So, as I mentioned on my previous post I had finished GTA IV.

Here is my review sandwich where I start with something’s I like, fill the middle with dislikes, and finish off with what I like… It’s a dislike sandwich with likes for bread.

First my likes:

• Graphics – These were expected to have been improved for the next gen systems and I am very pleased… although I wonder what a cell-shaded version of GTA would look like.
• Homage to the original GTA games – If you look closely enough in the game you will find homage’s to the previous games… examples would be at the mini golf area where you see buildings from previous games, or some of the graffiti on the walls paying tribute to the previous characters.

Now my dislikes:

• Map Size – felt that the map on this chapter was smaller in comparison to San Andreas. One of the things I found fun to do was just cruise around on the highway between cities in SA but I don’t get that in this chapter.
• Planes – You can’t fly planes… Sure it’s a small detail but I would have really liked to fly planes into the buildings… oh geez… did I really just type that…

Last part of things I like:

• Storyline – I really enjoyed the storyline in this one. If you haven’t played the game I’m not going to ruin this part but it is a really good one.
• GPS – Seriously… I wish this was in SA because it would have made things so much easier in the game. No more getting lost, although I found in the areas where there is a freeway and a roadway underneath the freeway it doesn’t know which one you are on…

So I give GTA IV 8 STD filled hookers out of 10.

- Kei