Grand Theft Auto IV
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| Developers | Rockstar North Rockstar Toronto (PC) |
| Publishers | Rockstar Games Capcom (Japan) Cyberfront (Japan PC) |
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| Release dates | PS3  29 April 2008  29 April 2008
Xbox 360 PC .png){kind=small} 20 March 2009 |
| Engine | RAGE |
| Protagonist | Niko Bellic |
| Location | Liberty City Alderney State |
| Year | 2008 |
Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) is the eleventh Grand Theft Auto game in the series, the first of the GTA IV Era. The game was developed by Rockstar North and was published and released by Rockstar Games for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions were released worldwide to widespread hype on April 29th 2008, scoring positive reviews from virtually the entire gaming press. It is extremely realistic and lifelike, as oppoesed to the over-the-top style that games in the GTA 3 Era had
GTA IV was awarded with the Gaming World Record of the Most Succesful Entertainment Launch of All Time.
The PC version was released on 2nd and 3rd December 2008, with many technical issues early on. See /Technical Issues for more information.
Story
- "Life is complicated; I killed people, smuggled people, sold people. Perhaps here, things will be different." -- Niko Bellic
Grand Theft Auto IV is set in 2008 in a redesigned Liberty City, a stylized recreation of New York City. Niko Bellic is an Eastern European (Serbian) that has come to America to find a better life and to look for that "special someone." Following the advice of his cousin Roman. When he arrives, he finds that Roman has been lying - he isn't rich, he isn't popular, and he's actually heavily in debt from loan sharks. Niko has been duped to solve Roman's problems, and soon ends up in trouble himself. However, Niko isn't here in Liberty City just because of the supposed fortune and hot babes; also he is trying to find a special someone and The American Dream.
Episodes
Two Episodes have been released for GTA IV for the Xbox 360 only. The Lost and Damned was released on the 17th February 2009, and features biker Johnny Klebitz as the player character. The Ballad of Gay Tony was released on the 29th of October 2009, with Luis Fernando Lopez as the player character, this was simaltaniously released with the disc version Episodes from Liberty City, which features both games. These episodes are set in the same city as GTA IV and in the same time period, and have many overlapping storylines, characters, and missions. They provide new missions, characters, vehicles, weapons, and other gameplay features.
Game Information
External links
- Official Website
- GTA-IV.net (Part of The GTA Place)
- GTA4.net (Part of GTANet)
- PlanetGTA
- GTA4.TV
- GTA IV on Wikipedia
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