Officially one of the best games of the year for 2008? it has gotten a 9.8/10 score from GT, almost unheard of at the site. Here is the review of the game on the site,
Gametrailers.com - Grand Theft Auto IV - Review HD
The Plot:
"Niko Bellic is Eastern European, between 28 and 32 years of age and has come to Liberty City to pursue the "American Dream". Niko was persuaded to move to Liberty City by his cousin Roman, who claimed in multiple e-mails to Niko that he was living a fabulous life, with a mansion, women, hot tubs and sports cars. Roman's claims turn out to be lies to hide his own failures, however, and in reality he only owns a small taxi business, which he wants Niko to work for.
Roman is the only person Niko knows in Liberty City to begin with, and is one of his major connections in the first part of the game. Niko is a tough character, whereas Roman is friendly. Roman is heavily in debt and a lot of people are after him. He desperately needs Niko's support, hence the reason he deceived Niko into travelling to Liberty City. They are constantly bickering. It is later revealed that one of the reasons Niko, as an ex-soldier, goes to Liberty City, is to track down the man who betrayed his old army unit.
The story features several different possible endings, all of which feature different mission strands depending on which choice the player makes at a certain points in the game."
Other GTAIV scores,
1UP.com -
A+
Computer and Video Games -
9.5/10 (Xbox 360)
Electronic Gaming Monthly -
A+, A+, A
Eurogamer -
10/10
Game Informer -
10/10
GameSpy -
5/5
GamesRadar -
10/10
GameTrailers -
9.8/10
IGN -
10/10 (PS3, 360)
Official Xbox Magazine -
9.5/10
Official Xbox Magazine (UK) -
10/10
Official PlayStation Magazine (UK) -
10/10
Official PlayStation Magazine (Australia) -
10/10
TeamXbox -
10/10
Xbox World 360 -
98%
PlayStation World -
10/10
Metacritic Score: 100% 