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Grand Theft Auto IV Review - Gameplayer.com.au

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Gameplayer reviews the undercurrent of GTA IV's narrative and the message it attempts to deliver about the USA.

"Niko, however, is an outsider. He comes to Liberty City believing the dream, that he has left the corruption, savagery and rustic lifestyle of his homeland for a world of big tits, fancy cars and mansions for all. What he finds is a land equally as crooked, dirty and messed up as the one he left and his distaste for what he sees isn't held back."
10 / 10
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Papacharinonanadan - contributor
Published: 599 days 9 hours ago | Review | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360
 
 

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HighDefinition - 599 days 9 hours ago
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1 - NO.
R* just have a AMAZING sense of humor. Seriously saying it`s anti-usa makes the jokes in the game, more hilarious. The cartoon w/ the Aliens is amazing, as well as any episode of, I`m Rich!
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Meus Renaissance - 599 days 9 hours ago
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The entire world is Anti-USA man. Some of the mayhem people cause in Liberty City is out of rage and pure hatred.

I kid you not! I actually do kid!
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vloeistof - 599 days 9 hours ago
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lol in a chat bewteen niko and roman.

niko was like bashing librty totaly lol
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Surfman - 599 days 7 hours ago
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lol yeah, like "everything is fake, even women's tits"
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wolfehound22 - 599 days 9 hours ago
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4 - lol
Rockstar just has a great sense of humor. Un like a lot of people that probably would take this game as bashing america.
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prunchess - 599 days 9 hours ago
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5 - Not anti USA....
Just anti the crooks that are running the USA.
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nirun - 599 days 9 hours ago
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it is what it is
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Ashta - 599 days 9 hours ago
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7 - No, not so much Anti-USA
But more like "Anti-Republican/Conserva tive". Sure, the talk radio stations on the game do parody a few liberal views in a way, but the overall theme is generally a pro-liberal viewpoint.
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dktxx2 - 599 days 9 hours ago
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I like that the game is cynical to the us. It really opens your eyes if you live there. Kinda helps you understand an immigrants point of view.
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Ashta - 599 days 9 hours ago
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Well, generally speaking immigrants who come to America by the -legal methods- are highly welcomed in to the US. Public animosity towards legal immigrants is almost non-existent.

Illegal immigrants on the other hand....American Citizens don't like it and with good reason.
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PimpHandHappy - 599 days 9 hours ago
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9 - isnt everyone
even Americans are becoming anti-American

anyway

i dont care if it is

you know why

because its a game
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games4fun - 599 days 9 hours ago
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10 - its not anti american
its fun, also are you going to tell a story of how easy it was to make money and never have hard times? what an awesome story that would make in a video game especially for gta right?
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PimpHandHappy - 599 days 9 hours ago
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11 - Ashta
i wont say your wrong because your not

but

unlike other parts of the world we wont be killing the illegals or the ppl we find different. Everyone is welcome to try and make a life here.

The Last genecide in America was 150 years ago and it wont happen again
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SL1M DADDY - 599 days 9 hours ago
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12 - It's the popular kid that gets both negative and posative attention.
This is the same for all things. No matter for what reasons you are the most popular, negative or not, it is up to the developers to make the best of the situation, even if that means airing out the "dirty laundry" from time to time. If anybody thinks that America is the land of opportunity then moves to New York, you have a few reality cramps awaiting you.
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games4fun - 599 days 8 hours ago
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when i was playing this game i thought it had a great message, this land of opportunity takes alot of work and sometimes its still not enough sure there are success stories but that's because they did something no-one else did or beat the odds.

A word of caution to anyone immigrating in: its a great country road but it sure as hell ain't gonna be a smooth ride to get where you want
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