Grand Theft Auto IV (PC)

This game was the most anticipated of last year. It was without a doubt, also one of the best I have played. You are Niko Bellic who has just came to Liberty City (it is a bit disappointing a GTA game is once again set in Liberty City after the PSP game). Niko Bellic is determined to work his way up the criminal ladder and do whatever he needs to do to get there. Unlike GTA clones like saints row, the missions are pleasantly enjoyable and there is a variety of them which support the over riding story to give an engrossing chain of events. The graphics as any of the screen shots will tell your are absolutely gorgeous and with no loading within ...  Read the complete review

I've played most of the pc versions of GTA and enjoyed most of them. GTA IV is a great game, although not my favourite GTA game of all. I've seen lots of reviews and forums with people complaining how slow GTA IV runs and how poorly optimised it is and with my old pc I had to agree with them. However, having upgraded the processor in my pc and the graphics card GTA's performance has improved dramatically. The graphics are very good; I started playing GTA SA on another computer, but the graphics looked so much awful in comparison that I soon lost interest. GTA IV does need a reasonably fast computer, but then it runs ok - a decent graphics card really helps, ...  Read the complete review

I have been a fan of the GTA series of games since they first came out. While I did not enjoy GTA: San Andreas very much, I feel that GTA 4 is a return to form for the series. The game's plot follows Niko, an immigrant who stays with his cousin Roman, tries to keep him out of trouble and cleans up his gambling debts and wotnot. And by 'plot' I mean 'immersive and detailed story that puts films like The Departed to shame'. It's epic, verging on brilliant. High praise indeed for a video game. The graphics and game engine are astounding at times. The attention to detail is brilliant - if you bustle past someone who's carrying something, they drop ...  Read the complete review

PC players have been waiting a long time for the latest Grand Theft Auto game and the biggest question about it is this: Does it match up to San Andreas? And the answer? Almost. San Andreas was revolutionary in it's scope, detail, and freedom. To be honest, no matter how good this game was, it was never going to have the wow factor that San Andreas enjoyed. Mainly because at the time San Andreas was released there was nothing else to compare it with, it set the bar. In terms of the 'size' of the game, GTA IV does not disappoint. I played the game solidly for a few weeks and I know there's is plenty that I left undiscovered. Incidentally, it remains installed ...  Read the complete review

A straight port from the console versions - Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto series is just as much controversially violent as normal, pushing all aspects of free roaming gameplay to the limit. Liberty City, based upon New York city, has been fantastically made and features everything from high rise skyscrapers to run down suburbs and the iconic statue of liberty. Not only is the city graphically beautiful, but it also teems with life. People walk the streets, drive around, go into shops, talk on mobile phones, get into fights... the list is almost endless. You really do get the sense that you are inside a real city and that anything and everything is at your ...  Read the complete review