Thread: IGN GTA4 review 10 out of 10

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IGN: Grand Theft Auto IV Review

Closing Comments
Expectations were so high for Grand Theft Auto IV that one of the biggest surprises is that it’s managed to meet them. That it’s also gone on to confound these is truly a marvel, and the game’s Liberty City is nothing less than one of the greatest videogame worlds yet conceived. With this game, Rockstar has set out to free itself from the excesses of the series past to emphasise the character of its world, and in doing so has created a high watermark in the relationship between narrative and play. It’s no less than the definitive open world game, and by that measure the definitive interactive experience of this generation to date.
IGN UK Ratings for Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
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10 Presentation
Never obscuring the all-important action, it gets the relevant information across with trademark Rockstar style.
10 Graphics
The level of detail is unsurpassed, with each pixel conspiring to create an unprecedented level of immersion.
10 Sound
From the soundbites of passers by to the detail of the radio stations, the audio work is superlative throughout.
10 Gameplay
With a game world as rich as this, and with such a vast toolset, play is as good as you want it to be.
10 Lasting Appeal
The single player demands 40 hours alone and the multiplayer will keep you involved until GTA V.
10
Masterful OVERALL
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in the context of the ign review though, their 10/10 doesn't mean absolute perfection. I'm also against the whole meaning that a 10 equals everything in the game works flawlessly; theres just no such thing.

Reviews have to be taken relative to the current state of gaming. Remember the first time you played Super Mario bros? Or Ultima Underworld? Or Doom? Or Quake? Or Zelda for the N64? I know with the latter example, I tried playing that in 2001. That was three years after it was released and all just see what the fuss was about. To me, it seemed pretty average and wondered eh. But then I had to put my mind back to 1998 and all the games I had played in between that time period. Needless to say, I had missed out on the initial wow factor of the game but could see why it was rated so high back then.

So with GTAIV, Im hoping that these reviews truly make it out to be one of the next quantum leaps in gaming. God knows how much rubbish I've gone through over the years and be disappointed time after time.