PlayStation World Magazine GTA 4 Review 10/10

"GTA IV is quite possibly the most breathtaking game of the last decade."

The PlayStation World Magazine (PSW) has awarded GTA IV with 10/10 and said that it is "A masterpiece from both a technical and storyline standpoint. You have not and probably never will play another game quite like it again".

[scoobysnacks]

another perfect score, looks like this game could very well be the top contender for game of the year. My anticipation for this game is now so high, still 3 days away......next week I'm not going to have any sort of social life, hell maybe none for the next month. I better take a photo of the outside world to keep by my PS3, just so I don't forgot what it looks like.

[Relcom]

of some trees on your PS3 and use it as your wallpaper.

[Maddens Raiders]

should not be given to this game on either system.

When you pull the trigger of a shotgun, pointblank on someone's forehead, they should lose their entire skull; nothing should be in tact -- am I right? That would be real "perfection" in my opinion, just to be technically accurate. When you pass cops in a speeding car (cop car) they should immediately turn around or try to block your escape, follow you with extreme passion, etc...instead of the customary follow until "crook leaves detection circle"...If that's the case I think I'll go rob a bank right now and then drive myself out of the detection zone, and wait for the all clear.lol

Look, I'm not trying to be ball buster, but let's bring full realism into the fold....FULL REALISM. Make the gamer earn their escape skills, to feel truly rewarded when they can outrun a squad of cops, ditch a car, run into a mall, and come out of a tunnel downtown undetected....You following me?

Small gripes aside, I'll enjoy this game fully when launched just for the sheer fun factor in the sandbox. 10/10, no - 9/10 yes.

[Jinxstar]

@ Maddens Raiders.

Why not. I see you post that every time but never saw you post it when Halo 3 was getting them...

The truth is... Do you believe in extra credit? One time I wrote a story in class for an english assignment. I got it back and got 101%... I asked how it was possible. my teacher replied "You can climb to the top of mount everest right? thats 100% but you can still jump =D"

I thought about it and seem to think that you can't appreciate it. Maybe the reviewers playing through thought the story should have gotten a 20/10 but can't give that so instead they look over a glitch here and there. Or the fact that... Whatever I am sure there is no convincing you but I still feel that

Zelda OOT, Earthworm Jim, Donkey Kong Country, Banjo Kazooie, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario 3, Mega Man X to name a few were perfect for what they were. 10/10 in my book. Why? how could it be? because they were perfect for what they were... you look at GTA and seem to want an unltra realistic game... Thats not what they offer. They offer a "Fun" game. Looking at San Andreas and Area 51 and the "Jet Pack" and a Gangster flying a harrier is stupid as hell but guess what? It was fun =D I think an ultra realistic game would be boring... If someone says "Come back tuesday at noon" then I really have to wait til tuesday at noon.... FUN man. I believe what the reviewers are saying is its great. Hands down the most "Fun" you will have because thats what gaming is about. If I really wanted ultra realism I would walk outside and get it.

Get over it dude. It's only gonna get more because for what it is its great. You can't go buy a rocket launcher from the corner store in real life what makes you think anything else should be perfect....

When you work for a review site you can give your own 2 cents until then just try not to be such a joy kill dude

You know maybe they wont follow you the way you like but 1. You haven't played it and I think the chasing will be pretty insane and 2. you can't drive through a floating cop star in real life and bribe the cops down either....

[scoobysnacks]

Perfection is like a utopia, an ideal. How can you define perfection when perfection is an absolute shaped by an individuals view? Perfection would be flawlessness, but how can something be flawless or, indeed, flawed just because someone says that it is? Everyone has a different definition of perfection. It would be impossible to find a definitive model. Much like beauty is in the eye of the beholder, perfection is purely subjective, it cannot be defintive.

In this instance we know that once all the reviews are in over the coming months, from every website and magazine (even the ones we’ve never heard of before), the metacritic overall score will most certainly not be 100%. It may be 95%, maybe slightly higher, but not 100%, i.e not perfect. How could anything be perfect, there is always room to improve. The scores of 10/10 are subjective to the individuals that reviewed this game, but don’t take it as gospel, its just a guide, i.e. if you like this type of game, its a must buy.

So for GTA IV, (most gamers out there like the GTA series, although their are some people who don’t like, and thats fair enough), this game will be great and i’m sure worth such a high score in the top 90’s, but perhaps the word perfect shouldn’t be used, my bad.

PS, sorry for the boring speech.

PS, this game is still gonna destroy my social life.

[xm15e2s]

I might be the only person on the planet who never intends to play this game.
I find the whole GTA series to be very boring and just plain lame.

[Mikelarry]

alone my friend.i dont find it lame or boring im not just into the series. love sandbox games.played the first one on the ps1 and that was it. the funny stuff tho is that i love saints row.

Edit:@ hidef ill try it. the reason why i even played the first one was because i got it free with my ps1 i used to love just driving around and sqaushing the red necks with my car. ahh good times

[BeaArthur]

Well have fun with Beautiful Katamari then.

[HighDefinition]

I`m sorry.

But If you like SR and haven`t played GTA since psOne, your missing out huge. If you like SR, TRUST ME, BUY this game. SR has nothing on GTA, if you really have played since psOne.

Cause there something seriously wrong w/ that.

[for we are many]

liked sr,never played gta,RARE CASE

[Mikelarry]

so it begins

[CViper]

Look, both versions are great, and will sell well. The Game system with the most users will sell more. No reason for it to continue being debatable.

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[BeaArthur]

It could if it was exclusive, exclusive games are what decide console wars.

[HighDefinition]

VERY TRUE.

All GTA is going to do is ACTUALLY start the "next-gen" for casual gamers. Which is great, BTW.

[Capt CHAOS]

and it's wii..

[abuze]

" Hopefully "

[vloeistof]

rockstar is so good..

but when are big sites like

ign gamesradar gamespot gametrailers and stuff going to post there reviews ????

[warhawk1234]

I am going for a huge prediction they will hold the record for the most games sold on any system just a guess.

[aiphanes]

After people play a real game...GTA4....Metal Gear Solid 4....Final Fantasy 13.....Resistance 2...and Gears of War 2......the best next gen casual game of the decade....Little Big Planet...they will never go back to the wii.....especially when the PS3 is down to $299 and Playstation Home is released...

[muhameds]

You clearly don't understand who buys mostly Wii and WiiFit. It is not people who mostly play FF, MGS, GOW. You are looking at Wii from your standpoint. Most people who buy Wii don't give a s**t about these games. Nintendo has found new market segment, and PS3 and X360 is not a competitor for them. Wii will still sale strong and win this generation at sales, but hardcore gamers will buy PS3 and X360.

[Ali_The_Brit]

but of course, nothing under 9.5 so far

[ropelli90]

Wow! A perfect game from every aspect! No bugs, no repeating missions, perfect aiming, perfect driving simulation, so real you can't believe it isn't and the BEST game that will be ever made and the BEST game was ever made! It's so perfect that no-one can top that, not even R*. Great! Got to buy this one...

Pure sarcasm if you didn't notice... except that I'm buying the game... I just hate these perfect scores...

[Grahammad]

I know, I mean it may be a good game but it isn't a divinely created super game, right? lol

[Grahammad]

No game is perfect so how have games over the past several months been getting perfect scores? In my opinion, it should be a theoretical impossibility. I mean, examples are Super Mario Galaxy, Halo 3, GTAIV... what's going on? While all great in their own rights, none of them are perfect. Yes, even though I didn't love Halo 3 it was still, by many accounts, a good game and people enjoy it to this day. So I have to ask... how are these scores justified? Personally, if a reviewer gives any game a 10/10 than I'll never listen to them again. It means they aren't doing their job, they aren't being objective and are being swayed by hype, and it shows me they could very easily not know the standards set by the game industry these days meaning they shouldn't even be in the positions they are in. Maybe it's just me but that's how I see it.

[PimpHandHappy]

its a winner

[aiphanes]

10 out of 10...this is going to be the first PS3 game with a perfect score!

MGS4 will be the second one...

[ALICE_666]

man i cant wait anymore... tuesday is yet so close but feels so far away right now! thankfully the MGO beta is out.. gives me something play while I wait. :)

[Scenarist]

just STFU

jk jk

everyone taklin about what they hate ?

well I hate opinions that seem contrary to the obvious without
no real "other point of view " to stand up with. no example just saying.

as for the 10/10 scores , my opinion is that the game is the best it can be. Including its bugs. What game have u played that was pefect?
plenty but u just dont know what your looking for? or maybe you expect to much? or maybe it was perfect but because he said and she said you went and found the same bug in a lost corner of the game and said "OH it had that bug , so that game wasnt perfect"?

If 99 people gave this a 10/10 and 1 person gave it a 9/10 because he couldnt get the driving down packed then what does that mean...or another person couldnt aim good, or another person sucked at the missions and someone eslse says there too easy..i mean at what point do you stop taking off points, and who has the right to take off points by themselves and say " i dont like that so 9/10" Well you do have the right of course but it only applies to Your gaming world.

what it takes for some to bust a nut might not give others a hard on
but at the same time just cuz you dont get a hard on and bust a nut
with some fine piece of ass cuz u looking at her face or thinking about something else at the time or whatever reason it may be
DONT tell me that I wont get a hard on get me some and bust a nut
cuz it sure aint nothing wrong with her to me despite her flaws

Now if she got aids by all means TELL ME PLEASEEE or stfu and let me enjoy

If its a perfect game for me then its 10/10 if its a less than perfect game for you then its ?/10 ..SO what everybody wishes for just a litttlllee bit more all the time like they can go sit with the devs and play apart in making the game, and then someone else wont like what they contributed to the process so it still wont be perfect.

so yea a reviewer can give the game 10/10- 8/10 or 13/10
but at the end of the day WHO REALLY IS IN POSITION TO DECIDE WHAT SCORE THE GAME GETS...nobody technically, but at the same time overall scores from 100's of different sources will give u a general idea of how Great a game is not 1 site..not 2 and not 3 etc etc etc

then when YOU play the game you can give your dislikes and likes about it and still rate it 9/10 or 12/10 based on your point of view and make that 101 sources now for the world to look at
just dont act like your score is concrete or going to matter by itself

------sorry for the unorganised post and grammatical errors if your into that sorta thing------

[TitanUp]

im not into this series either and i don't think any game should be rated 10.

[Varsarus]

If it's got 10/10 then I can hardly say it has problems

[RealTimeWeaponChange]

are you sure they didn't review the 360 version by accident?