Developer/Publisher:  Rockstar Games
Release Date:  29th April 2008
Price:  £39.99 online/£44.99 in shops
Platform:  XBox 360
Also available on:  PS3

After being caught up in the razmataz of the GTA IV release and being convinced even more of it’s quality following its sell-out, I was finally able to secure a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV for the XBox 360.  From the 29th April 2008 (GTA’s release date) I called and called, only to be told that the game was sold out in every shop in the local area.  I could tell just how annoyed the staff were getting at being asked the same question every two seconds.

The game starts with the games main character, Niko Belic on a ship.  The ship is close to docking at Liberty City and Niko is talking and moving around the ship.  As he does, the camera pans in and out, you see wide views of the ship, it’s complicated build and design swishes up and down the camera shots while large, integrated writing is emblazened onto the surfaces within those shots, naming the games makers, designers, testers, actors, etc.  Within seconds, you’re hooked.

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