Metareview: Grand Theft Auto IV
Posted Apr 27th 2008 2:10PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Reviews
With
Grand Theft Auto IV hitting store shelves this week, the reviews have finally started to pour in. We haven't seen such universal acclaim for a title this generation. From the looks of things, no matter which version you get (PS3 or Xbox 360), you're in for quite a ride:
- IGN (100/100) - " For those wanting to know which version looks better, the edge goes to the PS3 ... Grand Theft Auto IV is one of the best games we've ever seen ... The only thing you need to know is that you have to play this game. Period."
- 1UP (100/100) - "The PS3 version has the slightest visual edge, plus motion-control support ... Liberty City is no longer just a place you explore outdoors, looking for stunt jumps or the thrill of a six-star wanted level after riling up the LCPD during missions. I spent hours of my week-long review session checking out the game's indoor attractions."
- GameTrailers (98/100) - "Rockstar always has a knack for choosing just the right songs to set the tone of its games, and once again it's hit a homerun with Grand Theft Auto IV."
So which game are you picking up
this week?
Tags: grand-theft-auto, grand-theft-auto-iv, gta, gtaiv, metareview
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
4-27-2008 @ 2:15PM
sami said...
iron man, duh!
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4-27-2008 @ 2:17PM
WiiFTW said...
Lord have mercy on me and get me a PS3 and GTA IV while you're at it:P
I'm just playing the waiting game til Christmas with the hope that I'll get a PS3 as a Blu-ray player like we got the PS2 as a DVD player.
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4-27-2008 @ 2:50PM
Haiddasalami said...
That was my excuse to get the PS2. It can act as a DVD player...
4-27-2008 @ 2:39PM
myself said...
its funny that all major games look better on the ps3(oblivion,cod4,burnout,dmc4,gta4)
too bad iron man looks better on the xbox along with sega superstar tennis :(
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4-27-2008 @ 2:47PM
Dehshizknight said...
Who need Super Stars Tennis when you got Hot Shots Golf?
4-27-2008 @ 2:51PM
Rowdehaj said...
Who needs either of those if you've got GTA4?
4-27-2008 @ 4:24PM
Eggy said...
Who cares. Just enjoy the game.
4-27-2008 @ 2:51PM
Haiddasalami said...
Tuesday cant come faster....
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4-27-2008 @ 3:01PM
Gunegune said...
Lucky you, I have to wait until Saturday. I have standardized testing Tues.-Fri., and I know I won't get any sleep if I get GTA IV.
4-27-2008 @ 2:56PM
frankym said...
Gee..seems like this game might be kinda good
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4-27-2008 @ 3:10PM
Jakob Henner said...
10/10 from whole Gamereactor in Scandinavia:
Sweden: 10/10
Denmark: 10/10
Norway: 10/10
(Finland: 10/10 - just the Swedish review translated to Finnish)
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4-27-2008 @ 3:30PM
Kevin said...
If it's THAT good I might get it.
Of course that M rating is probably gonna hold me back.
Remember parent's read the ratings!
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4-27-2008 @ 3:36PM
Teddy said...
Six long weeks to wait for the gunmetal gray PS3 just got longer. June 12th can't come soon enough for me. By the way, while I know the Japanese gunmetal gray PS3 is 40 gigs with no BC, I find it hard to believe that they would sell a MGS4 PS3 here that couldn't play earlier MGS games. I believe that the gray PS3 will be 80GB just like the black one. In another post, someone "corrected" me and said that the gunmetal gray PS3 will only be 40GB with no BC.
Has Sony released any specs & pre-order info on the gray PS3 ? Please Sony, I would feel a little better if I had a pre-order receipt in my hands as a lot of current PS3 owners get to experience GTA IV.
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4-27-2008 @ 3:55PM
Tranando said...
Glad I am getting the decent version, not the 360-tard pack.
Look at that 360 popup.. LOL.. this is not a 10/10 game on the 360...
http://xs226.xs.to/xs226/08170/29zbk3d922.gif
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4-27-2008 @ 4:07PM
Rowdehaj said...
Dude, inflammatory posts like yours are not necessary. That said, I am glad to see that the PS3's hardware is finally showing some of its superiority over the 360.
4-27-2008 @ 7:06PM
leiwei said...
Holy crap that's worse than the billboard popins I saw from the early gameplay videos that R* took down. For some reason I feel sad for Ironman. I thought that was a pretty good demo. Poor guy. At least he'll sell well at the box office.
4-28-2008 @ 6:25PM
45nm said...
Are you part of Sony defense force by any chance? Are you planning terrorist attacks on Microsoft?? So far, nothing intelligent has come out of your mouth but BLAH BLAH I HAT TEH 360 CUZ IT SUKZZ(Z). Seriously, find something else to do in your spare time then bashing consoles..
4-27-2008 @ 5:12PM
AshStampede said...
I played the first two missions on the 360 version, and it looked fine to me, I have to say there wasnt that far a draw distance. Only large skyline objects you could see in the distance. But from the short 30 min play test, The game felt awesome! Not liking anything GTA as I really dont like criminal games/being a criminal. I will pick this up for ps3. Its just that good.
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4-27-2008 @ 5:42PM
The Sound said...
Anyone actually surprised?
With the amount of money Sony and MS have in this game, and how much is at stake for console supremacy (Wii not included for a reason) that anything lower than a 95, 9.5, A, or any other kind of review score would be blasphemy basically.
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4-27-2008 @ 5:53PM
Michael K. said...
I was on the fence about GTAIV until recently, I hated vice city and san andreas, so I have a bitter taste in my mouth regarding this series, but then the ridiculously good reviews started pouring out and I remembered all my fond memories with GTAIII so I caved in and preordered the special edition PS3 version at best buy (I'm a sucker for limited and collectors' editions)
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