Grand Theft Auto 4

Overview

There is no better propaganda to join the console way of life than Rockstar’s version of Grand Theft Auto 4. The initial setup is just the beginning of tons of PC-specific annoyances. Installation of service updates for Windows.

-- As reviewed by New Game Network

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 27 expert reviews

Excellent:

20
Good:

5
Average:

2
Bad:

0

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Last revision on June 9, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Beautiful graphics
Promise of mods and DLC
Same fantastic game in new packaging
Offers 32 player MP support
Custom in-game music via Independence FM
Video Editor now allows you to capture and share gameplay footage
Superb character driven story
Liberty City feels alive
Multiplayer modes that let 32 players go wild across the entire city
Genuinely funny radio and TV shows, comedy acts, and character dialogue
Amazing writing
Incredibly detailed world

Reviewers Didn't Like

Demanding system requirements
Technical issues
Poor control scheme
Poor port
Occasional problems with friendly AI
Some minor visual quirks
Windows Live account needed to save progress
Mouse and keyboard controls aren't nearly as good as Xbox 360 controller
Not for the easily offended

Expert reviews and ratings

Grand Theft Auto IV’s PC launch incited virtual riots. A paroxysm of complaints stormed Rockstar’s porch. The game performed poorly on systems that exceeded recommended requirements, crashed, froze and in general refused to work. Then comes...

By Hooked Gamers on February 22, 2009

Another epic installment of the GTA series, tragically hampered by a poor PC port...

By PC Authority on February 12, 2009

By New Game Network on January 18, 2009

A demanding port of an excellent game, GTA IV PC is only worth a look from gamers that missed Niko’s venture to America the first time around....

By Good Gear Guide on January 14, 2009

Time may have shown a few flaws, but this is still one title that all gamers need to experience...

By Pocket-lint on January 05, 2009

Mirror, signal, marauder. Satisfy your criminal urges in the latest addition to a justifiably notorious series. It may not be entirely true that crime doesnt pay, but more importantly its not nice, which is why few of us pull our girlfriends...

By Expert Reviews on January 01, 2009

Its felt like a long wait, that time between the release of Grand Theft Auto IV on consoles earlier this year and Rockstar Games eventual PC release a few weeks ago. But this event, which has happened with every GTA game since the developers moved...

By AtomicGamer on December 29, 2008

While Grand Theft Auto IV remains an amazing title through and through, I cant help but recommend a console purchase over this PC port. While GTA IV PC retains much of the magic that made the game such a massive hit earlier this year, theres no...

By PC Advisor on December 17, 2008

From the moment I popped the installation DVD into my computer, I knew that Grand Theft Auto IV PC was going to be a tough title to review. THE VERDICT by Will Herring A demanding port of an excellent game, GTA IV PC is only worth a look from gamers...

By GamePro on December 16, 2008

This is going to be a short review – there’s only so much more you can say about a PC port of one of the most talked-about games of the year. So for those who have thus far been ignoring the game as much as possible, or have been hanging out...

By NZGamer on December 15, 2008

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