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IGN: Grand Theft Auto IV PC Review

IGN writes: "Rockstar's vivid tale of Niko Bellic, an immigrant with convictions powerful enough to rocket him through the crumbling substructures of Liberty City's world of organized crime, is now out on PC. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 games shipped this past April, and with this one you'll find a few alterations and additions those who waited are sure to appreciate. Despite what's been put in, if you've already played the console versions it's hard to recommend picking this one up, even though it now includes space for up to 32 players in its multiplayer matches and a robust, easy to use replay editor for recording and fashioning clips from your in-game actions.

The Grand Theft Auto franchise rocketed to mass popularity after Grand Theft Auto III's release and the ground rules were set for a different style of game. Since then we've seen slight alterations and tweaks to the core formula with Vice City and San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto IV represents another step forward. This is a game that strips down a lot of the more zany challenges from games past. You won't be doing any remote control helicopter missions or lowrider matching challenges here. Instead, the focus is on realism, a more mature sensibility, and bringing GTA into the present day."
9.2 / 10
Cyrus365 - contributor
Published: 390 days 18 hours ago | Review | PC
 
 

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ngg12345 - 390 days 18 hours ago
1 - No 10
Can Ign now change the old gta 4 reviews. Terrible, Terrible game..
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Timesplitter14 - 390 days 18 hours ago
1.1 -
I think they're all worth 9.2
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aebriscoejr - 390 days 17 hours ago
1.2 -
This is what the 360 and PS3 versions should have got back in April. It's a very good game, but not a 10.
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badz149 - 390 days 15 hours ago
1.3 - that's more like it...
9.2 to 9.5 is a fair score for GTAIV since day one. The things R* has done in it is indeed amazing but nowhere near perfect. up till this day, GTAIV still lacking what made the previous GTAs awesome! - the FUN! I can't believe I'll ever unfinish a GTA game before since I played all GTAs including the PSP's until GTAIV came even with the trophies!! I even found Tomb Raider Underworld more fun to play than GTAIV! Don't blame/flame me, I'm just a gamer and I play for FUN while GTAIV is full of boring!
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JHUX - 389 days 21 hours ago
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Agreed badz, although I enjoyed and finished the story line, like I have with every other GTA game that has existed (except portables), after I beat the story I was left with nothing to do... The rampages were not nearly as fun as the old games with the awesome weapons, nothing to do with my money, except buy more non-fun weapons, and after those two things I have no motivation to continue playing and 100% the game like I did with the previous ones. If they provide free DLC of the things that make GTA what it is.. then I will probably go back and play it, but if they try to charge me for a chain saw and a some swords well then F that..
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snipermk0 - 390 days 18 hours ago
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Well, the reason GTA 4 is getting lower scores than the console GTA 4 is cos its out 8 months late and nothing new over enhanced graphics and a built-in editor.
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Cyrus365 - 390 days 18 hours ago
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How is that not worth the same if not a higher score than the original. Bioshock for PS3 came out recently, and it was essentially the same game, and it got the same score for the most part.
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Elven6 - 390 days 18 hours ago
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Odds are all these reviewers played the console versions, it won't have the same effect on PC since it would be their second playthrough and not a "fresh one".
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TheIneffableBob - 390 days 18 hours ago
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BioShock is an odd one. Games that come later usually receive lower scores. For example, Gears of War. The PC version is superior to the 360 version but the PC version received lower scores.
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Timesplitter14 - 390 days 18 hours ago
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Good stories are more enduring than free-roaming.

Creating chaos in the streets of GTA gets boring after a while.
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Fruit Loops - 390 days 18 hours ago
3 - IMHO
it shouldn't have got that 10 back in april, this score sounds more reasonable.
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Cajun Chicken - 390 days 18 hours ago
4 - Watch...
The modding scene, just watch it.
This could be the best version of GTAIV in a few months time.
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TheIneffableBob - 390 days 18 hours ago
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It already is. Better graphics, video editor, 32-player multiplayer, more customization options (clothing and stuff), and more. They just need to patch out those performance issues.

The mod scene will only distance the PC version even further from its console counterparts.
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Strife Lives - 390 days 17 hours ago
5 - If I wrote a list
Of everything we EXPECTD to find,that San Andreas had and Rockstar just left out,this would be a long post.So,I'll just say.Because we were led to believe EVERYthing except planes were going to be in.I give this game 8,9/10.maybe a bit lower.I give it a whole 1 more than I feel it deserves because the bankrobbing mission was cool.
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The-Only-Truth - 390 days 11 hours ago
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You guys should sit down for a while and think of that:

IGN gave GTA4 a 10 on the CONSOLES!!!

It's only a 9.2 for PC standards.

Same with GoW:
It was overwhelming for a CONSOLE game, but not much of a looker/breakthrough as a later release for the PC, which already is a system with a ridiculously huge amount of Shooters. For example Crysis, which was released earlier and is a gaphics Monster.

Long story short: It's all about relations.
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Fanboi - 390 days 10 hours ago
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Precisely. PC standards uber high. Unless the game comes with mods tools, incredible multi player, ground breaking single player and set a new standards in graphics, it won't get pass a 9.5.

Thats the difference between PC game reviews and console reviews these days, PC reviewers actually treat a perfect score as an impossibility. Console reviews just pushes hype.
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Blink_44 - 390 days 6 hours ago
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I think they rated it a 9.2 because when they rated it a 10 they were all hyped up but now they dont really care about it.
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dkgshiz - 389 days 19 hours ago
9 - This game deserves an 8 or lower
Gta 4 is just a downgrade from San Andreas. They took out so much crap its not even funny. Gta 4 was just trying to show how GTA looks in HD. GTA 4 was very disappointing for me. I hope the next one is better. Or else I'm just done with the GTA series all together.
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