Grand Theft Auto 4 Review

The Graphics

- The graphics in GTA4 were very realistic and the visuals were pretty outstanding. for example, the scenes where we exploded cars with a rocket launcher were very effective. Some minor glitches in the game were the scenes where we found our character walking into other characters in the game, it was very  unrealistic.


The Sound


- The sound in GTA4 was mainly diegetic as the music was presented in a way which our character could also hear the sound being played. an example of this was whilst we was driving in a car, the radio was playing which both our character and us as the audience could hear.


The Genre


- The genre is a Third-Person Action Adventure. The game itself was manufactured by Rockstar and is part of a series of games and is the latest addition.


The Story


- The plot involves the story of Niko Bellic, a veteran of an unnamed war in Eastern Europe, who is haunted by the betrayal of his army unit by one of its members which led to the death of all but 3 members. After the war Niko put his skills to use as a smuggler, while trying to track down the traitor. Ten years later, after a smuggling run that goes bad, Niko leaves Eastern Europe to escape the anger of his employer, Ray Bulgarin. Eventually, under persuasion from his cousin Roman, Niko comes to Liberty City, where he hopes to pursue the American Dream as well as Florian Cravic, the man he believes to be the traitor. After his arrival, however, Niko quickly learns that Roman's tales of riches and luxury were lies concealing his struggles with gambling debts and loansharks.


- The story is well-presented and involves a series of missions of which are very appealing to the audience. as a whole, the story alone is one of the main attractions this game has to represent. 


The gameplay and controls

- The analog-stick controls the character while the a-button is used to run - the Y-button is used to get into cars and the top buttons control guns and vehicles. 


- after a while the controls are easy to get used to, however we did find it largely difficult to turn corners in a vehicle. We also found it hard to change guns, we felt that a better system could've been implemented to improve how we changed our weapons. 


The Rating and Overall opinion


- As a whole, we feel that the game lacks in many areas. for example, it failed to keep us entertained long enough to actually want to complete the game.
- the missions were okay, however most of them are lacking - most were not needed to complete the story and had no relevance to the main objective.


6/10