Game Review: Grand Theft Auto IV

 

Grand Theft Auto IV is an action adventure role-playing video game produced by Rockstar. It is a single player game with the option to play online multiplayer. The UK version of this game is classified as 18 and was released on 29th April 2008.

The storyline of the game is the character Niko Bellic has arrived in America from Europe hoping to escape his past. Although there are storyline missions which are necessary to progress through the game and unlock certain content and parts of the city, they are not required, as players can complete them at their own leisure.

The game is set up to be played viewing the character from a third person perspective, however it can be set up as 1st person. The controls are complex and yet easy to pick up, with a lot of possible actions for the character to perform. The platforms for this game to play on are playstation 3, xbox 360 and windows.

The graphics are very high quality as is the sound. however there are some glitches involved when changing the camera angle, falling into lakes and general sharp movements. The visuals aren't particularly bright, although apart from the glitches the animation is smooth. Within the sound you can hear the pedestrians talking, car noises and the general noises you would associate with being in the street.