Grand Theft Auto 4: Millions of Fans Can't Be Wrong!

submitted: Aug 26th 2008 | by: FabianToulouse | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 414 | PDF View | Print Article

Usually, everybody is a slight bit skeptical of the champ. You know him, the greatest player on the court, or maybe it's the best squad that wins the championship every season. Maybe it's the New York Yankees and their pinstripes or the Patriots' perfect season. Whatever! We detested that kid at school that seemed too perfect: popular, smart, had to be the best at everything. But from time to time, what looks too good to be true is in fact, every bit as good as you hear it is. And that, my friend, is Grand Theft Auto 4.

In case you haven't read the paper lately or just got back from your year-long-trip to the Australian Outback, Grand Theft Auto 4-or GTA 4-is not only the admired game out right now, but also the highest ranked, best-reviewed game of all time. GTA 4 holds the record for most sales in the first day of availability, $310 million, and most sales in the first week, $500 million. Besides the huge sales, the game's reviews have been out of sight, with perfect, 10 out 10 scores from all the top magazines and reviewers.

So what's all the Grand Theft Auto 4 fuss about? There's almost too much to mention. You can have more than a few active missions going on at once, and some of them may occur over a couple of days. One different twist is that there are several "morality choices" at sundry times during the game. The choice you make ultimately determines which of the two dissimilar endings you get. Technically, the wrecks are more detailed than in previous versions, so you'll see helmets go flying and characters rag dolling down the pavement.

GTA 4 makes much more use of mobile phones. Not only can players view text messages and appointments, but they can also take pictures to upload into the police computer, dial up 911 for assistance from police, paramedics or the fire station. Oh yeah, and if you want to learn more about any of the 214 songs you hear on the 18 radio stations, bring in to play the character's phone to "mark" the songs. If you're registered at the game's Social Club website, you'll get a real email with a link so you can purchase those songs from Amazon.

Yes, there's much more to Grand Theft Auto 4, and while it seems like it's to good to be true, the shattered records, the great response, and the countless updates are all very real.

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