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GTA IV

Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV cover.jpg
Developer(s) Rockstar North
Publisher(s) Rockstar Games
Distributor(s) Take-Two Interactive
Producer(s) Leslie Benzies
Programmer(s)
  • Adam Fowler
  • Alexander Roger
  • Obbe Vermeij
Artist(s) Aaron Garbut
Writer(s)
Composer(s) Michael Hunter
Series Grand Theft Auto
Engine RAGE
Platform(s)
Release PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • WW: 29 April 2008
Microsoft Windows
  • NA: 2 December 2008
  • EU: 3 December 2008
Genre(s) Action-adventure, third-person shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Aggregate score
Aggregator Score
Metacritic 98/100
Review scores
Publication Score
1UP.com A+
CVG 9.5/10
Edge 10/10
Eurogamer 10/10
Game Informer 10/10
GameSpot 10/10
GamesRadar 5/5 stars
IGN 10/10
Aggregate score
Aggregator Score
Metacritic 90/100
Review scores
Publication Score
1UP.com B
CVG 9.4/10
Eurogamer 9/10
GameSpot 9/10
GameSpy 5/5 stars
IGN 9.2/10
VideoGamer.com 10/10

Grand Theft Auto IV is an open world action-adventure third-person shooter video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It was released on 29 April 2008 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, and on 2 December 2008 on Microsoft Windows. It is the eleventh title in the Grand Theft Auto series, and the first main entry since 2004's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Set within the fictional Liberty City (based on New York City), the single-player story follows a war veteran, Niko Bellic and his attempts to escape his past while under pressure from loan sharks and mob bosses. The open world design lets players freely roam Liberty City, consisting of three main islands.

The game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on-foot or by vehicle. Throughout the single-player mode, players play as Niko Bellic. An online multiplayer mode is included with the game, allowing up to 32 players to engage in both co-operative and competitive gameplay in a recreation of the single-player setting. Two expansion packs were later released for the game, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, which both feature new plots that are interconnected with the main Grand Theft Auto IV storyline, and follow new protagonists.


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