Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sixth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series, following 2004's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and the eleventh instalment overall. Set in the fictional Liberty City, based on New York City, the single-player story follows Eastern European war veteran Niko Bellic and his attempts to escape his past while under pressure from high-profile criminals. The open world lets players freely roam Liberty City, consisting of three main islands, and the neighbouring state of Alderney, which is based on New Jersey.[1]
| Grand Theft Auto IV | |
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| Developer(s) | Rockstar North[a] |
| Publisher(s) | Rockstar Games |
| Producer(s) | Leslie Benzies |
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| Artist(s) | Aaron Garbut |
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| Composer(s) | Michael Hunter |
| Series | Grand Theft Auto |
| Engine | RAGE |
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| Release | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Its successor, Grand Theft Auto V, was released in 2013.
Gameplay
changeGrand Theft Auto IV has the same basic gameplay from the earlier games in the series. The player can walk, run, swim, climb, jump and use weapons and basic hand-to-hand combat. Players can steal and drive many types of cars, boats, helicopters and motorcycles. Players can explore and choose how they want to play the game. Players can complete missions, but these are not needed to get farther into the game to open content. When the player does a crime and the police see it, they will start to follow the player and try to catch him.
Random characters
changeThere are 14, 3 and 3 Random characters in GTA IV, TLaD and TBoGT meet all over the city.
GTA IV
change- Brian Meech (Justin Reinsilber)
- Real Badman (Seeborn†)
- Mel (Larry Fleischman)
- Ilyena Faustin (Marcy McGuigan)
- Hossan Ramzy (Sean T. Krishnan)
- Sara (Deborah Yates)
- Pathos (David S. Shaw)
- Jeff Harlingford (Harry Chase)
- Cherise Glover (Ja'Tovia Gary)
- Marnie Allen (Reyna de Courcy)
- Eddie Low (Victor Verhaeghe)
- Ivan Bytchkov (Lev Gorn)
- Clarence Little (Jerry Clicquot)
- Gracie Ancelotti (Rebecca Benhayon)
TLaD
change- Dave Grossman (Jay Patterson)
- Malc (Walter Mudu)
- Brian Jeremy (Adrian Martinez)
TBoGT
change- Arnaud (Simon Jutras)
- Margot Summers (Sarah Clements)
- Daisy Cash-Cooze (Elizabeth Jasicki)
Reception
changeGrand Theft Auto IV was praised for having more realistic graphics and story.[2]
Notes
change- ↑ Ported to Microsoft Windows by Rockstar Toronto and Rockstar New England
References
change- ↑ Good, Owen S. (25 October 2015). "Walk across all of Grand Theft Auto's maps in less than 14 minutes". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ↑ "GTA Gets Real". PlayStation Official Magazine (UK) (6). United Kingdom: Future plc: 54–67. June 2007.