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Welcome to the REAL Liberty City , 7 May 2008
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Grand Theft Auto IV
on Xbox 360
(2008)
Certificate: 
I have been playing this game since it was released, and i can say it is brilliant. At long last some of the niggely bugs within the GTA series have been solved! Rockstar Games have faithfully recreated in part, New York City, under pseudonym of 'Liberty City'. Unlike their past three games (being GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas) the city itself plays as much of an important role as the main storyline character Niko Bellic. As you wander around Algonquin's (Manhattan) Star Junction, which is an amazing copy of Times Square, you can almost feel the buzz of the city as if it where alive. Now for the bad points. The missions, which so far (im only 30% through) the story is good and much easier to follow that previous titles, are pretty much the same kind of activities your employer has made you do time and time before, IE follow someone, while keeping your distance, when the arrive at the location, kill them. For example. While the missions maybe a bit stale, they still keep me hooked and do play well within the realm that you are playing within. The Graphics are absolutely stunning, i have not seen anything within a game look so good, occasionally though the 360 gets a 'pop up' problem, in which certain objects come into more clarity as they load, but it doesn't not hamper the game play or both me really. The sounds of the game are just as impressive than graphics, now when crash or bump your car into another, you can hear the metal grinding and crumpling and you can hear the glass shattering out of the back car window. The detail of the game is amazing, its all those subtle details that you don't really notice until you look for them that makes this game special. This is a definite by for anyone (over 18 mind you) who has a current gen console (360/PS3). The story grabs you and never lets go. if i had to say something about this game in one word it would be 'Amazing'.
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