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Grand Theft Auto IV

Rockstar North

2008•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 55 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredetectivegay/lesbianmafia/gangstersexsportsvehiclesfasttried & testedunsavouryheavysimplelineargrittybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilgame/competitioninjustice/tragedy/vengeancerags to richesrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeVery fast and conventional: a simple shooter, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like comfort over surprises.

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

86 / 100

1,934 ratings

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About This Game

Grand Theft Auto IV is an action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the eleventh title in the Grand Theft Auto series, and the first main entry since 2004's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on-foot or by vehicle. Throughout the single-player mode, players play as Niko Bellic. An online multiplayer mode is included with the game, allowing up to 32 players to engage in both co-operative and competitive gameplay in a recreation of the single-player setting. Two expansion packs were later released for the game, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, which both feature new plots that are interconnected with the main Grand Theft Auto IV storyline, and follow new protagonists.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Grand Theft Auto IV follows the story of Niko Bellic, a veteran of an unnamed war in Eastern Europe, who is haunted by the betrayal of his 15 man army unit. Ten years later, after a smuggling run goes bad due to a betrayal from a partner, Niko leaves Eastern Europe to escape the anger of his employer, Ray Bulgarin. After six months in the merchant navy (serving aboard the cargo ship the Platypus), and believing the stories of his cousin Roman, Niko comes to Liberty City to pursue the American Dream as well as searching for the traitor of his unit. After his arrival, however, Niko quickly...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDetectiveGay/lesbianMafia/gangsterSexSportsVehiclesAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilGame/competitionInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRags to richesRescue/escape/jeopardyTroubled leadsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

HelicopterPoolMotorcycleExplorationViolenceBloodyCarsMurder

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Details

Developer: Rockstar North
Publishers: Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games
Released: 29 April 2008
Series: Grand Theft Auto
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 30h rushed, 55h normally, 50h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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