Grand Theft Auto 4
Grand Theft Auto IV uses Liberty City, physical simulation, open missions, and character drama for an immigrant crime tragedy. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.9 / 10
About this game
Grand Theft Auto IV uses Liberty City, physical simulation, open missions, and character drama for an immigrant crime tragedy. City physics, characters, dialogue, and details excel, while driving, shooting, and open missions have weight. Friend calls and some missions repeat, and original frame rate, aiming, and checkpoints add friction. This assessment covers the catalogued Xbox 360 release. This description covers the original xbox-360 release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
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Grand Theft Auto IV uses Liberty City, physical simulation, open missions, and character drama for an immigrant crime tragedy.
City physics, characters, dialogue, and details excel, while driving, shooting, and open missions have weight. Friend calls and some missions repeat, and original frame rate, aiming, and checkpoints add friction. This assessment covers the catalogued Xbox 360 release. Overall, its main strengths are City physics, characters, dialogue, and details excel; Driving, shooting, and open missions have weight. Its material limitations are Friend calls and some missions repeat; Original frame rate, aiming, and checkpoints add friction. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- City physics, characters, dialogue, and details excel
- Driving, shooting, and open missions have weight
Weaknesses
- Friend calls and some missions repeat
- Original frame rate, aiming, and checkpoints add friction
Who it is for: Players who value city physics, characters, dialogue, and details excel and accept this release's limits.
Play notes: Expect friend calls and some missions repeat and original frame rate, aiming, and checkpoints add friction.
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| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Driving, shooting, and open missions have weight; Original frame rate, aiming, and checkpoints add friction. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension City physics, characters, dialogue, and details excel; Friend calls and some missions repeat. | Reviewed | 9.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Driving, shooting, and open missions have weight; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 9.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original xbox-360 release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Friend calls and some missions repeat. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Rockstar Games
- Publisher
- Rockstar Games
- Release date
- 2008
- Platforms
- Xbox 360
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- Modern SettingDriving and Racing3D GraphicsShootingStory-drivenOpen WorldMain Story 100 Hours or MoreThird Person
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2008
- Xbox 360Worldwide2008
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