Anybody else majorly psyched about this game coming out?

 

I've got mine on pre-order.

 

there are like, vids of some gameplay from leaked versions already up on youtube and it just looks phenomenal.

 

:D

 

discuss?...

Great game............. :D

Anybody else majorly psyched about this game coming out?

 

Not really, as I have never played any off the GTA series, and as I don't own any of the next-gen consoles

Grand Theft Auto receives acclaim

 

Grand Theft Auto IV is expected to sell six million copies in a week

 

Highly-anticipated video game Grand Theft Auto (GTA) IV has received a string of near-perfect reviews ahead of its worldwide release on Tuesday.

 

The game is expected to break records for the fastest-selling game of all time and many shops are opening their doors at midnight for gamers.

 

The game has been classified as 18 in the UK and Mature for US gamers.

 

In the US, regulators have reminded parents that the title is not designed for children under 17 years old.

 

Reviews for Grand Theft Auto IV have been unanimous in their praise.

 

UK-based games website Eurogamer called it "game of the year" and handed it a 10 out of 10 review score, while the New York Times said it delivered a "new level of depth for an interactive entertainment experience".

 

In a joint statement the ESRB and the National Institute on Media and the Family urged parents to check ratings on games for their children.

 

It said: "With the latest installment of the Grand Theft Auto series... parents need to be reminded to make sure their kids are playing games appropriate for their age and level of maturity.

 

"It is critical that parents consider the assigned rating carefully."

 

GTA IV is set in a fictional New York

 

The GTA series has proved incredibly popular and almost equally controversial in the last few years.

 

Analysts predict the game, in which your character Nikko aims to survive the mean streets of a fictional New York, will top last year's record-breaking $300m first-week sales of first-person shooter Halo 3.

 

The game's launch has also been notable for the lack of marketing hype, with a limited series of TV spots and adveritising hoardings.

 

"Rockstar wants to control the message all the time," Sam Kennedy, editorial director for gaming site 1UP.com, told AP news agency.

 

"They want this to be seen and perceived exactly the way they want. That's why, outside of the official trailers they released, people haven't seen a lot of gameplay footage in advance of GTA IV shipping.

 

"They want to build that hype."

 

Most reviewers were not sent advance copies of the game, and instead had to attend Rockstar officers or sit in booked hotel rooms to play the game.

 

More than 70 million copies of the franchise's titles have been sold worldwide but the series has also been criticised for glorifying violence.

 

In 2005 the developers Rockstar were criticised after hackers found a way to play a normally inaccessible sex "mini-game" inside the title Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

 

The mini-game, dubbed Hot Coffee, was never designed to be played by gamers but was unlocked by hackers.

 

Controversy over Hot Coffee resulted in the title being re-rated in the US for adults only, and games being withdrawn from sale so that stickers with the new rating could be applied.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7370590.stm

I'll be at my mates all week, he has a 360 :D

Does your mate know :P

I can't afford a PS3...:sad:

oh lord. i just bought the game and i'm not going to go on about how good it is. it defines next gen gaming. i don't have time to waste. gotta go back and play!

My brother got it today and I had a quick go, didn't do much other than running around killing people but from what I've seen very nice.

Oh lucky for you!!

My brother got it today and I had a quick go, didn't do much other than running around killing people but from what I've seen very nice.

 

Haha. That can sound so very wrong.

 

I don't own a next gen console, which is a problem. I would love to play this game. Was the Pc version for GTA3 later than the playstation version?

I never really got into GTA. My boyfriend is psyched to get it though.

Great game, my roommate bought it. After we played it for 5 hours we went out for food, and he drove like a maniac. We almost crashed 3 times on the way to getting food, no joke. When he started the car, he yelled GTA and took off and almost hit a car.

Oh fuck,what a douche!

I've got it. The only thing I need now is a PS3. :P

But it should arrive today!

So I played this a lot yesterday. I bought it for my friends Xbox 360.

I can't wait to get started on my own, but from what I've played so far; this game is amazing. It's way of engaging the player is very well done, especially the cut scenes and characters that rockstar makes never fail to impress me.

(Though I can't understand anything that the character "badman" is saying)

I've got it. The only thing I need now is a PS3. :P

But it should arrive today!

 

why a PS3?

 

Xbox 360 is so much better!

I completed it the other day.

 

now I'm bored.

 

but on the plus side, I have a gleaming orange infurnus parked outside my apartment. courtesey of florian.

 

:D

why a PS3?

 

Xbox 360 is so much better!

Guess I'm a Playstation fanboy :dozey:

(+ Metal Gear Solid 4 is one of the few games I'm really looking forward to)

Guess I'm a Playstation fanboy :dozey:

(+ Metal Gear Solid 4 is one of the few games I'm really looking forward to)

 

same reason I got a ps3.

 

I;ve also got an xbox 360, but still... I think the ps3 is better for graphics, because the graphics engine is vastly superior to xbox's , but the gaming is probably better for xbox, as there are SO many more games. but lack of MGS4 might convert a few people over to sony ;)

The PS3 is a Blu-Ray player with a games console bolted on the side.

 

X Box 360 > The Wii > PS2 > PS1 > PS 3 :P

:laugh3:

 

at least the ps3 doesn't get the ring of death ;)

 

and you don't have to pay £100 for the HD DVD player.

the blu ray is built in.

 

if we're talking value for money LONG TERM.

 

Playstation 3 wins hands down.

and I'm neutral owning both.

HD-DVD doesn't exist anymore :(

 

Even though it was the better of the 2 formats, mainly because it didn't have Sony on it.

Why is it better?

Mainly the price of discs were cheaper