the custom character features and all the "skill bars" from GTA: San Andreas..... They did, however, leave in "dating" for some strange reason...as it has to be the most pointless feature of the game....along with a new system of "friends" you must constantly "hang out" with....which basically means your not playing the game...you're driving some NPC to a cafe and then home...no interesting cut scene, no jokes, no nothing....boring.
If you liked previous GTA's, you will probably find something familiar you like....but it will leave you asking why you could not put down previous GTA games, but find it all to easy to play something else when it comes to this one.....
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