Grand Theft Auto IV — Reviews and ratings, description, release date, official game website, system requirements, and player ratings.

Release date

April 29, 2008

Developer

Rockstar North Rockstar Toronto

Publisher

Rockstar Games

Genre

Action Racing

Platform

PC Xbox One X/S Xbox Series X/S Sony PlayStation 3 Xbox 360

Engine

RAGE

Mode(s)

Single-player, Multiplayer

Web-site

Official

Summary

[Metacritic's 2008 Xbox 360 Game of the Year; Also known as "GTA IV"] What does the American Dream mean today? For Niko Belic, fresh off the boat from Europe. It's the hope he can escape his past. For his cousin, Roman, it is the vision that together they can find fortune in Liberty City, gateway to the land of opportunity. As they slip into debt and are dragged into a criminal underworld by a series of shysters, thieves and sociopaths, they discover that the reality is very different from the dream in a city that worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them an a living nightmare for those who don't. [Rockstar Games]

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Grand Theft Auto IV Trailer

Grand Theft Auto IV Screenshots

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Critic Reviews

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GamingExcellence May 12, 2024

GTA IV is the kind of title every gamer must have in their collection to justify their title as said gamer. It's near perfection in all areas, and in all honesty, I won't be reaching for my copy of GTA III anymore whenever I need my fix.

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Yahoo! May 12, 2024

Although the joy of unfettered choice is already familiar to Grand Theft Auto players, GTA IV's realistic, wide-open world offers unprecedented opportunities for delightful mayhem, and a level of polish, detail and quality that's genuinely groundbreaking. What more could you want from the next generation?

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Gameplayer May 12, 2024

But GTA IV will never get old, or start repeating itself. It will always offer anyone who turns it on an experience to savour.

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The A.V. Club May 12, 2024

Grand Theft Auto IV is, simply, the latest way to flip the bird. And damn if such a simple gesture doesn't feel good.

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Jolt Online Gaming UK May 12, 2024

Grand Theft Auto IV is not a perfect game, but it is fantastic through and through, from start to finish and beyond. It is so massive, vast and impressive that it is almost mind-boggling to imagine how much work must have gone into the game to come up with so much detail.

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