Deeper into the rabbit hole that is GTA IV.

Every major gaming review site/show had that perfect 5 or 10 to give GTA IV the day it came out. Obviously GTA IV has a lot of content, and to jump the gun so quickly with only 2-5 hours to play the game and give it a perfect score is kind of funny.

Yes, GTA IV is an amazing game, but it takes time to truly appreciate all the fine details the game has to offer. Here at LXG, we thought it was fair to give an initial impression of GTA IV and hold it to very high standards. You have to earn your strips around here..... and being able to select what kind of service you want from your street walker is a great way to start.

Those are the little details that makes this game so real. If you want to be a lazy ass....sit around and watch t.v. all day, go for it! Take a cab and tour Liberty City, snipe an a-hole preacher who tells everyone they're going to hell. One of the most entertaining parts of this game is the radio. You have so many great styles of music, and just like in real life, you get all the b.s. advertisements and radio talk shows.

Rockstar has done a great job making fun of the lame advertisements we deal with in our cars everyday....if only Niko could steal an i-pod, I could bypass those adds like I do in real life.

All the familiar stores, brands, and cars are in this game (with slightly modified names or looks so no one has to pay anyone or deal with the consequences of having their product associated with this game). The characters and story in this game keeps it interesting. It still feels good to watch the annoying characters die, and to get revenge on the bastards who screwed you over and Facked with your family!



(Don't Fack with me!)




I love being able to take cover during a gun fight, and take some shots while behind cover. The weapons are fun and feel solid and accurate. The auto aim can be annoying when there are many targets, but it's a minor thing.

I have not even touched the online play that this game offers (but I've heard good things). Expect a brutally honest review of that soon!

I will be burning many more hours into this game, and I will be very happy to do so. This game deserves all the credit it has received (maybe not before everyone really got into it, but whatever..they rolled the dice and won). This game deserves all the 10's, 5's, 2 thumbs up, 3 thumbs up etc. it received.